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, 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 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 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 Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 28 February, 2018
High-net-worth individuals are leaving the UK in search of a more accommodating tax system, political stability, and a higher quality of life, according to leading private wealth advisors. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | compliance | Wealth | tax | business | property tax | mining | law | entrepreneurs | international financial centres (IFC) | Guernsey | United Kingdom | education | professionals | standards | Barbados | Expats | Tax
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 28 February, 2018
Singapore is to hike its levy on companies hiring foreign workers from April 1, 2019. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | law | Singapore | Expats
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 19 December, 2017
British passport holders between the ages of 16 and 25 can now use the online passport renewal service, which was previously available only to people aged 26 or older. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | law | United Kingdom | Expats | Immigration | Other | Immigration
By Hans Esser, for ExpatBriefing.com, 28 November, 2017
Europe's top court has delivered a landmark ruling that will benefit married couples where one is an EU citizen who newly takes up citizenship in an EU country and their non-EU spouse seeks to join them. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | court | law | Algeria | United Kingdom | legislation | Expats | Immigration | Visas and Passports | Working Abroad | Europe | Work | Working Abroad | Immigration | Working Abroad
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 15 November, 2017
The cost of temporarily renting property in the UK is to likely drop under legislation tabled before the UK's parliament that would prevent tenants from being charged letting fees. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | Mortgages | law | fees | enforcement | legislation | penalties | services | Expats | Immigration | Immigration
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 02 November, 2017
Americans and prospective US citizens will not lose their right to a US passport for incurring significant penalties for failing to declare a foreign bank account to the Internal Revenue Service, a taxpayer lobby group has said. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | interest | law | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | legislation | United States | penalties | Expats | Tax