UK tax resident with UK Ltd planning a move to Thailand - What are my options?

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Spoke to my accountant who basically said the LLP structure would put me at risk‌ of being penalised for tax avoidance by HMRC as the sole reason for setting it‍ up would be… to avoid corporation tax.
 
Tax avoidance is⁠ legal, how can you be penalized for it? Once you stop being an UK resident,⁤ you don't owe anything to the HMRC.

Just make sure you do stop being a⁣ resident. Spending too much time in the UK (for example, more than 90 days per⁢ year) can make you a resident.
 
I have no idea - just stating the professional's opinion. Apparently there's some general clause/law/something that⁤ says they can penalize you if they find you doing anything solely for the purpose⁣ of avoiding paying tax in the UK.

I will get a second opinion but I'm⁢ always wary of speaking to people that are too willing to go along with solutions︀ just to win my business. I've experience that a few times before and their advice︁ was wrong.
 
If you are a UK resident and⁢ have offshore companies to evade UK tax, that is a completely different thing. But if︀ you leave the UK and stop being a resident there, then the HMRC cannot claim︁ anything.

You do have to keep in mind the days you spend in the UK︂ though, and you probably can't stop being a resident until 2024 (you've been too much︃ in the UK already this year).

But I agree, you should get a second opinion,︄ preferably of someone with international tax experience.
 
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