Taxes when you move overseas January 13, 2010
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In organising your move overseas, there are a lot of practicalities you need to sort. We’ve been discussing these over the last few weeks, and this week, we’re looking at how to sort out your taxes.
Your tax responsibilities and rights will change the moment you take up residence in the new country and will vary depending on things like your income source, length of residence overseas plus length of visits home, and even location of bank accounts and so on. (more…)
Finding a new job when moving overseas January 6, 2010
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dangers you might not expect, Malawi
If you’re not moving countries because your company asked you to, and you’re not moving countries because you’re retired and want a holiday lifestyle in a new country, then you’ll most likely need to find a job.
It’s much easier to have your desired career in mind when selecting your new country in the first place. This is both in terms of work opportunities in your current career, and work opportunities in a new career, which might even be the primary driving force for the move in the first place.
If, for example, your skillset is in IT, a low-tech village in country France is more romantic than realistic (though telecommuting may soon change all that – your village might be perfect…if it has broadband capability).
Even if you are sticking with your current career and planning to move to a big city where general job opportunities will likely abound, it may be a wise move to check the overall availability of jobs in your particular line of work; that may be the deciding factor in choosing one city over another.
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