Economy & Finance

They say the only certainties in life are death and taxes; at times like these, this has never seemed more true! As the UK enters unchartered waters with Brexit looming

Spring is a time of new beginnings and looking forward to the future. This year, it also brings the original deadline for the UK’s departure from the EU. Despite recent

The Portuguese Tax Authority (AT) is making available automatic IRS reporting to millions of taxpayers in Portugal. The change is part of “Simplex”, a programme designed to reduce bureaucracy at

GBP weekly currency update GBP: Apocalypse Later It was an interesting week for British politics and the pound. The Brexit process stumbled again and the screws were tightened on sterling

To massively misquote the famous words of Benjamin Franklin: “In this world, nothing is certain aside from death, taxes and financial penalty for late or incorrect payment of taxes.” And

For many expatriates, owning a place in the sun is part of the dream retirement in Portugal. Whether it is a holiday home or somewhere permanent, it is important to

GBP weekly currency update GBP: Sterling is a rollercoaster, just gotta ride it The pound almost achieved the near-impossible feat of flipping between first and last position five days in

Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) are foreign schemes approved by the UK government to receive tax-free transfers of UK pension funds – making it easier for expatriate Britons to

Filing dates The tax year corresponds to the calendar year (January 1 – December 31). Fiscal residents must submit tax returns by the following deadlines to avoid penalties. For the

GBP weekly currency update GBP: Data? What data? Hard UK economic evidence was thin on the ground and such numbers as did appear were either unimportant or unnoticed by investors.