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New UK Income Taxes May Affect Expats

The way income from dividends, savings interest and renting out property is taxed is changing dramatically in the UK. Make sure you know how you may be affected. Read more

Contractors: Check Your UK ‘Umbrella’ Set-Ups

Contractors are being urged to check if their ‘umbrella’ or personal service company arrangements now fall foul of UK tax law. Read more…

Older Workers Taking Up Consultancy

Changes to pensions lead to many Britons postponing retirement and taking up consultancy and directorships Funding a comfortable retirement is no mean feat, so many workers and contractors are choosing to defer drawing pensions and are continuing to work on a part-time or consultancy basis. There are currently 428,000 self-employed workers over the...

Expats: New Rules On Passing On Assets

Differing EU member state laws have made the passing on of assets complicated for many expats. New rules aim to make it easier, but do they? Read more

Alert: You Must Have Medical Cover To Enter Dubai

New laws mean that anyone moving to Dubai for work or other reason will not be able to take advantage of the UAE’s public healthcare facilities. You must instead take out private medical insurance to cover the cost of your treatment. To make sure the new law is complied with you will not be able...

Taking Over A Business Abroad? Take Care…

There are many pitfalls facing the buyer of a business overseas, so here’s a guide to what to look out for before you commit to a purchase. Read more…

The Antipodes as a low-tax location

Alongside the sea and sunshine some locations offer great tax breaks to expats. Here we consider Australia and New Zealand. Read more…

Southern Europe as a low-tax location

Alongside the sea and sunshine some locations offer great tax breaks to expats. Here we consider Spain and Portugal. Read more…

The Med and Middle East as low-tax locations

Alongside the sea and sunshine some locations offer great tax breaks to expats. Here we consider Cyprus, Malta and Dubai. Read more…

Buying A Franchise To Move To The States

One way to get your right to live in the world’s largest economy – the United States of America – is to buy into a franchise. Here’s how… Read more…

Expats Not Saving Enough

British expats earn more when they head overseas but tend also to spend more, creating a savings gap for their retirement. Read more

Majority of Contractors Want to Work Abroad

A survey has shown that over three-quarters of contractors are keen to work abroad for better pay – but security risks are a concern for many. Read more