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Overseas Athletes Performing in The UK & Globally

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When it comes to tax rules for athletes performing abroad, each country has its own regulations and requirements.

At GTN Sports, our specialist tax team understands the complexities of international taxation and can provide tailored advice for athletes and sports professionals performing worldwide and in the UK.

To find out how we can help you or to arrange a free initial consultation, please contact Richard Watts-Joyce or Rob Derienzo on 0207 100 2126 or complete our contact form.

Specialised Tax Services Tailored to Overseas Athletes

GTN Sports can provide expert guidance and support to ensure you comply with relevant tax regulations and optimise your tax position. We have assisted a diverse range of sports professionals and represent many Premier League and EFL footballers, clubs, and owners, as well as those competing in high-profile areas of sport, including tennis, basketball, golf, cycling, motorsports and esports. Our industry experts can advise on a wide range of tax matters, including:

  • Tax Residency: Understanding your tax residency status is crucial. Depending on the length of your stay and other factors, we understand that your tax residency status can vary from country to country based on factors such as the number of days spent in each country and your circumstances. Our team provides tailored tax advice to ensure you are meeting your obligations.
  • Local Taxation Rules: Each country has specific and differing tax laws, including rates, deductions, and exemptions. GTN Sports can provide detailed knowledge of local tax regimes to help you understand and comply with the rules in each jurisdiction.
  • Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs): Double taxation is when you are liable to pay tax in multiple countries. GTN Sports can help you navigate double taxation agreements and ensure you pay what is necessary.
  • Tax Exemptions: Certain types of income earned by overseas athletes in the UK may be exempt from tax, such as income from performances at recognised sporting events or training periods. GTN Sports can help you identify and maximise applicable exemptions.
  • Relevant Performance Days (RPD): Refers to the number of days an athlete performs in a particular country. It is an essential factor in determining the tax liabilities in that country. GTN Sports can assist in calculating the RPD for your performances and ensure compliance with relevant tax regulations.
  • Relevant Performance and Training Days (RPTD): RPTD includes both performance and training days and is another significant factor in assessing tax liabilities. GTN Sports can help you accurately calculate your RPTDs and navigate the tax implications associated with these days.
  • Withholding Tax: If tax is due on your income in the UK, it may be withheld at source before you receive payment. GTN Sports can assist with ensuring appropriate withholding tax rates are applied.
  • Tax Contributions: You may be liable to pay UK National Insurance contributions depending on your specific circumstances. GTN Sports can guide you on your relevant obligations, helping you understand and navigate complex tax and national insurance rules.
  • Offshore Tax Disclosure: GTN Sports has extensive expertise in handling investigations and disclosures for athletes and sports professionals with offshore bank accounts and other assets. Our comprehensive understanding, knowledge, skills, and extensive experience enable us to manage your offshore disclosure to HMRC effectively.
Our Tax Services for Sports Professionals

Learn more about some of our specialised Tax Services for Sports Professionals by clicking the links below.  

Fixed Fees

GTN Sports believes in transparent pricing. We work on a fixed-fee basis, bespoke to each client, and everything is agreed upon in advance, so there are no surprises along the way. Whether filing an annual tax return or providing ongoing tax planning services, our fixed fees ensure clarity and peace of mind. By choosing GTN Sports as your trusted tax advisor, you can rest assured that your tax matters are in capable hands, allowing you to focus on what you do best – competing in the sport you love.

Getting Started with GTN Sports

Experience the advantage of working with a team of highly skilled tax professionals who understand the unique needs of professional athletes and footballers. Partner with GTN Sports and gain peace of mind knowing that your tax affairs are in capable hands.

To find out how we can help you or to arrange a free initial consultation, please contact Richard Watts-Joyce or Rob Derienzo

Richard Watts-Joyce

Richard Watts-Joyce
Rob Derienzo

Rob Derienzo
Richard Watts-Joyce

Co-founder & Managing Partner

Richard Watts-Joyce

Email:richard@gtnsports.uk

Qualification:CTA, AAT

Richard is a founder and Managing Partner of GTN, assisting high net-worth individuals, professional sportspersons, and entertainers with both domestic and international tax planning and compliance.

With an impressive career spanning over 25 years, Richard has established himself as a leading authority in international tax consulting. His clients include professionals from various sports, ranging from football, tennis, motorsport, rugby, cycling, to NBA and NFL. Richard collaborates closely with players, families, agents, as well as a trusted network of wealth managers and lawyers, providing tailored and proactive solutions for domestic players while also possessing a unique expertise in international transfers. In addition to working with athletes, Richard assists several premier league and EFL clubs, looking after the tax issues of their senior executives, directors, international scouts, and remote workers, whilst providing financial education training for academy, U21, and professional players in both men’s and women’s football.

Richard’s influence extends beyond GTN, as a joint founder of the WTS Sports Group, a global network of international tax advisers specialising in the taxation of professional sportspersons relocating or competing internationally. Additionally, he serves as the EMEA Regional Lead of the Mobile Workforce Collaborative, significantly expanding GTN‘s service coverage to over 100 countries.

Richard’s background includes a BSc Honours Degree from the London School of Economics and membership of both leading professional tax bodies in the UK, the Association of Taxation Technicians and Chartered Institute of Taxation.

Rob Derienzo

Tax Manager

Rob Derienzo

Email:rob@gtnspots.uk

Qualification:ATT

Rob is a private client tax manager and co-lead of the GTN Sports and Entertainment Tax Team. Rob has extensive experience in international tax planning and compliance for actors, producers, visual effects designers and models in the entertainment sector and has worked with many well-known artists helping to navigate the complexities of their global tax needs.

Rob also looks after our sports clients and has assisted a number of premier league and EFL footballers with tax compliance, tax return preparation and tax relief claims as well as planning in connection with agent fees and image rights. In addition to domestic leagues, Rob has also assisted players transferring to or from the UK, working with our partner firms to create bespoke global tax mitigation strategies.

Rob also assists clubs with global mobility tax issues including tax and social security compliance requirements for international scouts and non-resident directors. As part of our financial education program, Rob also provides valuable advice to academy and younger players helping them understand their basic tax requirements with HMRC, how wages and investments are taxed and how to identify and choose regulated advisers in financial planning and accounting.

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Global Tax Network - Surrey
Andrews House, College Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4QB

Global Tax Network London
Salisbury House, 29 Finsbury Circus, London EC2M 5QQ

Global Tax Network - UAE
Global Tax Network Ltd (Branch), Business Center 1, M Floor, The Meydan Hotel, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai

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