Category: Interesting Jurisdictions

Cayman Islands and the EU Black List

On 18 February 2020 the EU Finance Ministers updated the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Four countries or territories -Cayman Islands, Palau, Panama and

Being Location Independent within the EU

I previously wrote on the trend towards the EU taxing its non resident citizens – https://www.mooresrowland.tax/2020/01/the-eu-taxing-non-resident-citizens.html Similarly, we are frequently approached by location independent international

Key Points on South Africa Taxes

South Africa has a residence-based tax system, which means residents are, subject to certain exclusions, taxed on their worldwide income, irrespective of where their income

Transatlantic inheritance tax problems

UK Inheritance taxes – https://www.mooresrowland.tax/2019/10/developments-in-provision-of-private.html US Estate taxes – https://www.mooresrowland.tax/2019/12/the-us-estate-tax-is-imposed-on-gross.html I am a US citizen who has lived in the UK for nearly 20 years. As an

Cyprus Offshore Companies and Individual Taxes

We have been exploring Europe for a while –   Special Personal Tax Programs in Europe – https://www.mooresrowland.tax/2020/01/special-personal-tax-programs-in-europe.htmlEstonia – https://www.mooresrowland.tax/2019/12/lets-talk-about-estonia.html Portugal – https://www.mooresrowland.tax/2019/10/brief-on-portugal-taxes-including-nhr.html EU – https://www.mooresrowland.tax/2020/01/the-eu-taxing-non-resident-citizens.html Malta – https://www.mooresrowland.tax/2019/11/lets-talk-about-malta.html UK

Moving from New York to Florida

We previously wrote on state domicile – https://www.mooresrowland.tax/2019/11/us-state-tax-residency-vs-domicile.html Florida has no personal income tax and no state estate tax, whereas New York currently has an income

Special Personal Tax Programs in Europe

I have previously written about  Portugal – https://www.mooresrowland.tax/2019/10/brief-on-portugal-taxes-including-nhr.html Malta – https://www.mooresrowland.tax/2019/11/lets-talk-about-malta.html UK – https://www.mooresrowland.tax/2020/01/tax-residence-and-fiscal-domicile-in-uk.html But let’s look at Europe as a whole as various jurisdictions compete to attract