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Greek Tax Incentive Regimes for Newly Arrived Residents and Family Offices

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Greek Tax Incentive Regimes for Newly Arrived Residents and Family Offices

The segment of European countries that have enacted favorable tax regimes to attract the wealthy are well known. Switzerland has its forfait regime, the U.K. has its nondom tax regime, Portugal and Italy have new resident regimes, and Malta and Cyprus have favorable regimes designed to attract new residents. To that list of countries, Greece is a new arrival, having introduced several tax incentive regimes designed to create a favorable tax environment for nonresident individuals transferring tax residence to Greece and the establishment and operation of family offices in Greece. Natalia Skoulidou, a partner of Iason Skouzos Law Firm, Athens, provides an overview of (i) the 5A Nondom Tax Regime, (ii) the 5B Pensioner Regime, (iii) the 5C Employee and Self-Employed Regime, and (iv) the Family Office regime.

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Taxation of Foreign Pensions in Ireland – Walking the Tricky Tightrope

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Taxation of Foreign Pensions in Ireland – Walking the Tricky Tightrope

As more individuals relocate to Ireland, the taxation of assets brought with them takes on importance once Irish tax residence is established. Of special concern are pension products that individuals accumulate while living and working outside of Ireland. The taxation of lump sum payments from foreign pensions is a complex affair. Under Irish law, most foreign pensions schemes are considered nonqualifying overseas pension plans. Consequently, lump sum payments from such pension plans should not be taxable in Ireland because no domestic legislation exists to tax lump sums. Lisa Cantillon, a Director in the Dublin office of KTA, explains all, but cautions that the Irish Revenue have a different view, notwithstanding the absence of statutory support.

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