Global Mobility and HR Tax

Global mobility – the free and fluid movement and relocation of workforces across international borders- is a salient feature of our globalized world today, including in the MENA region. Be it MNE groups relocating talent across geographies or companies hiring from overseas, businesses across the region look to place the best talent where most needed. On the flip side, however, this can also leave your business with withholding obligations as well as with tax liabilities and filing requirements for both you as employer and your employees. A robust global mobility HR strategy is therefore essential for your business to meet all compliances and mitigate risks, and to be an attractive employer for talent. This is a complex area which needs expertise across borders and sectors.

At MBG Corporate Services, our experienced tax experts bring you the best global mobility HR tax assistance with:

• Home and host country tax and social security implications for both employers and employees
• Drafting employee mobility-related policy for structured deployment of employees worldwide
• Tax planning and management of the costs and risks associated with cross border workforce
• Structuring of secondment assignments leveraging favorable tax and social security positions
• Avoidance of PE and FTS exposure (where possible) from cross-border employee secondments
• Short stay exemptions under the country tax Law and DTAAs, wherever applicable
• Home and host country tax and social security implications for both employers and employees
• Drafting employee mobility-related policy for structured deployment of employees worldwide

• Tax planning and management of the costs and risks associated with cross border workforce
• Structuring of secondment assignments leveraging favorable tax and social security positions
• Avoidance of PE and FTS exposure (where possible) from cross-border employee secondments
• Short stay exemptions under the country tax Law and DTAAs, wherever applicable
• Drafting and vetting of international employee Secondment Agreements
• Employee Visa / Immigration
• Drafting and vetting of employments contract and assignment letters
• Tax Residency Certificates (TRC) related assistance for availing of treaty benefits
• Personal income tax planning, computation, tax payment and return filings for expatriates
• Registration and de-registration with host and home country tax authorities
• WHT returns and Social security Contribution (SSC) related compliances for employers and refunds for employees, wherever applicable
• Applicable Social Security Agreements (SSAs)/ treaties
• Devising cost-effective, tax-compliant, and easy-to-administer compensation structures for expatriate and local employees
• Global trends and best practices on employee secondments
• High Net Worth Individual’s (HNI) customized tax and regulatory services