RE: [mcfa-int] Marie-Curie EIF - from Belgium to UK - Income taxquestion

[gregor.giebel@DROPMErisoe.dk]

 Dear Stan,

I don't have information on your particular case, but in many cases it
depends on where you stay more than half of the year - ie, more than 183
days. I don't assume you'll stay domiciliated in Belgium for your
Marie-Curie Fellowship? In that case, they'd be happy to give your
Fellowship to someone else who also actually moves to the foreign
country... 
Try to check the UK tax code for a minimum period, below which you can
stay taxed in your country of origin. I assume you're getting your money
from a British institution? Then, getting it taxed in Belgium might be
not very easy.

Hope this helps,
Gregor

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Guy-Bart [mailto:GB.Stan@DROPMEulg.ac.be] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:14 AM
> To: mcfa-int@DROPMEmariecurie.org
> Subject: [mcfa-int] Marie-Curie EIF - from Belgium to UK - 
> Income tax question
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> I have a question about the taxation regime of my contract. I have a
> Marie-Curie Intra-European Fellowship contract of one year 
> for UK. I am
> domiciliated in Belgium and would like to know my taxation regime.
> 
> I have read all the documents I could find on the subject (Belgian
> taxation law, UK taxation law - IR20 in particular, UK Fellow document
> from the MCFA, double taxation agreement UK-Belgium) and 
> still it is not
> clear to me if the Fellowship should be taxed or not nor 
> where it should
> be taxed.
> 
> Since I am domiciliated in Belgium, I would expect to be taxed only in
> Belgium under the double taxation agreement UK - Belgium. If so, under
> belgian income tax law, I wonder if this fellowship cannot be 
> considered
> as a grant (bourse in french) which would imply that it is 
> not subject to
> income taxes!
> For the mobility allowance, as far as I understand it is not 
> taxable by
> definition.
> 
> Does anyone have some answers or know who I should contact in order to
> avoid any confusion before I sign my contract.
> 
> I thank you very much in advance for your help
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Guy-Bart Stan
> Postdoctoral Fellow
> University of Liege
> Belgium
> 
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