Tax Services

Global mobility

Employment and social tax compliance and advisory services. Every year Ernst & Young completes thousands of tax returns for individuals working outside their home country. We are skilled at helping employers and individuals to be tax compliant in all their jurisdictions. Also we help employers to calculate accurately the payments made under their global mobility programmes.

Managing global business immigration. Immigration and work permit regulations differ from country to country and can cause significant administrative headaches if not handled appropriately, not to mention the distress and embarrassment caused if an international assignee is refused entry to the host country. Ernst & Young’s business immigration group is supported by an integrated network of specialists in more than 100 countries, and will provide support and advice on global immigration issues as well as obtaining the relevant permits and other documentation.

Global mobility programmes and management. The continuing demand for cost containment and cost reduction, and the changing demands of global business have resulted in many changes in the pattern of international assignments in the past few years. We are now seeing a much wider range of international assignment arrangements, with for example more short-term packages and a greater variety of family issues for assignees.

Whether you are already experienced in the field of expatriate and global mobility management, or an organisation which is just starting to manage overseas placements, Ernst & Young’s experienced global mobility consulting team will be able to advise on benchmark best practice and cost management.

International assignment serivces. International assignment services – managing the preparation and relocation of assignees, dealing with their ongoing support and payments, and arranging repatriation – is a field where specialist knowledge and closeness to the customer (both the company and the individual) is critical to success.

For many companies this is not a core competence and outsourcing to those who have the global reach, systems and people to consistently deliver quality service is the best option. Ernst & Young is an experienced provider of these services and can take over in-house operations with the prospect of lower costs and better services.

Business Immigration: Points Based System – A new frontier

With several parts of the Points Based System now in force, employers must recognise the need for continuing vigilance in ensuring that their internal systems and processes are optimised for compliance with illegal working obligations.

Employers who are not yet registered as a sponsor should consider applying for registration 6 weeks in advance of an actual need to issue a certificate of sponsorship, otherwise they risk facing delay in bringing new migrants from abroad or extending work permits.