Let's Talk About Nomad Employees!

Volume 10 No 2    /    Read Article

By Martin Phelan and Fiachra Ó Raghallaigh (Guest Authors)

Over the years, a consensus developed overseas that the U.S. doeEmployees working from overseas is hardly a new phenomenon. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced employees to work remotely. Indeed, some were forced to work abroad under lockdown or shelter-in-place rules. Not surprisingly, remote working morphed into nomad employees choosing to work from anywhere, any place, in any time zone. The hiring of remote employees brings with it exposure to all sorts of remote taxes for the employer in each place where a remote worker is based. Is there a P.E. for corporate income tax? Is there a fixed base for V.A.T.? Are there income tax withholding obligations for compensation payments? Are there social security obligations? Martin Phelan, a Partner in the Dublin Office of Simmons & Simmons where he is Head of Tax, and Fiachra Ó Raghallaigh, an Associate in the Dublin Office of Simmons & Simmons, provide big picture commentary. Interestingly, the United Nations Tax Committee is examining the policy issues that face nations and employers.   See more →