The World’s Best–and Worst–Tax Rules for Expats

[:pt]Esta semana olhamos para alguns dos países com a legislação mais e menos favorável para expats em termos de impostos, com a partilha de um artigo do blog do Wall Street Journal.

Expats looking to minimize their income-tax bill may want to pack up and move to Bulgaria. While there’s no such thing as tax-free living, some places have better tax structures for expats than others—and the tiny Balkan nation is one of them.

A new report from AIRINC, a firm that collects and analyzes data on international mobility that’s based in Cambridge, Mass., shows certain countries offer distinct advantages when it comes to expats paying taxes. To determine the best and worst countries for expatriate taxpayers, AIRINC looked at 125 countries and compared marginal tax rates—that is, the tax rate you would pay on an additional dollar of income. The data firm applies that to what they define as “high income married expatriate individuals.”

While many countries have tax systems that include income tax, some locales offer expats a lower tax rate to encourage more globetrotters to settle down. Spain, for example, allows qualifying expats to pay a flat 24.75% tax on gross income for the first five years, which is substantially lower than the maximum 51.9% marginal rate. In Japan, certain employer reimbursements for expats can be made either tax-free or at a reduced tax cost. (Read full article)

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com[:en]Expats looking to minimize their income-tax bill may want to pack up and move to Bulgaria. While there’s no such thing as tax-free living, some places have better tax structures for expats than others—and the tiny Balkan nation is one of them.

A new report from AIRINC, a firm that collects and analyzes data on international mobility that’s based in Cambridge, Mass., shows certain countries offer distinct advantages when it comes to expats paying taxes. To determine the best and worst countries for expatriate taxpayers, AIRINC looked at 125 countries and compared marginal tax rates—that is, the tax rate you would pay on an additional dollar of income. The data firm applies that to what they define as “high income married expatriate individuals.”

While many countries have tax systems that include income tax, some locales offer expats a lower tax rate to encourage more globetrotters to settle down. Spain, for example, allows qualifying expats to pay a flat 24.75% tax on gross income for the first five years, which is substantially lower than the maximum 51.9% marginal rate. In Japan, certain employer reimbursements for expats can be made either tax-free or at a reduced tax cost. (Read full article)

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com[:]

The World’s Best–and Worst–Tax Rules for Expats
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