Guidance

Relief for foreign tax paid (Self Assessment helpsheet HS263)

Use the Self Assessment helpsheet (HS263) to work out tax credit relief on income that you've paid foreign tax on.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 4 July 2014
• Last updated: 6 April 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Relief for Foreign Tax Paid 2024 (HS263)

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Working sheet 1 for income 2024

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Working sheet 2 for Capital Gains Tax 2024

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Relief for Foreign Tax Paid 2023 (HS263)

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Working sheet 1 for income 2023

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Working sheet 2 for Capital Gains Tax 2023

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Relief for Foreign Tax Paid 2022 (HS263)

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Working sheet 1 for income 2022

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Working sheet 2 for Capital Gains Tax 2022

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Relief for Foreign Tax Paid 2021 (HS263)

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Working sheet 1 for income 2021

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Working sheet 2 for Capital Gains Tax 2021

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Details

If you’ve already paid foreign tax on your income which is also chargeable to UK tax, use this guide to work out how to claim Foreign Tax Credit Relief.

The guide can also help with foreign dividends and reliefs against Capital Gains Tax.

Published 4 July 2014
Last updated 6 April 2024 + show all updates

1. 6 April 2024

   The helpsheet and working sheets for the tax year 2023 to 2024 have been added. The helpsheet and working sheets for the tax year 2019 to 2020 have been removed.

2. 6 April 2023

   The helpsheet and working sheets for the tax year 2022 to 2023 have been added. The helpsheet and working sheets for the tax year 2018 to 2019 have been removed.

3. 6 April 2022

   Helpsheet and working sheets for the tax year 2021 to 2022 have been added. Helpsheet and working sheets for 2018 have been removed.

4. 6 April 2021

   Helpsheet and working sheets for the tax year 2020 to 2021 have been added.

5. 29 July 2020

   The working sheet 1 for income 2020 has been replaced with an updated version.

6. 6 April 2020

   Helpsheet and working sheets have been added for the tax year 2019 to 2020.

7. 29 November 2019

   The working sheet for Foreign Tax Credit Relief 2018 has been updated.

8. 6 April 2019

   The renamed 2018 to 2019 helpsheet and working sheets have been added to this page.

9. 6 April 2018

   The 2017 to 2018 helpsheet and working sheet have been added to this page.

10. 6 April 2017

    The 2016 to 2017 helpsheet and working sheet have been added to this page.

11. 15 April 2016

    The HS263 Self Assessment helpsheet 2016 version has been amended to clarify the foreign tax credit relief on income applies 5 April 2016.

12. 6 April 2016

    Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2016 to 2017.

13. 6 April 2015

    Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2015 to 2016.

14. 4 July 2014

    First published.