When businesses or organisations undertake work in overseas territories, it is important to ensure that income tax and social security obligations are identified and understood in both home and host countries.

This is for three main reasons – firstly, to fully comply with all relevant legislation; secondly, to ensure that full and realistic employee costs are factored into contracts; and thirdly to ensure that employees meet their tax and social security obligations while enjoying optimum protection, for example through double taxation agreements and reciprocal social security agreements.

activpayroll has a specialist division – activpayroll global employment solutions (AGES) – which minimises the risks of international non-compliance while fully optimising cost efficiency.

AGES is part of an international network of tax advisors which draws on country-specific expertise from within its member firms in 19 different countries to offer a comprehensive international tax and social security service.