Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 01 July, 2016
From pensions to healthcare and rights to work, the 2m British expats living in the European Union are understandably worried about the consequences of a Brexit, as are the 2.7m European expats residing in the UK... Read Full Article »
Tags: agreements | Pensions | Europe | inflation | Expats | Pensions | retirement | Insurance | pensions | investment | Cyprus | France | Greece | Spain | Switzerland | Portugal | United Kingdom | law | public health | education | social security |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 17 June, 2016
For long-term residents of the United Kingdom with plans to retire abroad, QROPS (Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme) provide a neat, tax efficient solution to the problem of pension portability for expats... Read Full Article »
Tags: compliance | business | professionals | pensions | investment | Cyprus | Gibraltar | Malta | Australia | Guernsey | United Kingdom | standards | legislation | law | tax authority | services | banking | financial services | fees | tax | inheritance tax |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 07 June, 2016
For those still considering the merits of the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union, it is becoming increasingly difficult to penetrate the hyperbole and apocalyptical forecasts layered up by both camps and reach... Read Full Article »
Tags: agreements | interest | Pensions | Tax | Europe | Pensions | retirement | pensions | Germany | Italy | Spain | Switzerland | Ireland | United Kingdom | standards | legislation | law | services | environment | tax | social security |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 20 May, 2016
For a variety of reasons, London is not usually to be found gracing the top end of the numerous league tables which attempt to measure the most attractive location for expats in terms of quality of life... Read Full Article »
Tags: Students | Europe | Invest | Other | Wealth | individuals | investment | Hong Kong | Switzerland | Iceland | China | Liechtenstein | Norway | Singapore | United Kingdom | law | public health | fees |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 06 May, 2016
Americans abroad have long had to suffer perhaps the worst tax regime in the world for expats, with the United States continuing to tax on the basis of citizenship, rather than residence. But to add insult to injury... Read Full Article »
Tags: accounting | agreements | compliance | Banking | Tax | Expats | FATCA | Compliance | individuals | United States | regulation | legislation | court | law | offshore | tax authority | services | banking | financial services | tax compliance | tax |
ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 22 April, 2016
Turks and Caicos, located in the Caribbean Sea, has become the latest British Overseas Territory to have announced plans to improve its work and residence permit regimes recently. Find out more about these sun-kissed... Read Full Article »
Tags: compliance | business | Immigration | Tax | Work | currency | Immigration | individuals | employees | United States | Bahamas | Haiti | Jamaica | Turks and Caicos Islands | regulation | law | services | financial services | fees | tax | trade |
ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 12 April, 2016
Ever responsive to the demands of international business, the Isle of Man Government has recently made a number of important changes to its visa and work permit system to make it easier for skilled workers... Read Full Article »
Tags: business | interest | Students | Europe | Work | Invest | Employment | individuals | investment | Switzerland | India | Ireland | Isle of Man | Liechtenstein | United Kingdom | legislation | law | offshore | banking | education | tax |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 29 March, 2016
With many small nations hit hard by the financial crisis, and struggling to come to terms with unfavorable currents in the global economy, some are considering all sorts of inventive ways to attract inward investment... Read Full Article »
Tags: accounting | business | Investment | Tax | Europe | Invest | Other | Investment | Citizenship | investment | Martinique | Malta | Saint Lucia | Grenada | regulation | offshore | services | construction | fees | tax | trade |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 16 March, 2016
With the United States authorities having recently issued new guidance on selected expat tax issues, in this feature we provide a reminder of the tax rules facing expat Americans... Read Full Article »
Tags: interest | Tax | Expats | FATCA | individuals | self-employment | employees | retirement | Guam | American Samoa | Puerto Rico | United States | Northern Mariana Islands | Samoa | legislation | law | offshore | tax | tax rates | withholding tax | social security |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 29 February, 2016
Yes, the weather is often on the dull side, taxes are usually on the high side and the cost of real estate is on the eye-wateringly expensive side, but Western Europe still dominates the top tier of Mercer's league table of cities measured... Read Full Article »
Tags: business | multinationals | Europe | Asia-Pacific | Other | North America | Africa | South America | Western Europe | Central and Eastern Europe | expatriates | employees | Dubai | Japan | Austria | New Zealand | Switzerland | Australia | Mexico | Singapore | services |