<a class="break-all" href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?q=www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/keep-up-to-date/changes-affect/abroad-temp.htm&sa=U&ei=3w4SU8GACNOShQe93oGYAw&ved=0CCYQFjAB&sig2=bsKM0AjHCcT7HIISX29EIw&usg=AFQjCNHp595wDV5YyCG1gRWuPNijEwiGfQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official guidance from HMRC indicates that so long as your periods abroad are less than 8 weeks, WTC is still payable.
However, I'm also getting the impression that under <a class="break-all" href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?q=www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/199896/free-movement-legal-annex.pdf&sa=U&ei=1Q8SU5TXG4KUhQe3poDIBQ&ved=0CCAQFjAA&sig2=ZZkyl0sLpfdzdCOVwLiFAA&usg=AFQjCNFPOm04cNHEHND9Yy4Lp8yn4GkImw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EU freedom of movement directives the UK government can't discriminate at all regarding a UK citizen's location within the EU.
Thus theoretically a UK citizen can work anywhere for any period and still claim WTC... or am I getting the wrong end of the stick ?
So,
- How long do you have to spend back in the UK every 8 weeks accepting HMRC's position as being accurate ?
- How does in fact EU freedom of movement directives affect WTC claims from an EU law viewpoint ?