By Robert Lee, Tax-News.com, London, 05 January, 2015
The changes to the UK stamp duty regime announced in December's Autumn Statement may help stimulate domestic housing market activity, according to the Nationwide Building Society. Read full story »
Tags: tax | banking | real-estate | United Kingdom | tax thresholds | tax rates | stamp duty | revenue statistics | tax reform | Expats | Investment | Invest | Investment | Tax | Scotland
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 11 November, 2014
A study has found that recent European migrants to the UK have higher labor market participation rates than natives, and that new arrivals since 2000 provided a net fiscal benefit to the country of GBP20bn (USD32bn) in taxes between 2001 and 2011. Read full story »
Tags: tax | United Kingdom | revenue statistics | European Union (EU) | Expats | Working Abroad | Europe | Work | Working Abroad | Working Abroad
By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 08 October, 2014
Tax investigations into expats working as investment bankers or fund managers in the UK yielded record revenue in 2013/14, and enforcement activity is expected to increase, according to law firm Pinsent Masons. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 02 May, 2014
Newly released figures show that the amount of UK income tax paid by "non-doms" has risen by 8 percent, to hit a record high of GBP6.8bn. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 24 February, 2014
Changes to New Zealand law will provide greater choice to individuals who decide to transfer their foreign superannuation before April 1, 2014. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 11 September, 2013
The grounds on which the European Commission has proposed a financial transaction tax are "questionable," the head of Germany's funds association has said. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 27 August, 2013
Four out of every five UK homes purchased in 2012-13 will be subject to stamp duty within the next five years, the TaxPayers' Alliance has said. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 08 April, 2013
The current tax treatment of earnings generated by superannuation assets "isn't fair and isn't sustainable," according to the Australian Government. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 31 October, 2012
The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has seen a substantial increase in information requests about UK-based foreign nationals by overseas jurisdictions investigating tax evasion, according to new research. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 19 October, 2012
The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has upped its tax take from investigations into high income foreign workers by 23% over the last two years, according to new figures. Read full story »
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