Expat News

ExpatBriefing: Greek Shipping Firms Unhappy With Tax Regime

Tax regime instability has been cited by Greek shipping companies as a reason why they would consider switching to an al... Read more

ExpatBriefing: Denmark To Extend Tax Breaks For Skilled Foreigners

The Confederation of Danish Industry has welcomed an announcement by a government minister that a special tax scheme for... Read more

ExpatBriefing: Shanghai FTZ To Remove Bureaucracy For Expats

The Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, the low-tax industrial zone, is taking steps to speed up residence and work permit a... Read more

ExpatBriefing: Malaysia To Introduce Revised Tourist Tax On Sep 1

Malaysia is to proceed with the introduction of a tax on accommodation provided to foreign tourists. Read more

ExpatBriefing: Italy Grants Non-Dom Status To First HWNI Taxpayer

Italy has granted non-domiciled status to a taxpayer for the first time, after introducing a new non-dom regime at the s... Read more

ExpatBriefing: Jump In US Expats Renouncing Citizenship

According to Treasury Department statistics, the number of taxpayers renouncing their US citizenship in the second quart... Read more

ExpatBriefing: South African Expats Face Higher Tax Bills

Concerns have been expressed regarding the South African government's plans to remove the 183-day foreign earned income ... Read more

ExpatBriefing: UK To Levy VAT On Telecoms Services For Overseas Brits

HM Revenue and Customs has published details of new provisions for a value-added tax charge on UK consumers using B2C te... Read more

ExpatBriefing: OECD Calls On States To Support New Emigrants

The OECD has called on countries to improve how they support migrants to integrate in their societies. Read more

ExpatBriefing: Report Looks At Cost Of Education Abroad

The cost to parents of educating their children varies widely from country to country, costing anywhere from USD7,891 fo... Read more

ExpatBriefing: Saudi Begins Levying Higher Expat Taxes

Saudi Arabia's new tax on expatriate workers was introduced on July 1. Read more