I'm lucky enough to have to complete a UK tax return as well as an Austrian one, being a brit living abroad.....
We pay an accountant to complete the actual returns and deal with the local tax office on our behalf. We just pass him the information he needs. However, the tax year in Austria is Jan-Dec, which causes no end of complications and queries from the local tax office as they struggle to reconcile different figures. Essentially they assess the total tax I owe them, then they deduct how much I've paid in the UK, and I have to pay the difference. Because the tax years are skewed, it's a bit of a nightmare.
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