By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 16 June, 2014
The Heritage Foundation has issued a report to demonstrate how the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is hurting Americans living abroad, and has recommended that it should be reformed. Read full story »
Tags: compliance | Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) | tax | tax compliance | FATCA | law | financial services | insurance | trusts | enforcement | agreements | legislation | United States | tax reform | regulation | individual income tax | services | Compliance | Expats | Tax
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 04 June, 2014
United States citizens and resident aliens living overseas who qualified for an automatic two-month extension after the regular April 15 tax filing date must file their 2013 federal income tax returns by June 16. Read full story »
Tags: compliance | tax | tax compliance | law | trusts | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | tax authority | gift tax | United States | individual income tax | Expats | Tax
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 30 January, 2014
Commercial property in Ireland generated returns of 12.7 percent in 2013 amid recovering property values, according to the IPD/SCSI Ireland Quarterly Property Index. Read full story »
Tags: investment | real-estate investment | Ireland | real-estate | trusts | retail | Expats
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 10 January, 2014
First Names Group, an Isle of Man-based trust, fund and corporate services provider, announced on January 07, 2014 that it is set to acquire Guernsey-based rival Mercator. Read full story »
Tags: Isle of Man | investment | business | trusts | investment funds | Guernsey | services | Expats
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 13 December, 2013
Nautilus Group, an independent trust company based in Jersey, announced on December 09, 2013 that it has opened an office in Mauritius as part of its strategy for global growth. Read full story »
Tags: investment | Mauritius | employees | trusts | Jersey | Expats
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 09 December, 2013
American Citizens Abroad has written to the United States Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, and other interested stakeholders in the Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service and Congress, calling for a correction to "what appears to be a drafting oversight in the preparation of the Affordable Care Act that leads to double taxation of Americans resident abroad." Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 06 December, 2013
JTC Group has acquired the fund administration business of the Guernsey-based Anson Group. Read full story »
Tags: Finance | investment | business | trusts | Guernsey | stock exchanges | services | Expats
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 20 November, 2013
In his speech at the recent Hong Kong Trustees' Association Conference 2013, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, confirmed that the Government is keen to promote Hong Kong as a global center for trust services. Read full story »
Tags: individuals | Wealth | investment | business | law | financial services | capital markets | trusts | investment funds | hedge funds | offshore | legislation | offshore trusts | Hong Kong | regulation | legislation amendments | services | Expats | Investment | Wealth Management | Invest | Investment
By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 01 November, 2013
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is calling on the Government to consider tax incentives for real estate investment trusts. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 29 October, 2013
The latest amendment to Jersey's trust legislation came into force on October 25, strengthening the territory's legislative framework and providing greater clarity for the courts, practitioners and those who work with or benefit through Jersey trusts. Read full story »
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