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Questions tagged [brexit]

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Implications of brexit for UK-EU personal purchases and sales

Until December 2020, I was happily in a customs union with a lot of other countries. If I needed to buy a hard disk for my computer, it was often cheaper (including shipping) or more likely available in specific models, to buy from the Netherlands…
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Will I pay customs fees when ordering a “sold by Amazon EU” good on Amazon UK?

I would like to buy a ca. £75 item on amazon.co.uk which is “Sold by: Amazon EU”, and to be delivered in the UK (England). The confirmation pane looks like this (promotion = free delivery): Question: Should I then expect to pay customs fees when…
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Regulation for ETFs in the UK after the Brexit

Currently the UK is in the EU, that means that the financial products sold in the UK are under the EU regulation (UCITS). After the UK leaves the EU, this regulation will no longer be applicable. Will this impact to individual investors? How?
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Gambling as geopolitical insurance

I am a British citizen living in Germany. I do not know the odds of any particular outcome of Brexit (and I'm not sure how to calculate any odds, as I don't have any relevant expertise in politics or economics). Nevertheless, I wish to defend myself…
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Can a UK citizen work remotely in the UK for a Spanish company?

I am looking for a job in Spain working remotely from the UK. Do you know how this works? Will I need to pay income tax both in the UK and Spain? This will change after the Brexit? Thank you in advance!
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Could the UK be subject to hyperinflation following a No Deal Brexit?

As I understand it, a No Deal Brexit will see the UK's current trade deals with the EU cut off immediately without a grace period to renegotiate. It's generally accepted that this will cause the value of the GBP to drop, since the UK will have very…
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Is it financially risky to buy new car made in UK considering Brexit?

I live in an East-European EU country and I am considering buying a new Toyota Auris. These are made in the UK and Toyota has no plans to relocate. That makes me nervous because after Brexit, I may have a problem due to service components…
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Starting as a sole trader under pre-settled status

I've been in the UK for the past 4 years and I have a pre-settled status. I am currently an employee but I'm considering switching to freelancing/sole-trading to start working with a company abroad. Am I allowed / Are there any limitations given…
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Can you transfer holdings from an ISA account into a regular broker account in-kind?

I haven't found any info on this. I learned that I cannot bring assets into an ISA (see e.g. here), but there is no mention anywhere about taking assets out of one. I know the government expects to tax anything coming out of an ISA, but that does…
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Why is British Pound months before Brexit is going up against both U.S Dollar and the Euro?

The way I understand economics is that price of the currency represents the strength of one economy against the other, especially in the long term. Concensus being that Brexit is not going to help British economy, one would expect Pound to drop in…
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Move money out of the UK due to Brexit

I'm a non-British European living in the UK with about £50k in a UK bank account saving to buy a house in Europe. I have a bank account in another European country. With Brexit looming, does it make sense to move over some or most of the money from…
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Is UK part of my EU state pension lost after brexit?

I worked for a few years in a few EU28 countries. According to the principle of aggregation of periods each country will contribute to my pension. I am only 27 and it doesn't seem likely that I am going to retire any time soon and the shape of the…
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Filing a VAT report on exports from EU to UK

I'm exporting services (no goods) from the Czech Republic to the UK. Until now, based on the Czech and EU regulations, I put no VAT charges on the invoices; however, I still had to report the amount of services exported in a VIES report (EC Sales…
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Brexit: Interactive Brokers vs Firstrade

How come Interactive Brokers (IB) needs a UK subsidiary to service EU customers, while other brokers like Firstrade don’t? Now that Brexit is about to happen, IB will open other subsidiaries in the EU and the investment guarantee goes down from…
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Preparing for Brexit on a personal level

Situation: I am a UK citizen living and working in Berlin. I am a senior software developer, so have good job security, and am paid well enough that I could get an EU Blue Card. I own a flat in the UK, which is currently providing me with a second…
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