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Seeking consultation as an American expatriate in Europe

$100-1000 USD

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$100-1000 USD

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Hello, and thank you so much in advance for your proposal. I would like to say that I have a rather unique situation; however, it may not be so unique to an expert who deals with this frequently. Whether my situation is unique or not, I do know that I have a lot of flexibility and options. In an attempt to paint a sufficient picture of my situation below, I will apologize in advance for any extraneous information that I provide. Let’s start with my background… I am a 35-year old, United States citizen who has been working in the political & public affairs industry for nearly two decades. I currently serve as one of just three Principals for an American-based public affairs & political consulting agency. Most of our clients & projects are based in the United States; however, we often get medium-term projects in various countries from time to time. Because of these projects, I am currently living in Barcelona, Spain while being paid by my American employer. My employer is currently my only source of income. --- In late 2016, we were hired to manage a large-scale project that spanned the entire European Union - this is when I moved from the United States to Europe to set up and manage this project. The first few months, I was living out of hotel rooms in the various countries where we planned to have activity and was operating on a tourist visa. Then in early 2017, I settled into London and used that as our project’s main base (still operating on a tourist visa). In May of 2017, the cold weather of London finally got to me, so I decided to open another office in Barcelona, Spain. Once I settled into Barcelona, the founder of my company & I travelled to Madrid to meet with attorneys to set up a Spanish entity & begin the process of acquiring a work visa. In March of 2019, the Spanish government finally issued me a work visa. --- With this past year being the first on a work visa, I realized I needed to consult an expatriate accountant as well as a Spanish accountant to understand what I needed to do in order to remain compliant with the tax laws. I got great news from the American accountants who informed me that I was eligible to submit an amended return for 2017 & 2018 since I was out of the United States for nearly the entire year - and that would result in a refund. Unfortunately, from the Spanish accountant, the news was significantly more somber. He informed me that I would likely have to pay a tax rate of 50%+ given my income level. This was a massive gut-punch. I quickly realized, especially considering that I control many flexible variables, that there must be a smarter way to set up a proper structure to lower my tax responsibility while still enjoying my quality of life. --- I am more than certain that my current employer would be willing to pay me as a consultant who operates his own company in another country. I am also confident that my current employer would be willing to lower my salary to pay for some expenses directly (i.e. rent). I am willing to move somewhere else; however, I’d prefer to stay in Barcelona. Although, if it will save me tens of thousands on my tax bill every year - I am very open-minded. If it makes sense to set up a new company in another country - at the moment, there are two other employees in our European operation. I could also explore the possibility of moving them to this new company payroll if there is a requirement to employ. When a bigger international project comes, it’s not uncommon for us to need to hire up to a dozen or more core staff as well. Again, not sure if this matters, but wanted to put it on your radar. --- Recently, in an unrelated conversation, a few friends and I were discussing setting up a holding company where we each have our individual companies invested. With this main holding company, we were considering business ventures or real estate acquisitions to turn them into income properties via AirBnb or similar.
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Greeting! I see you are looking for a solution to lower your taxes in both the countries. I am CPA with more than 6 years of experience in taxes, Specially in Expatriate taxes. We are IRS authorised E-file provider. I have worked with PWC and EY exclusively on expatriate tax returns and Compensation department and have handled situation like these several times. I was working directly on the Europe clients who were citizens of USA, Most of the UK countries are high tax countries. I am sure considering your situation and tax laws that we have expeted we will have best solution to optimize your taxes and design better compensation detailing so that taxes are optimized in order to do that we will need alot of information such as travel details, payslips etc. Please message me so that we can discuss the situation in more depth.
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Re: Experienced Immigration and Commercial Lawyer for Legal Consultation Hello there. I would like to help you work on your project. I am a freelance legal professional who has drafted, proofread and edited numerous legal documents ranging from affidavits and writs to briefs of arguments and contracts. I have also worked on numerous research projects on legal issues involving several jurisdictions, including North America, the European Union and Australia. My research and writing skills are top-notch and I possess a native speaker mastery of English. I assure you that you'll get nothing beneath your money's worth if you hire me, as I place a lot importance on meeting up with deadlines and optimal client satisfaction. I am available always and would be happy to discuss the details of your project whenever you are ready. Kind regards, Adebola.
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This case is quite large, so you urgently need an optimized business structure and a suitable tax residence. If you want to make an inquiry with a specialized firm in those cases, write to me and leave me your contact details to make an appointment, the firm is based in USA and Spain
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It will be a great honour to work with you, And i hope i can make high quality work here
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