Cross-border tax specialists in Manchester.
The North West's tech and media growth has brought a steady flow of Americans north — and with them the same two-system filing questions London has always had.
The North's cross-border desk
We support American employees and founders across Greater Manchester, plus UK businesses expanding into the US market for the first time.
- Expat returns for the North West's American community
- US expansion advice for northern businesses
- Remote-first service with in-person meetings available
The British side of an American's year
Americans who move to the North West usually become UK tax residents under the statutory residence test, which counts days and ties rather than looking at your visa. From then on HMRC taxes worldwide income, just as the IRS always has.
Anyone with income PAYE does not cover, such as self-employment, rent or foreign investment income, needs to register for Self Assessment by 5 October after the tax year ends. The online return and any balance are due by the following 31 January.
- UK tax year runs from 6 April to 5 April
- Self Assessment registration by 5 October
- Online return and payment by 31 January
Local desk, Atlantic-wide team
Your Manchester contact sits on the same file system as the rest of the team, so the specialist qualified on the other side of the Atlantic is one message away — not a referral to another firm.
Meetings are available in person in Manchester or by video, and every engagement starts with a free scoping call and a fixed fee agreed before any work begins.
Our Manchester office
COREBrown StreetManchester M2 1DHQuestions we get about this
Often yes. PAYE settles tax on a straightforward salary, but anyone with self-employment, rental or foreign investment income, or income over certain limits, usually needs Self Assessment too. Your American return continues regardless, because the United States taxes its citizens wherever they live.
No. Most engagements run entirely by video and secure document upload, and plenty of our clients never visit an office at all.
If you would rather meet in person, we can do that in Manchester. It changes nothing about the fee or how the work is handled.
Yes. Every office draws on the same team, so a file started in Manchester is worked by specialists qualified on both sides of the Atlantic.
You are not referred out to a second firm for the other country, which is what usually causes the two returns to disagree with each other.
Related pages
- Pillar guide
Accountants for US and UK
How to choose accountants for US and UK tax: what each credential permits, how to verify it, what drives the fee, and when you do not need a specialist.
- Pillar guide
Tax specialists for US and UK
What US and UK tax specialists handle that a general accountant does not: residence tests, treaty relief, FBAR, PFICs, pensions, property and catch-up filings.
- Service
UK Self Assessment
UK Self Assessment prepared alongside your US return: residence, remittance planning, and reliefs claimed in the right country.
- Guide
Your first year abroad
First-year expat tax guide: residence tests, split-year treatment, first filings in both countries and the elections to get right.
- Glossary
Substantial Presence Test: definition
The day-count formula that makes visitors into US tax residents.
- Who we help
Brits in the US
UK citizens in the US: residency tests, UK property and pensions held from abroad, and the reporting that US residence triggers on everything left behind.
Last reviewed . Thresholds and rates change annually — check figures against the current tax year before relying on them.
Near Manchester?
Book a scoping call and we will tell you exactly which filings apply to you, with a fixed fee to handle them. General questions — first call, what to have ready, catching up on missed years, how fees are set — are answered on the main FAQ.