Please note before you start

You cannot apply if you are:

  • a Crown employee (for example, a Royal Navy sailor)
  • not a resident of an EEA State (other than the UK)

Royal Fleet Auxiliary employees are eligible for this deduction if they meet all the conditions.

Tax Back Every Month (NT PATH)

You will not qualify. Click here to find out why.

It's looking good so far! Please follow the next steps to see if you're eligible

You will not qualify.

To get the deduction you must have:

  • worked on a ship
  • worked outside of the UK long enough to qualify for the deduction - usually a minimum of 365 days

Great! You Qualify as a seafarer that works outside of the UK. Let's look at your employment status.

Contact us at admin@cfarertax.com

Contact us about Self Assessment at admin@cfarertax.com

You can get your tax back every month. Submit this historical form.

You can get your tax back every month. Submit this forecast form and upload your 12 month contract.

You can get your tax back every month. Submit this forecast form and upload your offer of Employment.

You will not qualify. 

If you don’t have a 12 month contract, you must have been in continuous employment with the same employer for at least 6 months, working outside the UK.
 

To get the deduction you must have:

  • worked on a ship
  • worked outside of the UK long enough to qualify for the deduction - usually a minimum of 365 days
 
But please contact us for further help

Let's see if we can get a rebate on your tax paid. Follow this link to "Claim your tax back for the year" or contact us at admin@cfarertax.com

You may be able to stop paying tax altogether on your seafarers earnings each month but you will need to upload a 12 month contract from your employer or make an annual claim after 365 days. To upload a 12 month contract click 'Yes' to the question "Have you got a 12 month contract?"

OR 

Follow the "Claim your Tax back for the year" link or contact us at admin@cfarertax.com