By Fiona Moore, for Expatbriefing.com, 04 January, 2019
In December, the Australian Government announced that it had forced the sale of more than 300 properties illegally acquired by foreign nationals. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | compliance | tax | tax compliance | real-estate | Australia | tax authority | penalties | Expats | Investment | Invest | Investment | Tax
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 02 January, 2019
The French Senate last month approved proposed legislation abolishing the existing exit tax and replacing it with a new regime designed to enhance France's tax competitiveness. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | capital gains tax (CGT) | tax | legislation | France | exit tax | Expats
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 30 August, 2018
Shanghai authorities have issued the city state's first "entrepreneurship visa" to a foreign national. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | business | entrepreneurs | China | Expats | Visas and Passports
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 18 June, 2018
Lower-paid medical practitioners are increasingly having their request for UK working visas rejected, as a result of immigration quotas. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | business | public sector | law | employees | United Kingdom | education | professionals | Expats | Immigration | Other | Immigration
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 18 June, 2018
The French Senate on May 15, 2018, adopted the text of a proposed Motion for Resolution in principle, which calls on the French Government to negotiate with the US Government relief for French taxpayers that were born in the US and face US tax penalties having been unaware they would be covered by the US Foreign Tax Compliance Act. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | FATCA | withholding tax | France | United States | penalties | Compliance | Expats | Tax
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 27 April, 2018
The Dutch Government has proposed shortening the duration of the special tax scheme for expatriate workers from eight years to five. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | Finance | tax | Netherlands | employees | individual income tax | Expats
By by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels, 13 April, 2018
The Finnish Government has proposed that parliament terminate the 1970 double tax agreement between Finland and Portugal so that Finland can tax the pensions of retired Finnish expats. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | Finance | tax | pensions | double tax agreement (DTA) | Portugal | law | legislation | Finland | Expats | Europe
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 29 March, 2018
Two organizations representing the interests of US citizens living abroad have warned the US Treasury Department that the transition tax included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act could place unfair tax and administrative burdens on expats with small businesses. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | compliance | tax | small business | business | interest | United States | regulation | penalties | Expats | Tax
By Fiona Moore, for Expatbriefing.com, 29 March, 2018
The Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, half of which is located in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, reports that Shanghai has granted 52 special "R visas" to high-profile foreign experts since the start of this year. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | employees | international financial centres (IFC) | China | offshore | professionals | construction | services | Expats | Visas and Passports
By by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London, 05 March, 2018
The Isle of Man Government says it is seeing positive results from recent changes to the island's work permit system, with the vast majority of work permit applications submitted online being processed within one working day. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | Isle of Man | employees | international financial centres (IFC) | Employment | Expats | Immigration | Visas and Passports | Immigration