Expatriate tax in the Asia Pacific Region

The secondment or relocation of an employee from one jurisdiction to another can be an expensive exercise for an employer in terms of the transportation and relocation of the employee and his or her family and belongings as well as additional employee costs such as cost of living allowances, housing benefits etc.

There are also additional tax costs arising from the relocation of employees arising from factors such as different tax rates or different tax treatments of employee benefits in the new jurisdiction.

A fundamental part of planning to reduce such tax costs is a local knowledge of the tax systems in both the employee's home jurisdiction and the jurisdiction to which the employee is to be located.

Grant Thornton International's Member firms in 16 jurisdictions in the Asia pacific region have produced a series of fact sheets which set out the taxation treatment of expatriates in each of those jurisdictions. Those leaflets have now been reissued in a new publication entitled "Expatriate Tax in the Asia pacific region" to provide a ready reference for employers and employees.

For copies and further information about expatriate taxation, please contact us via info@gthk.com.hk

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