Why Does Your Expat Health Insurance Premium Go Up Each Year?
So this is the time of the year. You receive your health insurance bill and are frustrated to find that you need to pay more this year. As a matter of fact, health insurance premiums seem to increase so naturally each year that you may stop asking why. But have you ever wondered, other than...
How To Renounce US Citizenship, The Costs And Implications
Reports consistently point to the increasing numbers of Americans considering renouncing their US citizenship with the burden of citizenship-based taxation as the major driver. Up until 2009 there were less than 750 people renouncing their US citizenship annually. This increased to 1,500 in 2010 and continued to grow peaking in 2016 at 5,409 with a...
UK Expats: Do I Need To File A UK Self Assessment Tax Return?
If you no longer live in the UK, you may still be required to file a Self Assessment tax return with HMRC even if you’re a non-resident. This article was written exclusively for Expat Network by Go Simple Tax Tax rules for UK residents and non-residents can be different – one of the first...
The Australasia Energy Sector – Market Outlook
What is the market outlook for the Australasia energy sector? Matt Underhill, MD of the Asia Pacific Region at energy recruitment firm NES Global Talent offers his view on the future outlook for vacancies and talent in the Australasia region. Australian Energy Export Market The Australian energy export market endured a turbulent 3 years...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Filing US Expat Taxes Late
Filing US expat taxes late – if you’re behind on your taxes, you aren’t alone. The 2018 US Expat Opinion Survey, which gathered the opinions of over 3,800 expats worldwide, found that nearly 7% of expats were behind on their taxes. Becoming compliant on expat taxes might be easier than you think! Just follow the...
What Are The Consequences Of A No Deal Brexit For British Expats?
With Theresa May’s Chequers plan firmly rejected by Donald Tusk, President of the EU as well as by her fellow leaders within the EU where does this leave us now? Many are predicting that there will inevitably be a ‘no deal’ Brexit focusing attention on the contingency plans announced in August. Others cling to the...
Why Expat Tenants Need Home Insurance
Even before you moved to Hong Kong, you may have heard about the highly unaffordable rent in the city, which always ranks top among the world’s most expensive housing markets. This perennial problem has become so extreme that a resident needs to spend 19.4 years without any other expenditure in order to be able to...
Don’t Miss the US Tax Compliance Boat – OVDP Ends Sept 2018
If you are an American citizen or green card holder living abroad who has unreported assets and income, time is running out to take advantage of a critical Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) tax compliance program. Written exclusively for Expat Network by Kevin Sweeney, Senior Counsel, Chamberlain Hrdlicka Here’s why. Effective September 28, 2018, the...
What Is The Most Expensive Place To Raise A Family? – Global Study
Today, new research by leading price comparison website MoneySuperMarket reveals that the UK is the most expensive place to raise a family. The running costs associated with a four-person family in the UK exceeded those of Spain, USA, Germany and Sweden due to the high costs of rent, utility bills and groceries. The data is...
The Most And Least Liveable Cities In The World 2018
The Economic Intelligence Unit has published its 2018 Global Liveability Index, looking at the most and least liveable cities in the world. The survey assesses 140 cities around the world to establish which provide the best and worst living conditions: Vienna has taken the top spot overtaking Melbourne who have topped the survey for seven...
Skilling Australia Fund Levy Comes Into Effect
On 12 August the Skilling Australia Fund levy commenced. The SAF levy is a levy payable by employers nominating overseas skilled workers for Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) (subclass 482), Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) (subclass 186) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) (subclass 187). The SAF levy replaces the Training Benchmarks, which required visa sponsors to show that they had...
Missing The Tastes Of Home? COMPETITION To Win A British Gift Box!
What do British Expats miss the most about home? Whilst expats are generally motivated by the lure of adventure, opportunity and new lifestyles and experiences, most do come to miss those little things that we all take granted. Culture, history, sense of humour and even the weather are things Brits often cite as things they miss about...