Crown Servants

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• Who is a Crown Servant?
• Can a Crown servant be treated as Not Resident and Not Ordinarily Resident in the UK for tax purposes?
• If I am not resident and not ordinarily resident in the UK for tax purposes, do I still have to pay UK tax?
• I am retiring overseas but have a pension from the UK. What tax will I have to pay?

Crown servants (and the spouses of serving Crown servants) who are Not Resident and Not Ordinarily Resident are able to claim tax credits or invest in stakeholder pensions and Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) in the usual way.