ProACT Sam provides an update on the latest situation with Coronavirus and Brexit, considering areas of importance for Expat families and those with businesses abroad.

ProACT Sam looks at how self employed sole traders could be impacted by Brexit and transition.

The contractors country of tax residence is often the country where the work is carried out.

There are no borders on the internet so tax residence can be impacted in different ways. Consider your days tax resident in the UK or overseas and how your work is carried out.

ProACT Sam explains how Expat taxation is not directly impacted by Brexit, but that this could be subject to change and a key area therefore, for Expats to monitor and take action on.

Why 11pm UK time? Because Central European time is one hour ahead of the UK, although the Worlds zero time zone (Greenwich Mean Time GMT or Universal Time Coordinate UTC) runs through London and Paris....

So Brexit happens at the end of EU time on the 31st January. Giving the UK another hour in that last day.

What should UK Expats in Europe and EU Expats in the UK be doing now that ‘Brexit Day’ is upon us?

The ‘Brexit’ bill has been passed by the UK Parliament. This needs to be ratified by the EU Parliament and is what’s being processed at the moment.

If the EU Parliament rejected the bill, then the Treaty wouldn’t be ratified. However, the law that’s gone into the European Parliament is a two-line bill stating that the EU/UK Withdrawal Treaty is submitted and agreed, and recommending that the EU Commission accepts that and implements it accordingly.

Non-EU citizens who are family members of EU Citizens can apply for the EU Family Member Residence Card. This card ensures that an EU Citizen’s residency rights extend to their family member.

ProACT Sam highlights the Game of Thrones reoccurring activities and confirms what Expats can do to gain certainty.

UK Expat Pensions and the Impact of Brexit, No deal Brexit and double taxation.

ProACT Sam clarifies how Expat pensions are impacted by Brexit with or without a Withdrawal Treaty and explains the deadlines ahead as review points.

Different Pensions are affected in different ways by Brexit for Expats living and working abroad - but taxation impacts are not related to Brexit.

ProACT Sam clarifies the reasons why Customs Union, Trade and Hard Borders are the sticking point for Brexit decisions.

The opportunity is to make a Brexit EU-UK withdrawal treaty that works, enables Brexit, and so that new EU-UK trade deals could be negotiated.

Have you ever pondered why nationals called ‘citizens’ and not ‘nationzens’?

Why do you come from a ‘country’ but are not a ‘countrizen’?

ProACT Sam looks at what Citizenship Means for Expats