I&#x27;m British, and I left the UK last summer.<p>In January, I got a tax <i>refund</i> from the British government, since I&#x27;d been paying tax on my income at a rate that expected me to earn that amount for the whole year. Claiming that was the first tax return I&#x27;d ever completed, i.e. the first time my taxes weren&#x27;t correct automatically.<p>My only remaining &quot;asset&quot; in the UK is my student loan, and some money in an account to make the payments.  I do not expect to communicate with the British tax office ever again.<p>This situation is typical of most countries.