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Advice needed....freelancing for a foreign company

nelly katsoolis · 11/19/2019

Hi all, I have just been offered a dream remote position, everything about the job is fantastic and I'm dying to take it. There is one hiccup..... I am an Australian citizen, the company offering the position is Europe based (Spain) Is there a way I can work for a European based company but pay my taxes etc in Australia? What do I need to do? I have googled this every which way I can think to word it and I can't find any advice on this particular conundrum. Any advice or suggestions super welcome, I need to get back to this job asap but I want to have a solution to the problem before replying to them so I don't lose the job on a technicality. Thanks in advance!!!!

nelly katsoolis

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19 November 2019 19:19

Hi all,

I have just been offered a dream remote position, everything about the job is fantastic and I'm dying to take it. There is one hiccup..... I am an Australian citizen, the company offering the position is Europe based (Spain)
Is there a way I can work for a European based company but pay my taxes etc in Australia? What do I need to do?

I have googled this every which way I can think to word it and I can't find any advice on this particular conundrum.

Any advice or suggestions super welcome, I need to get back to this job asap but I want to have a solution to the problem before replying to them so I don't lose the job on a technicality.

Thanks in advance!!!!

nshep 20 November 2019 08:39

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I was offered a similar job once in Israel as a German citizen. The only solution I found was to work freelance for them with a contract. This way, I was still responsible for my own health insurance, etc. I'm not sure if this will be the same for your (since laws are very different across countries), however, it's the way it played out for me.
Lupita 11 December 2019 16:03

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nelly,

FreelanceUK arranged for an expert to answer a version of your question on the FreelanceUK front-page!
https://www.free-work.com/en-gb/tech-it/blog/freelancer-news/how-to-freelance-as-a-non-uk-citizen-for-an-eu-based-client

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