Tag: New Zealand

Expats in New Zealand may be netted in a property crackdown aimed at foreign investors. Prime Minister Jacinda Arden wants to cool house price inflation...

Mobile international workers and expats with a shady past could find border police in their destination could refuse them entry – even if they...

New Zealand is winning plaudits as a great new home for expats and is seeing immigration reach new peaks. According to two new surveys, New...

British expats are among thousands of retirement savers in New Zealand readying to sue the government for docking millions of dollars from their state...

Expats and international workers have switched almost £1 billion of retirement savings in the UK to New Zealand QROPS since March 2013. The money has...

British expats in New Zealand could be hit by unexpected tax bills for switching their pensions from the UK. Tax demands have gone out to...

New Zealand is inviting wealth expat entrepreneurs to take up 400 gold plated visas over the next four years. The government wants to lure foreign...

New Zealand QROPS face a massive cut in the amount that pension savers can take as a tax-free lump sum later this year. New laws...

British plans to charge expats for treatment under the free National Health Service have been slammed by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. The proposal...

Overseas home owners and investors are likely to face new property taxes if a new bill is approved by the New Zealand parliament. Residential Land...

Expats owning property and having family ties in New Zealand face a strict residency test following a tax ruling. An appeal court decision looked at...

We have updated the QROPS Timeline that plots the history of Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) since they were introduced in April 2006. This table timeline...

Expats who have recently transferred money into Kiwisaver Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS) in New Zealand have won a stay of execution on...

Australian Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS) providers are pleading with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to grant a tax amnesty to retirement savers...

If you are considering transferring a UK pension into an offshore Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS) here are 10 tips to consider before...

Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) worldwide are going through a period of realignment following the introduction of pension freedoms. The new rules that came...

New Zealand Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) have seen 23 expat pensions delisted in the past two weeks. The HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)...

New Zealand is viewed as a relatively simple jurisdiction for a QROPS, with good tax benefits and a well regulated system, however, QROPS in...

Construction firms rebuilding earthquake-torn Canterbury, New Zealand, are scamming thousands of expat workers, claims the government. The firms are ignoring the skills and experience expat...

In a huge publicity coup as protests grow against America’s controversial Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Canada has finally signed an intergovernmental agreement...