To enable Cfarertax to apply to HMRC and your employer to change your Tax Banding to Zero please complete this form.
ABOUT THIS FORM
THIS FORM IS FOR SEAFARERS WHO HAVE NOT ACCUMALATED A QUALIFYING PERIOD OF DAYS OR TRIPS SERVED ON BOARD, BUT DO HAVE A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT OF AT LEAST 12 MONTHS. THIS CAN BE A NEW CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT THAT YOU HAVE ONLY JUST STARTED.
YOU CAN ENTER DATES THAT YOU HAVE SERVED PLUS DATES THAT YOU EXPECT TO SERVE. THIS APPLICATION WILL REQUIRE YOU TO PROVIDE A COPY OF YOUR CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT. TO ACCELERATE THE PROCESS WE MAY NEED TO REGISTER YOU FOR SELF ASSESMENT AND OBTAIN A UTR. THIS WILL ENABLE US TO TRACK AND MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS
You must answer all the questions.
You are claiming to be provisionally entitled to Seafarers Earnings Deduction (SED) and requesting HMRC to change your Tax Banding to Zero.
HMRC will inform your employer to issue you with gross pay without any deductions for tax each month
You have already said YES to all of the following essential criteria:
If the employment against which you wish to claim ceases or changes so that SED is no longer due please notify us immediately.
If it later transpires that you were not entitled, then you will be asked to repay any tax underpaid in one lump sum.
You will need to complete a Self Assessment (SA) tax return for each tax year to maintain the status.