When is your tax freedom day?
If you ever had the feeling that you spent half your working life just to pay tax, you are probably not far wrong. What with income tax, national insurance/social security,
Where do you park your hard-earned savings?
Mario Draghi, the European Central Bank (ECB) president, is the first major central banker to cut the key interest rate below zero! Meaning that banks who park their money at
Tax planning for a return to UK || Part 2
If you are a British expatriate planning to return to the UK, in order to lower your UK tax liabilities it is important to seek advice and start planning before
A “completely different world” as Europe introduces negative interest rates
In the UK, speculation is growing about when interest rates will finally rise. Here in Europe, the European Central Bank (ECB) has made a historic move in the opposite direction
Tax planning for a return to UK || Part 1
When you move from one country to another, it is very important to plan ahead to ensure your income and assets will be structured as tax efficiently as possible. Leaving
Capital Gains Tax charge on non-residents owning UK situated property
First of all, a note from this writer … As a resident independent financial advisor based in Portugal, it is essential that I keep tabs on changes to international financial
Whatever happened to worries about Eurozone collapse?
Cast your mind back just over a year to March 2013. The Eurozone was going through its fifth bailout, with Cyprus on the brink of meltdown. There was a fear
Taxation of Income
Income received by a resident is broken down into different categories – A) Salaries, B) Self-Employment, E) Capital, F) Property, G) Capital Gains and H) Pensions – and is taxable
Switzerland pledges to end banking secrecy
Switzerland’s centuries’ old tradition of banking secrecy is coming to an end. It has pledged to collect tax related information from its financial institutions and automatically share the data with
Expat taxation
Non Habitual Resident Regime The Portuguese Non Habitual Resident Regime (NHR) commenced September 23 2009 and was amended in 2012. It is designed to make Portugal more competitive and attract