Auckland and Wellington Beat New York on the Cost of Living Scale

Auckland and Wellington are now among the top 20 most expensive cities in the world in which to live according to a recent research report. The latest Worldwide Cost of Living survey, published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has revealed...

Dubai Expats: Are You Ignorant

According to a new piece of research, expatriates living in the UAE are ‘ignorant of local culture’ and do not have an adequate understanding of the traditions and customs that the local people value. According to the results of a survey of ov...

Swiss Bank Tax Evasion Row Heightens and US Expats Ask: What Next

Early in February 14, US prosecutors announced a criminal indictment against Switzerland’s oldest bank, Wegelin and Co, alleging that the institution had been proactively helping US expatriates to evade US taxes. The first indictment of a Swiss ...

US Government Launches 2012 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program

American expatriates all over the world are being offered another chance to come clean with the IRS after the U.S. government announced that this year they will be yet again offering reduced penalties for expatriates who failed to file their foreign ...