Provided by Select Property, 10 April, 2015
We live in a modern information age now. Even if you're living thousands of miles away from your country of birth, you're no longer reliant on yesterday's newspapers to tell you of the news back home... Read Full Article »
Tags: Expats | expatriates | retirement | pensions | investment | Cyprus | Portugal | tax authority | tax |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 09 April, 2015
The tax status of (usually well-heeled) long-term foreign residents in the United Kingdom hit the headlines again recently as the opposition Labour Party pledged to abolish the non-domicile tax rules if its wins the general election on May 7... Read Full Article »
Tags: business | Tax | budget | individuals | entrepreneurs | investment | United Kingdom | trusts | law | offshore trusts | offshore | tax | revenue statistics | tax rates |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 12 March, 2015
Panama has long been a popular location for expat retirees from North America and Europe. Not only does its sub-tropical climate make it a pleasant place to live, but its tax rules and special visa schemes are also very appealing... Read Full Article »
Tags: business | Europe | individuals | investment | Japan | Panama | Czech Republic | Spain | United States | Netherlands | Portugal | Luxembourg | Singapore | legislation | law | services | banking | insurance | tax | social security | trade |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 27 February, 2015
Dubai's property market was a high profile casualty of the financial crisis. After seven years of rapid real estate price inflation, the bubble burst in 2009 when property prices crashed by around 60 percent... Read Full Article »
Tags: speculation | interest | Tax | Middle East | inflation | investment | Dubai | India | Pakistan | United Arab Emirates | International Monetary Fund (IMF) | fees | tax |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 13 February, 2015
For those citizens and long-term residents of the United States quitting the country in protest at its increasingly onerous taxes – and recent statistics suggest that there are record numbers of these people – one final tax surprise awaits... Read Full Article »
Tags: compliance | speculation | interest | Banking | Tax | inflation | Expats | FATCA | Compliance | Citizenship | individuals | expatriates | investment | United States | Singapore | United Kingdom | law | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | services | fees | tax |
Provided by Select Property, 10 February, 2015
Buying a home in the UK shouldn’t be an activity reserved solely for Russian oligarchs. Sure, property prices in Belgravia, Knightsbridge and other prime London locations are some of the highest in the world, and you may need... Read Full Article »
Tags: business | interest | Invest | Mortgages | Expats | investment | Dubai | Russia |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 30 January, 2015
Insurance is one of those things that everyone hopes they'll never need, and as a result, a frightening number choose to bury their heads in the sand, hoping that their luck will hold. However, by far the most sensible solution for those... Read Full Article »
Tags: interest | Europe | Middle East | Health Insurance | Western Europe | expatriates | Insurance | Canada | United States | insurance |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 19 January, 2015
For a variety of reasons, the United Kingdom 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. The weather is bad... Read Full Article »
Tags: interest | corporate governance | Students | Europe | Invest | Other | currency | individuals | investment | Switzerland | Iceland | Russia | China | Liechtenstein | Norway | United Kingdom | law | public health | fees |
ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 11 December, 2014
As reported by sister publication Lowtax.net on December 4, 2014, international corporate services provider Dixcart has published an article highlighting the benefits of immigrating to the Isle of Man. This feature provides a brief overview of the island... Read Full Article »
Tags: business | Students | Tax | Europe | Invest | Employment | Expats | individuals | investment | Switzerland | Isle of Man | Liechtenstein | Norway | legislation | law | offshore | services | banking | education | manufacturing | tax |
ExpatBriefing.com Editorial , 14 November, 2014
For those of us in the chilly northern latitudes, as the days grow shorter and colder, and the rain lashes the windows at near-horizontal angles, November is the time to be dreaming about lying on sun-kissed beaches in the sub-tropics, good book in one hand, good cocktail in the other. Appropriate then, that this week’s feature is a guide to Barbados.
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Tags: business | interest | Immigration | Tax | Retire | Other | Immigration | Offshore | FATCA | individuals | employees | investment | Barbados | regulation | law | offshore | services | construction | insurance | tax | trade |