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Deadlines for Tax Returns & Rebates for Expats in Cyprus and UK

Tuesday Tax Blog: This Week Deadlines for Tax returns & Rebates for Expats in Cyprus and UK

Cyprus Temporary Tax Returns & Payments are now due. 

UK tax returns and  rebates for tax paid in the UK in 2016/17 can now be reclaimed.  

Are you certain your tax affairs will stand the scrutiny of Exchange of information ?

ProACT Sam Orgill  has written a free guide for Expats to download explaining the new risks from the taxman, follow the link to download:

Assessing the Risk - How the Tax man Shares Your Information

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Where will Exchange Rates Go for Expats in the Coming Months?

Monday Money Blog Examines the potential impact of a Rise in UK Interest Rates before the November 2017 Budget, and

Reveals 6 Benefits for Expats from Higher UK Exchange Rates v Euro

ProACT Sam Orgill Tax Saving Expat Experts

The EU Brexit Vote has hit British Expats Living and Working in the EU hard. The day after the Brexit vote on 24/6/2016 Sterling fell sharply from £1=Euro1.30 so by the end of October 2017 the Pound is trading at £1.00 = Euro 1.13 , a mighty fall of nearly 15% in 16 months.

This affects how many Euros to spend have UK expats living in euro land, or the £ Sterling back taken home after the sale of Euro-land overseas property. Here we look and the background and reveal:- 

6 Benefits for Expats from Higher UK Exchange Rates v Euro

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5 Things to Plan for the UK Budget Tax Changes

EU Brexit for Expats - 5 Things to Plan for the UK Budget Tax Changes

ProACT Sam Orgill of www.proactpartnership.com Tax Saving Expat Experts

Everything’s the same in the UK. Same Chancellor, same prime minister, same tax year. 

Then everything is different – the UK Budget date has been changed, from Spring to Autumn, (March to November), the UK government has lost its majority, the EU have turned up the heat on EU Brexit, politicians are feeling the heat from the opposition and unions, inflation is rising, people are being squeezed financially.

Click Here to Read 5 Things to plan for EU Brexit for Expats connected to the UK Budget and tax changes ahead.

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5 Must Do Actions to Review Your Money, Business and Property Overseas

Have you had problems with banks closing account on you over the last year?  Have you had to supply new name, address, ID and tax reference number proof to banks and investment companies?  Are your rental agents getting restless about an overseas landlord registration number? Has a bank turned down a request to open a new bank account?

Many things have changed in the last year.  ProACT Sam has produce a Free Guide and we office a Free review for Expats Living and Working Abroad or Overseas Property and Business Investors.

Free Download Click Here for 'How Banks and the Tax Man Share Your Financial Information'

We offer a Free Review Online or at our UK or Cyprus Office - Click Here Contact Us to Book

 

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5 Top Low Tax Options for Expats

Tuesday Tax: Tax Won’t Change With Brexit UK-Cyprus

5 Top Low Tax Options for Expats Living and Working Abroad

The UK and Cyprus have had a personal and business double taxation treaty since 1974. This will not change after Brexit nor impact on personal or business tax arrangements. Double taxation treaties exist with countries as diverse as Albania and Algeria to Zambia and Vietnam.

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Friday Brexit Briefing: 5 Step Checklist To Review for Your Brexit

5 Step Checklist To Review for Your Brexit

EU Brexit for Expats is a weekly Friday blog for Expats Living and Working Abroad in the UK and in Europe who are affected by the changes in Europe.

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From ProACT Sam Orgill, 

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5 Step Checklist To Review for Your Brexit- EU Brexit for Working Expats

6% of 170,000 BRITISH retail workers are EU citizens.

Theresa May has confirmed their work and residential rights will be the same as BRITISH citizens after Brexit.

British Expats Living and Working Abroad in the EU will be hoping for a similar commitment from the EU.

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Tuesday Tax: 3 Ways the Tax Man Receives Exchanged Information

Tuesday tax is a weekly briefing of tax news for people Living and Working Abroad from ProACT Partnership Tax Saving Expat Experts. 

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Have you wondered why your banks, savings institutions and property lawyers are chasing you this last year to Update your ID, address and tax number ?

Because of the internet.

Really. Information technology allows the tax man to exchange hugh amounts of Data with the countries it cooperates with. 

They all cooperate apart from the extremes - North Korea anyone ?

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Save Probate Costs & Inheritance Tax with Cyprus Property Trust 9 Benefits of a Cyprus Property Family Trust

Do you ever wonder how your family would deal with your Overseas Property on Death? How your wife, husband, children would cope with the time, expense and development of settling your estate in your home country and overseas?

How would you tackle the UK probate and Inheritance tax assessment, a possible demand for 40% inheritance tax payable with 6 months of death?

A simple UK probate on average takes 9 months to settle. If you need probate overseas as well then that time is easily doubled. How would your family manage the overseas property? What is the expense of Probate lawyers overseas (10%) and offshore property agents (5%) and the time off work and travel to clear up your time living and working abroad?

We have created a free article on our website listing the 7 Benefits of a Cyprus Property Family Trust for expats owning overseas property in Cyprus and other countries.

We know from experience over 20 years that planning ahead to protect your Family overseas property assets from the cost and delay of Probate, Forced Sale and Inheritance Tax at a difficult time for your loved ones. 

ProACT can help you protect your family assets down the generations.

Remember, we offer a FREE no obligation Review.

7 Benefits of a Cyprus Property Family Trust

1.           The Trust Deed & Gift can be created

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10 Things To Do for Expats to Protect Overseas Property Investment

Sam Orgill www.proactpartnership.com  asks what do you want from the changes to Domicile from a Cyprus perspective. Change of Domicile Impacts Everything

In the Summer of 2015 Cyprus has introduced wide ranging changes in legislation that has a direct impact on the tax status of assets held by expats in Cyprus. 

Now every Expat must review their Wills, Inheritance Tax, Savings Taxes and Property Title Deeds: to bring their needs in line with the new legislation. 

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Why is £-GBP so Low Against the Euro ? 4 Expat Actions to Save on Currency Exchange

The EU Brexit Vote has hit British Expats Living and Working in the EU hard. The day after the Brexit vote on 24/6/2016 Sterling started a currency fall that at the start of September 2017  sees the Pound trading at £1.07 to 1.00 Euro – a might fall of nearly 25% in 15 months.

This means UK Expats transferring there Pound sterling to Euro now get 3 apples not 4. The meal out in a Spanish or Cyprus restaurant is a meal for three with someone left at home.

The UK pension payment that converted to Euro 2000 in June 2016 now converts to 1500.

That has a dramatic effect on your spending plans.  It’s one less trip back to the UK this year, the planned mini cruise postponed until another year.

Why is the £Pound so low against the Euro?

Read more to receive our free guide; 4 Expat Actions to Save on Currency Exchange

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EU Brexit for Expats: Exchange Rates Can go Down as Well as Up

Sam Orgill of ProACT Partnership considers the Exchange Rate Adjustment and implications of EU Brexit for Expats Living and Working Abroad

EU Brexit for Expats means the UK needs to stimulate the economy and the a lower exchange rates is the main tool at the UK government's disposal. Exchange Rates Can Go Down as Well as Up

If your Euro Overseas Property is valued in Euro and your Investments & Pension in GBP 50:50: then you are no worse off when exchange rates go up and down.

Lower Sterling Exchange Rates Means Change for Expats and a New approach:

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