The UK Government has decided to extend the registration scheme, which was due to end on 30 April 2009, for two more years. The scheme will now end on 30 April 2011. The scheme covers workers from the so-called “A8 countries”: Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Lithuania; Poland; Slovakia; and Slovenia. Employees from A8 countries […]
Category: Expatriates
International Assignments: New France-UK dual tax treaty
France and the UK signed a new tax treaty on 19 June 2009 to replace the current tax treaty which is now more than 40 years old. However ratification of the new tax treaty is currently being discussed in the French Parliament and it is therefore not yet effective. […]
International Assignments: Substantial changes to EU social security regulations in May 2010
Substantial changes to EU social security regulations in May 2010 […]
International Assignments: US – IRS issues guidance on new exit tax
The US Internal Revenue Services (IRS) has issued guidance on the new exit tax that applies to individuals subject to US expatriation on or after 17 June 2008. […]
International Assignments: Termination of a foreign secondment: Repatriation and reintegration obligation
Obligations for French employers to repatriate seconded employees triggered by business transfers.
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International Assignments: Ratification of new UK – Netherlands double tax treaty
The Netherlands has taken the first step towards obtaining the necessary parliamentary approval for the new tax treaty signed between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (the “New Tax Treaty”) by submitting it to the Lower House on September 23, 2009 […]
International Assignments: Double tax agreement: exchange of information protocol signed to UK/Malaysia agreement
The United Kingdom and Malaysia recently signed a protocol updating the existing double taxation agreement between the countries. […]
International Assignments: Deadline for UK personal income tax returns looms
Tax payers who are required to file a 2008/09 UK personal income tax return and are planning to file a paper return have until midnight on Saturday 31 October 2009 to submit their return to HM Revenue & Customs. […]
UK government announces new cap on number of migrants to the UK
The government has announced that from April 2011 new measures are being introduced to limit the number of non-EEA migrants who may come to the UK. […]
New OECD Model Tax Convention
The revised version of the condensed OECD Model brings welcome clarity to the meaning of employer for Article 15 (short term assignment) purposes. […]