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O.E.C.D. Income Tax Deferred Overseas Retirement Plan. Internationally there are occupational retirement plans. The International Organization of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) covers this whole area, and also if you look at the E.U. Directive itself the whole idea behind these laws and legal concepts is primarily to do with people’s work. It is in regards to … Read more
In any payroll these days for U.S. people or not there is some form of tax equalization built into it. You find tax equalization is quite common. Basically your payroll is assumed to be tax equalized one way or the other and that is an expensive way to deal with this problem. Instead you can … Read more
Surveys have shown that more and more multinationals want to exercise control over their worldwide benefits programs at the Home Office level. The principal objectives are to manage costs and ensure compliance and competitiveness of their local benefits plans in each country. For most companies, this is easier said than done. For multinational companies, growing … Read more
Lost in Space – The reason so many American Expats will suffer a 100% loss in their overseas Group Pension Scheme is because neither attorneys nor tax consultants are regulated, registered and recognized IRC 402(b) product providers. Therefore, 1) Group Attorneys can draw a legal blueprint of a IRC 402(b) Foreign regulated, FATCA registered and … Read more
Financial Consultants Say Retirees Can Take Steps To Protect Savings From Vagaries Of The Market As people creep into the retirement “red zone” – those years just before or right after they retire – it becomes more important than ever that they find ways to keep their savings safe. Because at that point, their retirement … Read more
Transfer your USA IRA to a Registered Foreign Account The purpose is to transfer assets of a USA qualified retirement plan to a non-U.S. investment account, recognized by the IRS and FATCA, without a change to current tax consequence (Ordinary IRA or Roth IRA). This delivers to a U.S. person: Tax-free transfer of his retirement … Read more
Most foreign pension plans are likely characterized as trusts for U.S. tax purposes. Neither the statute nor the regulations define the term “employees’ trust.” However, if a foreign pension (i.e., the trust): (i) was created by a foreign employer, (ii) is administered by the foreign employer, and (iii) is more than half funded by the … Read more
In response to the single most common question we’re asked at Invest Offshore: I would like to take funds out of the country, going through the regular channels and obtaining tax clearance, to invest with an offshore bank or banks via platforms for investing in overseas markets. What options do I have as an investor … Read more
The 401(k) compared to the 402(b) Foreign Retirement Plan With a 401k your employer will match your contribution to their pension plan up to 15% to a maximum of a set value. If you want your money back you must pay a 10% penalty up to age 59.5 years and declare the entire sum as … Read more