On 2nd of November, 2020 the President of Indonesia signed the Law on Job Creation, popularly known as the Omnibus law. This law is the most significant reform in the legislation of Indonesia since the creation of the Civil Code of the country in 1847.
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Georgia: special regime for HNWI
Georgia has a special regime for High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI). According to the Tax Code of Georgia, high-income individuals can obtain a certificate of tax residency in Georgia without having to stay in the country for 183 days or more and meet other criteria traditionally used in determining tax residency (e.g. center of vital interests). For this purpose HNWI are persons who own assets in the amount of more than 3 000 000 GEL (approximately 975 000 USD) or whose annual income for the last 3 years was more than 200 000 GEL per year (approximately 65 000 USD).
Special tax regimes – Georgia, Israel
When choosing a country for relocation and establishing tax residency, high-income businessmen are mainly guided by the requirement that there is should be no taxation of income received from abroad in such countries.
Special tax regimes for individuals in Asia
Following our article about special tax regimes in Europe, we would like to introduce you some Asian countries that offer favourable tax conditions to their tax resident individuals.
Spain: Golden Visa & Beckham law
In 2013 Spain launched a visa for long-term stay in its territory for foreigners investing in Spain, popularly called as the Golden visa. Unlike the similar program in Portugal (which we discussed here), Golden visa in Spain can be obtained in a shorter time – the application for this type of residence is considered by the competent authority within 20 days.
Portugal: Golden visa and NHR regime
Portugal Golden visa program is the most successful program in Europe for obtaining the right of long-term residence for investment as it imposes low requirements for the duration of stay in Portugal (on average, only 7 days per year). If you plan to live in Portugal, it will also be helpful to know that, as a tax resident of Portugal, you will be eligible for a special tax regime — the non-habitual resident regime (NHR) – which will grant you tax relief for most types of non-Portuguese income for a 10-year period.
How to get Tax Residence Certificate
Previously we have already discussed the importance of tax residency status for both individuals and legal entities in our articles on tax residency in Cyprus for 60 days (see article), on special tax regimes in Europe (see article) and in many others. This is not surprising, because the matter of determining the tax residency for a company and individuals is fundamental in tax planning. Today we will talk about the document confirming the fact of tax residence for individuals or legal entities in a particular country, namely, Tax Residence Certificate.
Employment visa to Cyprus – preparation and submission of documents (part 2)
After the company has received approval from the migration authorities and registered as a company with foreign capital, you can begin the process of obtaining an employment visa for employees. Two options are possible here…