ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 12 September, 2016
It was recently named as the most expensive city in the world for a company to send an expatriate worker on assignment in Mercer's latest annual expat cost of living survey. Yet, bustling and vibrant, with good career prospects... Read Full Article »
Tags: agreements | business | Tax | Work | Africa | Expats | FATCA | Japan | Canada | France | Hong Kong | Ireland | Russia | South Africa | China | Luxembourg | Macau | law | services | banking | financial services | tax |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 15 August, 2016
As we reported in Expat Briefing last week, Hong Kong is now the most expensive city for companies to send employees on assignment, just ahead of the usual suspects at the top of this league table like Geneva, Tokyo and Singapore... Read Full Article »
Tags: business | Europe | Africa | South America | Middle East | inflation | currency | Expats | expatriates | employees | Japan | Brazil | Hong Kong | Puerto Rico | India | Niger | Nigeria | Uruguay | Turkmenistan | Angola | Australia | Singapore |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 15 July, 2016
Britain's decision to leave the European Union has understandably prompted frenzied speculation within the community of British expats living on the continent about how Brexit will affect them, and what they can do to mitigate any negative consequences... Read Full Article »
Tags: speculation | interest | Investment | Pensions | Europe | Invest | Other | Expats | Health Insurance | Investment | Pensions | Wealth | Insurance | pensions | investment | Japan | China | services | insurance | trade |
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, 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 |
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, 01 February, 2016
London. It's not only the United Kingdom's capital city, but the world's second largest financial centre, and a world city, and lots of people want to buy property there, either as a home or an investment... Read Full Article »
Tags: business | interest | Tax | Invest | economics | Expats | Offshore | investment | United Kingdom | law | tax | stamp duty |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 21 December, 2015
As if American expats didn't have enough to worry about when attempting to ensure their tax affairs are in order following the introduction of the FBAR rules and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, now Uncle Sam has... Read Full Article »
Tags: interest | Tax | Expats | FATCA | Compliance | United States | penalties | legislation | law | services | mining | tax | social security |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 07 July, 2015
Much has been made of the impact of the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on US expats, Americans with financial interests overseas, and financial institutions all over the world. However, few people... Read Full Article »
Tags: agreements | business | interest | Banking | Tax | Expats | FATCA | investment | British Virgin Islands | Austria | Canada | Belgium | Russia | Australia | Bermuda | Cayman Islands | Virgin Islands | tax authority | services | financial services | insurance | tax |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 08 May, 2015
Following another call from US expat pressure group Americans Citizens Abroad (ACA) that the United States Treasury amend tax regulations to exempt Americans residing in a foreign country from the Foreign Account Tax Compliance... Read Full Article »
Tags: agreements | compliance | interest | Tax | Employment | Expats | FATCA | Compliance | United States | regulation | penalties | legislation | law | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | tax authority | services | banking | financial services | insurance | tax | Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) |