Sorry for such a dull tax question but thought it would nicely  offset some of the more lurid ?s you get here?
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You need the advice of a Chartered or Certified Accountant who has experience handling ex-pats.\n\nAs for the money you have already received, that is settled.  You will be treated as a sole trader.  You cannot set up a company and transfer the income there after the fact (well, you can, but it would be capital invested and the income would remain taxable to you as a sole trader).  Personally, I always had doubts about the value of consultancies being set up as limited companies.  Most of the time, the tax savings aren't there.  It is really only of benefit if you have major assets to protect in the event of bankruptcy or if your earnings are so high that you want to leave the money in the company (which is probably not the case for a summer contract).  You might prefer to remain a sole trader and pay Class 2 and 4 NIC on your UK source consultancy income.  again though, that might not be worth it.  I have been out of the UK long enough to not know how things are currently on the state pension front.  \n\nBottom line - get advice from someone who can fully consider your situation.  Make sure that person is qualified and experienced in ex-pat taxation.  When it comes to fees, bear in mind that those fees pay for your peace of mind as well as keeping you on the right side of the taxman - something that is hard to do from another country, even in the internet age.
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Seen it, weighed it, challenged it. You can pick which statistics you choose to measure and you can even lie about the real numbers. Have you been to any of these other places. Well I have and let me tell you most of them would change their circumstances for an opportunity to be in the U.S. That alone speaks volumes. Didn't see anything about taxes did you? There are many holes in this one.
270219
TOO DAMN MUCH!!\n\nI even live in a city that has a CITY income tax!!
788289
ARe you taking a tax test? All of your questions are really goofy and make no sense.
959498
In theory, to make the tax burden fairer on tax payers.\n\nPoor pay less and rich pay more. ie 0% on first c£5000, 10% on next c£2000, 22% on next c£25000 and 40% thereafter.
1165836
On what? As if we aren't taxed heavily enough already!
185432
Double pain?  Does that mean they hurt twice as much?\n\nSorry, no tax deduction
1043482
not sure why we did that thing over the tea tax---because now we are taxing ourselves more than the english ever would have!!!!
386409
Fair Tax would substitute a consumption tax (sales tax) in place of federal income tax.  Might work, but also might interfere with consumer spending, because taxes would rise with rising purchases.  Also some question as to whether there would be large exclusions, exemptions or deductions from the national sales tax.
478747
It is a charge.  Try to avoid turbotax in the future.  It is probably the worst tax software around.
391831
why should it?? they wasnt paying taxes in the first place....
893009
Boy am i with you look at the question i asked a couple of hours ago!!!!\n\nI'm sick to the back teeth of handing all our hard earned wages over to them.\n\nWe will be taxed the "AIR" we breathe before long, and i don't think that is to far retched!!!\n\n\nI am with you all the way, good luck to you and yours.\n\nAnd this is to the people "Who have obviously have a few quid in their pocket" \nIt's not that we don't expect to pay tax, stop being so jumped up!!!\n\nWe are just fed up of getting screwed over????
72901
i think you can go into one of those tax services like at amscot or hrblock with you last paystub and it shouldn't be a problem as long as everything is correct and up to date.
33283
If you can afford to pay a little extra with each paycheck you could ask them to take more out.  Plus any bonuses you get could go towards it...  and as previous post said, your income tax check.
55647
By cess, you are made to pay more not less.\n\nIt is something that is required to be paid by those paying the "Central Excise Tax" over and above the normally payable amount of tax.
470587
All about avoiding the tax.....mmmm....yeah..lol
508897
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh no place, your stuck in a taxing world.  Pay up or take the alturnitive.  (6ft under) and even then you have to cough up something within 9 months of your death.   Damn Feds...taxes.