10.13.3 Interest from building societies and banks
Most banks, building societies and other deposit takers in the UK deduct UK
tax from interest they pay or credit to your account. If you are not resident
in the UK or are resident but not ordinarily resident here, you might be able
to arrange to have your interest paid without such tax being deducted. You
should only do this if you know that you are not going to be liable to UK
tax. Whether you can do this will depend on the terms and conditions of the
account and whether or not your bank, building society or deposit taker
offers this facility. Where this facility is available on an account you
complete a 'not ordinarily resident' declaration for the bank, building society
or deposit taker (not HMRC) which states that you want your interest to be
paid or credited without tax being deducted.
If you (or, in the case of joint accounts, any of the people who are
beneficially entitled to the interest) become resident or ordinarily resident in
the UK, you must tell your bank, building society or deposit taker right
away so they can start to deduct tax from the interest paid.
To receive your interest
without UK tax being
deducted:
• Ask your bank, building
society or deposit taker
for a declaration – form
R105.
• Give the completed
declaration to your
bank, building society
or deposit taker.
• Declarations will only
have effect from the
date it is received by
your bank, building
society or deposit taker
– they cannot be
back-dated.
• If the account is a joint
account you can only
complete a declaration
if all of the people who
are beneficially entitled
to the interest are not
resident or not
ordinarily resident.