Contractor Wages
Higher wages have always been one of the top reasons for a person to opt to become a contractor rather than engage in a more secure full time position. In 2014 it was reported that [...]
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08, 2015
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08, 2015
Scottish Land Reform Does Not Exclude Foreign Ownership
Original proposals announced in November and December 2014 for the Scottish Land Reform Bill made by the Scottish Nationalist Party included prevention of non EU companies, Trusts and Partnerships from buying land. However the Reform [...]
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08, 2015
Have Contractor Demands on the New Government Made a Difference?
During its election campaign the Conservatives had published a small business manifesto declaring its support for the self-employed and recognising various difficulties that face them such as maternity, pensions and mortgages. Contractors were quick to [...]
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08, 2015
Summary of How the UK Election Results Has Effected Expats
The UK election was held on 7 May 2015 and the Conservative Party won by a narrow vote. But what does this mean for British expats? A welcome policy of the conservatives is the introduction [...]
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08, 2015
British Virgin Islands Introduces Two New Fund Products
British Virgin Islands Introduces Two New Fund Products The British Virgin Island has created two new fund products, the ‘incubator fund’ and the ‘approved fund’. Both of these are aimed at start-up funds of small [...]
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08, 2015
Increase in Flemish Schools That Teach in English
A major problem for Contractors who work abroad is the effect that their life has on their family, in particular the children. It is all very well deciding to take your family with you to [...]
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07, 2015
Amendments to Isle of Man Trust Law
In May the Isle of Man presented to Tynwald the Trusts (Amendment) Act 2015 which was expected to become operational on June 16 2015. One of the most important amendments was in connection with powers [...]
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07, 2015
Irish Special Assignee Relief Programme
Originally introduced in the Finance Act 2012 the Special Assignee Relief Programme (SARP) was to run for the tax years 2012, 2013 and 2014, however in the Finance Act of 2014 this has been extended [...]
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07, 2015
UK Abolishes Bearer Shares
The UK is one of the last jurisdictions to abolish bearer shares with all UK shareholders having had to surrender their bearer shares by the 26 June for conversion into registered shares. Any bearer shares [...]
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07, 2015
Registering for Healthcare in Spain
If you are moving to Spain it should be noted that you are not covered by the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) as this is for temporary visitors only. At the end of last year [...]
