By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 28 May, 2020
On May 19, 2020, Luxembourg and Belgium signed an agreement to clarify the tax position of frontier workers affected by the COVID-19 virus. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | double tax agreement (DTA) | Belgium | Luxembourg | individual income tax | Expats
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 15 May, 2020
The Government of Malaysia has issued new FAQs on international tax issues relating to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | tax | business | transfer pricing | Malaysia | Expats | BEPS
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 15 May, 2020
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Italy did not infringe EU law when determining that two of its nationals were not entitled to benefit from certain provisions under the country's tax treaty with Portugal. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | court | tax | Portugal | mining | public sector | law | employees | retirement | Italy | regulation | Expats | Europe
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 29 May, 2019
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have relaxed the country's immigration and residence laws by changing the regulations for residence permits, or "iqamas." Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | Saudi Arabia | Expats | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Working Abroad
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