International Assignments
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Upcoming Webcasts
Global Mobility: Asia Pacific Tax Outlook for 2012
7 June, 2:00 – 3:00 PM HKT (GMT +8)
Host: Russell Bird
Presenters: Frank Klasic, Joanne Lee, and Sudhakar Sethuraman
As shifts in the global economy continue to challenge multinational employers, what tax reforms are being considered or implemented that you should be aware of to plan your international personnel assignments and budgets appropriately? We'll discuss:
- Australia – changes in the living-away-from-home allowance benefit rules and the resulting cost increases.
- Japan – introduction of annual reporting for global equity remuneration plans and foreign asset reporting.
- Singapore – changes for the Central Provident Fund social security program.
- Updates from India and other Asia Pacific countries.
Learn about key proposals included in various countries' current tax budget reform documents and laws that are being enacted now so you can understand what the year ahead looks like for individual income taxation.
Archived Webcasts
Asia Pacific International Assignments: Planning Social Security for Mobile Employees
28 February 2012
Host: Robert Basker
Presenters: Sandy Cheung, Ciaran Devery, and Saraswathi Kasturirangan
Multinational employers with mobile employees may incur significant unanticipated costs arising from continued home country or new host country social security obligations. What issues should tax executives be aware of, including recent developments in India and China? We'll discuss:
- An overview of social security in the region, including details of triggers for these social security obligations for mobile employees.
- Recently proposed changes to social security laws in India and China.
- Other hot issues for companies with mobile employees, including identifying potential cost savings opportunities through structuring of employment income packages, totalization agreements, and medical benefits under a state scheme, as well as mitigation of dual coverage.
Learn about this complex area of planning for companies with international assignees.
Global Mobility: Moving People into India – Could Your Documentation Become a Liability?
29 November 2011
Host: Russell Bird
Presenters: Aarti Raote and Rajesh Srinivasan
India recently ruled that a multinational telecommunications company's cross-charge of expatriates' salary costs will attract withholding tax under the India-U.S. tax treaty. How did the tax authority reach this conclusion, and what are the wider ramifications for deputation secondment arrangements from other countries? We'll discuss:
- Key decisions and rulings to date by India's Authority for Advance Rulings.
- Important implications of the secondment model for assignments to India, including safeguards available under the model.
- Potential impact of an arrangement viewed as a provision of services rather than a loan of personnel.
Understand the challenges faced in striking a balance between home country contractual arrangements with employees and assignment documentation while attempting to address India tax obligations.
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