IRS Admits $100m Error Over Expats Taxes After 11 Years
The US tax man has finally admitted wrongly demanding millions of dollars from Americans living in France after a seven-year legal battle. The Internal Revenue...
13 Countries Where Expats Can Pay Zero Tax
If you are looking to protect your wealth by moving to a low-tax country, international consultancy firm KPMG has published the information you need. A...
Accidental Americans Stress Over Double Taxation Dilemma
Thousands of accidental Americans living and working in Europe are frustrated with US tax policy that makes them pay up even if they left...
SARS Expat Tax – Time To Check If You Need To Pay
If you are a South African living or working overseas, now is a good time to test your tax status. In case you haven’t heard...
Millions Targeted With Phishing Emails From Tax Scammers
More than 2.5 million British taxpayers have reported that scammers posing as tax officials have tried to steal their cash and personal identities during...
Confusion As New SA SARS Expat Tax Changes Come Into Force
The last tax season before the dreaded expat tax rules bite is underway in South Africa. Changes to the rules detailing who must file a...
Tax Breaks Boost Profits For The Smarter Investor
Smart investors want their cake and to eat it too - that means looking for great returns that are boosted by tax breaks. UK taxpayers...
Expats Face Another Stealth Property Tax
Unwary expats are facing another property stealth tax when they sell investment property at a profit. HM Revenue & Customs proposes to cut tax relief...
FATCA List – June 2019
The US Internal Revenue Service’s list of foreign financial institutions reporting under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) grew by 3,038 in May. The...
IHT Pension Tax Case Goes To Supreme Court
A long-running court battle over how inheritance tax rules apply to pension transfers will now be decided in the Supreme Court. HM Revenue & Customs...
Protesters Want Personal Tax Made Public In South Africa
Personal tax has always been just that - but campaigners in South Africa want to make the tax filings of every citizen public. The Alternative...
You Don’t Stop Paying Taxes When You Retire
If you think you stop paying taxes when you retire, then think again and be ready to see the tax man swipe a large...
Stamp Duty Is Too Confusing And Unfair, Claim Tax Experts
Tax experts have slammed the government’s new stamp duty surcharge for non-residents as unfair on expat couples. The new rules call for non-residents to pay...
Contractors Pay £1bn To HMRC Over Disputed Loan Charges
Expats who took advantage of borrowing money from their contractor companies rather than taking salaries to minimise tax are under siege from the UK...
Tax Dilemma Faces South African Expats
South African expats face a tax dilemma from next year - pay a hefty tax of up to 45% on their worldwide income or...
Is Financial Emigration A Good Tax Strategy For SA Expats?
Many South African expats are hoping that financial emigration solves the problem of paying tax on the money they earn outside the country due...
FATCA List – May 2019
The US Internal Revenue Service’s list of foreign financial institutions reporting under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) grew by 6,651 in April. The...
British Tax Man Can Reach Out To Expats, Court Decides
The long arm of the British tax man can reach out to expats in other countries, a court in London has decided. The UK Court...
Come Clean About Stealth Taxes, Urges Think-Tank
Successive Chancellors of the Exchequer have stealthily increased tax rates for hundreds of thousands of high earners by freezing, a think-tank study has revealed. Economists...
Grieving Families Pay Record £5.6 Billion Inheritance Tax
Families have paid a record £5.6 billion inheritance tax despite the government increasing tax breaks. In the 2018-19 tax year, the IHT tax take increased...
The Expat Brexit Survey
The Expat Brexit Survey
Have your say about Brexit and how leaving the European Union will affect your life, work and retirement, take a few minutes to give...
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