When it comes to exchange control and tax law, things can get confusing quickly. Especially when these laws change. That’s why we thought it would be useful to take a…
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High living standards and escaping the taxman are two of the top reasons why expats move to Dubai. There is no real income tax levied in any of the GCC…
No matter where you are in your expat journey, it’s important to ensure you are managing your expat earnings and your financial status – back home and abroad – in…
For many people their ‘nest egg’ is their retirement annuity, which they have been saving for their entire lives. The term ‘nest egg’ originates from the United Kingdom and United…
If you’ve recently relocated to the UK or are thinking of doing so in 2018, you’ll want to maximise your pounds, especially if you are converting your South African rands…
The recent InterNations Expat Insider survey highlighted that the popularity of the USA when it came to expat countries had slid 17 places in the overall country ranking to 43rd…
Expats moving to the UAE often make the mistake of thinking that as it is a tax-free jurisdiction they can forget about paying income tax. Unfortunately this is not always…
There has been a huge outcry to South Africa’s National Treasury’s proposal to double-tax SA expats abroad. Tax experts have been urging the National Treasury to give careful consideration to…
The National Treasury has recently published the proposed tax law amendments for 2017, one of which states that as of 1 March 2019, South African expats will be required to…
A big advantage associated with being an expat is that moving abroad can bring you a substantial increase in your salary and many expat ‘perks’ – like having your children’s…