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 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, 16 January, 2018
Self-employed EU citizens should be able to maintain a right of residence and, through such, access to welfare in another member state, even when they have been unable secure more work, Europe's top court has ruled. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | tax | Ireland | employees | Romania | unemployment | legislation | Expats | Europe
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
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 04 October, 2017
American Citizens Abroad, an advocacy group for American expats, has released "refined" proposals for residency-based taxation for American citizens receiving income from overseas. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | tax | tax avoidance | interest | retirement | legislation | gift tax | United States | tax reform | Expats
By Dex Tennyson, for ExpatBriefing.com, 03 August, 2017
Concerns have been expressed regarding the South African government's plans to remove the 183-day foreign earned income exemption provision for expats working outside of the country. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | South Africa | compliance | tax | tax compliance | tax avoidance | tax credits | legislation | Expats | Africa
By by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington, 09 June, 2017
Americans for Tax Reform has urged the Ways and Means Committee to include residence-based taxation for overseas Americans in an eventual tax reform package. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | expatriates | compliance | Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) | tax | FATCA | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | legislation | United States | tax reform | Compliance | Expats | Tax
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 22 March, 2017
Americans for Tax Reform has urged Congressional lawmakers to include the repeal the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act in ongoing tax reform talks. Read full story »
Tags: expatriates | compliance | Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) | tax | investment | small business | business | FATCA | legislation | withholding tax | United States | tax reform | Compliance | Tax