Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 23 December, 2016
With its pleasant sub-tropical climate, relatively low taxation and an array of residency programs designed to attract expat retirees and investors from all over the world, the Central American republic of Costa Rica is well worth investigating... Read Full Article »
Tags: accounting | business | Immigration | Tax | Central America | Immigration | individuals | employees | investment | Costa Rica | Dominica | Dominican Republic | Nicaragua | legislation | law | services | insurance | education | tax | property tax | social security | trade |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 24 November, 2016
The election of maverick businessman Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States earlier this month was, to put it mildly, a controversial decision by the US electorate... Read Full Article »
Tags: compliance | business | interest | Tax | inflation | Expats | FATCA | Compliance | expatriates | investment | United States | legislation | law | services | mining | tax compliance | tax | tax reform | gift tax |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 01 August, 2016
In terms of outright numbers, the British Crown Dependencies – Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man – and Gibraltar – a UK Overseas Territory – are home to small populations of British expats... Read Full Article »
Tags: compliance | interest | Europe | fiscal policy | entrepreneurs | Spain | Gibraltar | Isle of Man | Guernsey | Jersey | United Kingdom | legislation | services | commerce | banking | financial services | insurance | environment | e-commerce | manufacturing | tax | trade |
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, 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, 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, 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, 18 January, 2016
The term "offshore" when used to describe a country or territory with very low rates of tax has come to be used almost pejoratively these days. However, in the vast majority of countries, the use of "offshore" companies and bank accounts... Read Full Article »
Tags: company formation | business | Tax | Offshore | expatriates | professionals | retirement | investment | trusts | legislation | law | asset protection | offshore trusts | banking secrecy | offshore | services | banking | financial services | fees | tax |
Expat Briefing Editorial Team, 07 January, 2016
According to International Living's latest annual Global Retirement Index, a certain country in Central America with a famous canal topped the league table of most favourable expat retirement destinations in 2016. Not sure where... Read Full Article »
Tags: business | Europe | individuals | investment | Panama | Spain | United States | Ireland | Netherlands | Portugal | Israel | Luxembourg | Singapore | United Kingdom | legislation | services | banking | insurance | tax | social security | trade |