IBA Annual Conference Sydney 2017
8 Oct - 13 Oct 2017
Room C4.9, Convention Centre, Level 4
Session information
Immigration, citizenship and taxation: what’s the comparative residency threshold?
Monday 9 October (1430 - 1730)
Room C4.9, Convention Centre, Level 4
Committee(s)
Immigration and Nationality Law Committee
(Lead)
Private Client Tax Committee
Description
A resident for tax purposes and a resident for immigration have both important and distinct differences in the global market context. This has major implications for companies and individuals alike. The panel will seek to differentiate between the types of residency for the respective purposes, discuss the critical aspects of tax on visa considerations and introduce the concept of the comparative residency threshold.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Clare Archer | Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, London, England |
| Anne Frances O'Donoghue | Immigration Solutions Lawyers, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Senior Vice Chair, Immigration and Nationality Law Committee |
Speakers
| Jacqueline Bart | BARTLAW LLP, Canadian Immigration Lawyers, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Richard Gelski | Johnson Winter & Slattery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Urs Haegi | President/ChairpersonSwiss Bar Association |
| Brian Harris | Brian Harris & Co, London, England |
| Graeme Kirk | Ellisons Solicitors, Suffolk, England; Co-Chair, Global Employment Institute (GEI) |
| Ellen Kratzer | Fiduciary Trust Company International, New York, New York, USA |