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Income from assets of French nationals who work in a state other than a member state of the EU, the European Economic Area or Switzerland may be subject to French social security contributions according to the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The case involved a French national, who resided and worked in China and sought to obtain reimbursement of the levies collected on his income from...

As of the tax year 2018 it is possible to apply for the new tax regime for “high net worth individuals” based on which a fixed tax amount of Euro 100,000 is due for income derived outside Italy.   The new flat tax:   absorbs the progressive taxes deriving from employment income derived outside of Italy; absorbs all substitute taxes due on foreign dividends from non-qualified...

An extension of the inbound expat regime’s (“forskerordningen”) time frame from 5 to 7 years is good news for Danish companies in need of high-paid / specialized labor. This extension should, however, be followed by a “Note (!)” to potential candidates or already employed individuals on the scheme considering the extension of their stay. Often, the candidate takes up residence in Denmark...

The US Congress has passed the largest re-write of the U.S. tax code since the Tax Reform Act of 1986. Please find attached a brief report on US tax reforms. We will be happy to assist you and your company for all your requirements as per the new US tax policies. Major Highlights of the Tax Reforms: There is increase in standard deduction and repeal of the deduction for personal exemptions....

The Government, through the Kenya Finance Act 2017/ 2018, revised the resident individual tax brackets and increased the monthly personal relief from KES. 1,280 to KES. 1,408 with effect from 1st January 2018. The tax bands and personal relief have been expanded by 10%. This is the second consecutive year that the bands have been expanded by this percentage. The expansion of income tax bands,...

Expatriate employees coming to work in the Netherlands under the highly skilled migrants procedure or as holder of a European Blue Card should meet certain salary criteria. For 2018, the salary criteria is set as follows:   Expatriate migrants of 30 years and older, Euro 4,404 gross per month excluding holiday allowance. Expatriate migrants younger than 30 years, Euro 3,229 gross per...

As of January 1, 2018, the salary criteria for expatriate employees is set as follows: The annual taxable salary for an employee should be at least Euro 37,296 (2017: EUR 37,000). The taxable salary for an employee with a master degree and who is younger than 30 years, should amount to at least Euro 28,350 (2017: 28,125). For scientific researchers, employees working in scientific education...

Brexit negotiators recently agreed phase 1 of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union and included agreement on the social security position in their report. The intention appears to be for the UK to be treated as an EU Member State for social security purposes (i.e. the same position as Switzerland) and therefore for Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009 to continue to apply...

Expatriates assigned from the Netherlands to China   Under this social security treaty, employees of the Netherlands who are assigned to China may remain subject to a part of the Dutch social security schemes for a maximum period of 60 months.  The social security Acts the expatriate may continue participate in the Netherlands are:   ·         the general Old Age Pensions Act (AOW)...

What are the conditions? Overseas Workday Relief applies to non-UK domiciled employees who have recently arrived in the UK or are returning to the UK after a significant period of non-UK residency. The following conditions must be satisfied: resident but not domiciled in the UK, remittance basis user for the tax year in which the duties are performed, duties of employment carried out wholly...