Guidance

Report foreign tax credit relief

Find out how to report foreign tax credit relief and complete your return if you're an employer.

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published
28 March 2024

Before making a report, you must apply to operate foreign tax credit relief.

To report foreign tax credit relief under your Appendix 5 arrangement, you must complete and return the form after 5 April of the year you’re claiming for.

What you’ll need

You’ll need to download and complete the form, and include the following details:

  • employee’s name and date of birth
  • employee’s National Insurance number
  • name of your company and PAYE (Pay As You Earn) reference
  • employee’s total earnings for the tax year
  • amount of UK tax deducted from the employee’s earnings
  • which countries the employee worked in during the last tax year
  • the amount of foreign tax paid
  • amount the employee earned while working abroad

Request for EP Appendix 5 Net of Foreign Tax Credit Relief information

PDF, 103 KB, 1 page

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Email HMRC to ask for the form in Welsh.

You should keep copies of your reports for at least 4 years.

Where to send the form

Appendix 5 Team
PAYE and Self Assessment
HM Revenue and Customs
BX9 1AS

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Published 28 March 2024

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