By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 07 August, 2020
Greece has published in its Official Gazette a law to introduce a special tax regime for foreign pensioners relocating to the country. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | tax | pensions | value added tax (VAT) | tax avoidance | law | retirement | transfer pricing | Greece | exit tax | individual income tax | Europe | Tax
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 24 July, 2020
Greece is set to introduce a special seven percent flat rate of tax on the overseas income of retired foreign nationals who shift their tax residence to Greece. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | tax | pensions | retirement | legislation | Greece | individual income tax
By Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 03 June, 2020
On June 2, 2020, the United States Internal Revenue Service reminded taxpayers living and working abroad that they have an extra month to file their 2019 federal income tax return and pay any tax due. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | compliance | tax | tax compliance | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | United States | individual income tax | Tax
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, 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 Hans Esser, for Expatbriefing.com, 29 March, 2018
Fabrizio Pagani, Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan's Chief of Staff, has said that around 150 wealthy expats have taken up residency in Italy under a recently introduced flat tax scheme intended to attract investors to the country. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | Russia | Finance | tax | Netherlands | Norway | Italy | Switzerland | United States | individual income tax
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 24 August, 2017
The Confederation of Danish Industry has welcomed an announcement by a government minister that a special tax scheme for certain skilled expat workers will be improved. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | Denmark | entrepreneurs | employees | unemployment | individual income tax | Expats
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 21 April, 2017
The British Virgin Islands has announced new work permit fees, which will take effect from May 15, 2017. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | Virgin Islands | fees | individual income tax | British Virgin Islands | Employment | Expats | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Work | Working Abroad | Working Abroad
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 08 December, 2016
In a recent proposal, American Citizens Abroad has set out a detailed description of its proposal for the enactment of residency-based taxation, rather than the existing citizenship-based taxation system, for American expats. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | inheritance tax | compliance | tax | tax compliance | gift tax | United States | tax reform | individual income tax | Expats | Tax
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 24 February, 2015
Major changes to the tax treatment of private pension lump sums will come into effect in April 2015 and may be especially relevant for those who want to use the cash to relocate abroad. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | tax | Malta | Portugal | retirement | United Kingdom | social security | Cyprus | individual income tax | Expats | Investment | Pensions | Invest | Lifestyle | Investment | Lifestyle | Pensions