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Originally Posted by Rudernst
ahem
"Think outside the box!"
in relation to matters of taxation is not very good advice.
with or without intent, that is criminal activity
RudE
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Just to be clear why would working in the EU create tax problems? There are currently rules for working overseas or indeed rules for working in a EU state. These are unlikely to change since they apply internationally. If, as I have done, I work overseas, I either pay local tax or I pay UK tax. But the critical point is where I am employed. If I'm employed by a UK company then I pay UK tax. This applies to truckers, seamen, airline pilots, racing drivers and anyone else who travels as part of their employment. So peppers should have no problem. If as an amateur racer I want to go race at Spa then as long as I have the passport and insurances there should be no issue. We will probably need to apply for a schengen visa but that is possibly the only issue.
Where there may be an issue is the period of time of working in the EU state. That may attract withholding tax but again you'd have to be working for an EU based entity as a contractor or consultant. And any such tax would be deducted from your UK liability anyway.
As an example, Formula One Teams don't pay tax where they race.