EMMAs Shortlist Announced

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Help Benchmark the Global Mobility Function and receive a free ticket to the Global Mobility Summit

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Help Benchmark the Global Mobility Function and receive a free ticket to the Global Mobility Summit

The FEM is undertaking a major research study to benchmark the Global Mobility Function. There have been numerous studies that benchmark policies and programs but this is the first study to actually benchmark the Global Mobility function itself. »

Canada: Medical Exams for Many Long-Term Visitors

Thursday, September 2, 2010
Canada: Medical Exams for Many Long-Term Visitors

Medical examinations are no longer required for most foreign nationals from Mexico and 44 other countries seeking to reside in Canada for more than six months or to enter as agricultural workers. »

EMMAs Shortlisted Nominees Announced

Tuesday, August 31, 2010
EMMAs Shortlisted Nominees Announced

The Forum for Expatriate Management is delighted to announce the shortlisted nominees for the EMMAs (Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards) in New York and London. The Awards are intended to celebrate excellence and... »

Aetna Global Benefits are now Gold Sponsors for the Global Mobility Summit in London

Monday, August 30, 2010
Aetna Global Benefits are now Gold Sponsors for the Global Mobility Summit in London

We are pleased to welcome Aetna Global Benefits as a Gold Sponsor to the Global Mobility Summit in London on the 15th November. »

Luxembourg and New Tax Measures Planned

Monday, August 30, 2010
Luxembourg and New Tax Measures Planned

On 30 July 2010, the Luxembourg Minister for Finance proposed a draft law to the Luxembourg Parliament for the introduction as from 2011 of tax measures aimed at counter-balancing the effects of the economic... »

AEGON Global Pensions are a Gold Sponsor for the Global Mobility Summit London

Sunday, August 29, 2010
AEGON Global Pensions are a Gold Sponsor for the Global Mobility Summit London

We are please to announce that AEGON Global Pensions are Gold Sponsors for the Global Mobility Summit on the 15th November 2010 in London. »

Indonesia Tax Authorities Renew Compliance Efforts

Friday, August 27, 2010
Indonesia Tax Authorities Renew Compliance Efforts

Indonesia’s Director General of Tax issued Circular Letter No. SE-60/PJ/20101, which instructs each tax office to collect and complete at least 1,000 taxpayers’ profiles in its database. Once these profiles are collated in the... »

Karen Counterman Joins Roomservice by CORT

Friday, August 27, 2010
Karen Counterman Joins Roomservice by CORT

Roomservice by CORT, the UK’s leading furniture solutions provider, has strengthened its team with the appointment of Karen Counterman as business development manager. Karen joins from the relocation firm Clearview Relocation, where she was also... »

Equus Software are now Platinum Sponsors for the Global Mobility Summit London

Friday, August 27, 2010
Equus Software are now Platinum Sponsors for the Global Mobility Summit London

Equus Software are the latest company to sponsor the Global Mobility Summit in London on the 15th November as a Platinum Sponsor. »

Argentina Issues Guidance on Withholdings of Individual Income Tax

Thursday, August 26, 2010
Argentina Issues Guidance on Withholdings of Individual Income Tax

Guidance from the Argentine tax authorities (Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos—AFIP) concerns individual income tax. Resolutions 2866 and 2867 (published in the official gazette Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (No. 31.941, 12 July... »

India and Czech Republic Sign Social Security Agreement

Thursday, August 26, 2010
India and Czech Republic Sign Social Security Agreement

India has recently signed a social security agreement (‘SSA’) with the Czech Republic. The SSA provides for the following benefits, on a reciprocal basis, to Indian nationals working in the Czech Republic. Indian nationals... »

Czech Republic’s New Form As Per EU Social Security Regs

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Czech Republic’s New Form As Per EU Social Security Regs

New Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council came into force on 1 May 2010, together with implementing Regulation (EC) No. 987/2009, regarding social security and health insurance of... »

UK Warns of Scam Phone Attempts to obtain Tax details

Tuesday, August 24, 2010
UK Warns of Scam Phone Attempts to obtain Tax details

The U.K tax authorities (HMRC) have now issued a warning of attempts to obtain U.K taxpayers’ personal information by telephone. Scammers and fraudsters are pretending to be HMRC officials and contacting taxpayers regarding a bogus... »

CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook survey highlights employer difficulty

Monday, August 23, 2010
CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook survey highlights employer difficulty

The latest focus study on skills, migration and off shoring in the CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook report shows that demand for migrant workers has increased in line with improvements in the UK labour market... »

Canada: New Restrictions for Temporary Foreign Workers Announced

Friday, August 20, 2010
Canada: New Restrictions for Temporary Foreign Workers Announced

Canada will introduce a four-year cap on the time some work permit holders can work in Canada and a two-year probation period for employers that fail to meet their commitments under the work permit... »

India Issues Clarifications on Visas

Thursday, August 19, 2010
India Issues Clarifications on Visas

India’s Ministry of Home Affairs (“MHA”) has issued further clarifications on work-related visas for India in the form of revised Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). The MHA had earlier issued clarifications on work-related visas... »

US State Aid Legislation Affects Individuals

Thursday, August 19, 2010
US State Aid Legislation Affects Individuals

On August 10, 2010, the U.S. President, Barack Obama, signed state aid legislation1 (“the Act”) that includes several international tax provisions, two of which are of particular interest to individual taxpayers. The two... »

International School or Local School: A Complex Decision

Thursday, August 19, 2010
International School or Local School: A Complex Decision

International schools originally were founded to serve expatriate populations. Many of the early international schools were founded as a result of a foreign state department or military presence in a country. In today's global... »

German Court Rules on Deductions for Home-Office Expenses

Tuesday, August 17, 2010
German Court Rules on Deductions for Home-Office Expenses

In a recent decision, the German Federal Constitutional Court has found another change in German tax law to be unconstitutional. As of assessment period 2007 onwards, the German legislature restricted the deduction of... »


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