{"id":16373,"date":"2018-03-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlasaruba.com\/sin-categorizar\/follow-up-newsflash-aruba-expatriate-facility-continuacion-del-flash-informativo-de-la-facilidad-de-expatriados-de-aruba\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T11:53:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T11:53:17","slug":"follow-up-newsflash-aruba-expatriate-facility-continuacion-del-flash-informativo-de-la-facilidad-de-expatriados-de-aruba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlasaruba.com\/es\/newsfeeds-es\/follow-up-newsflash-aruba-expatriate-facility-continuacion-del-flash-informativo-de-la-facilidad-de-expatriados-de-aruba\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow up newsflash Aruba expatriate facility \/ Continuacion del flash informativo de la facilidad de expatriados de Aruba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear client,<\/p>\n<p> In our e-mail of October 22, 2017 (see below), we informed you that the expatriate facility had been given formal shape through an amendment of the Regulation for the tax treatment of fringe benefits (\u201cRegeling fiscale behandeling secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden\u201d). On December 16, 2017, we followed up with another e-mail (see below), in which we presented the Tax Authorities\u2019 answers to a list of questions that we had submitted concerning the interpretation of this formalized facility, which we felt was unclear on several points.<\/p>\n<p> We can now inform you that further deliberations with the Tax Authorities have revealed that a transitional arrangement will apply with regard to expatriates who started their employment in Aruba before October 4, 2017 (i.e., the date on which the expatriate facility was formalized). The Tax Authorities will allow those expatriates to choose between applying either the expatriate facility in accordance with the beneficial tax policy as adopted in June 2013, or the expatriate facility in accordance with the Regulation for the tax treatment of fringe benefits.<\/p>\n<p> This choice might be relevant in certain situations: as explained in our e-mails of October 22, 2017 and December 16, 2017, some of the elements of the Regulation for the tax treatment of fringe benefits deviate from the beneficial tax policy. In particular, according to the Tax Authorities the income standard required for the formalized expatriate facility (\u201cwages of a minimum of AWG 150,000\u201d) should be interpreted in accordance with the concept of wages as used in the Wage Tax Ordinance (Landsverordening loonbelasting), including the provisions that exclude particular components from the scope of that concept. Therefore, tax-free components (including wage tax payable by the employer under a net wages arrangement) are disregarded for purposes of the income standard. In contrast, the beneficial tax policy did not use the term \u201cwages,\u201d instead stating that the expatriate must possess sufficient expertise and that, to prevent discussions about the precise meaning, \u201can income standard of a minimum of AWG 150,000 applies.\u201d That income standard appeared to be broader in scope: for example, the expatriate has more \u201cincome\u201d if the employer pays the wage tax under a net wages arrangement (although not in the form of taxable wages). <\/p>\n<p> Therefore, expatriates who started their employment in Aruba before October 4, 2017 might take a different position with regard to the income standard, based on the beneficial tax policy. This might be relevant if the expatriate\u2019s \u201cwages\u201d as used in the Wage Tax Ordinance are less than AWG 150,000, but components that are disregarded for purposes of his or her taxable wages then can push the income according to the broader scope (under the beneficial tax policy) over the AWG 150,000 threshold \u2013 for example the wage tax paid by the expatriate\u2019s employer under a net wages arrangement.<\/p>\n<p> The option of choosing between the expatriate facility in accordance with the beneficial tax policy and the expatriate facility under the Regulation for the tax treatment of fringe benefits is potentially also interesting for expatriates who receive reimbursements but no remuneration in kind. Under the formalized expatriate facility, qualifying expatriates are eligible for a tax-free remuneration in kind of AWG 15,000 per calendar year. In contrast, the beneficial tax policy provided for an exemption for monetary remuneration (such as reimbursements) up to AWG 15,000 per calendar year. Therefore, expatriates who receive reimbursements but no remuneration in kind, and who started their employment in Aruba before October 4, 2017, should opt to apply the expatriate facility in accordance with the rules laid down in the beneficial tax policy in order to benefit from this exemption.<\/p>\n<p> Please let us know if you have any questions regarding the above or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p> Regards,<\/p>\n<p> Estimado cliente,<\/p>\n<p> En nuestro e-mail del 22 de octubre del 20017 (ver a continuaci\u00f3n), les informamos que la facilidad de expatriados hab\u00eda sido formalizada por medio de una enmienda de la Regulaci\u00f3n para el tratamiento fiscal de los beneficios complementarios (\u00abRegeling fiscale behandeling secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden\u00bb). El 16 de diciembre de 2017, seguimos con otro correo electr\u00f3nico (ver a continuaci\u00f3n), en el que presentamos las respuestas de las autoridades fiscales a una lista de preguntas que hab\u00edamos enviado sobre la interpretaci\u00f3n de esta facilidad formalizada, que no estaban claros en varios puntos.<\/p>\n<p> Ahora podemos informarles que tras algunas deliberaciones con las autoridades fiscales han revelado que se aplicar\u00e1 un acuerdo transitorio con respecto a los expatriados que comenzaron su empleo en Aruba antes del 4 de octubre de 2017 (es decir, la fecha en que se formaliz\u00f3 la facilidad para expatriados). Las autoridades fiscales permitir\u00e1n que estos expatriados puedan elegir entre la aplicaci\u00f3n de la facilidad de expatriados de acuerdo con la pol\u00edtica fiscal beneficiosa adoptada en junio de 2013, o la facilidad para expatriados de acuerdo con el Reglamento para el tratamiento fiscal de los beneficios complementarios.<\/p>\n<p> Esta elecci\u00f3n puede ser relevante en ciertas situaciones: como se explica en nuestros correos electr\u00f3nicos del 22 de octubre de 2017 y del 16 de diciembre de 2017, algunos de los elementos del Reglamento para el tratamiento fiscal de los beneficios suplementarios se desv\u00edan de la pol\u00edtica fiscal beneficiosa. En particular, acorde con las Autoridades Fiscales, la norma de ingresos requerida para formalizar la facilidad de expatriado (\u00absalarios de un m\u00ednimo de AWG 150,000\u00bb) debe interpretarse de acuerdo con el concepto de salarios tal como se utiliza en la Ordenanza de impuesto salarial (Landsverordening loonbelasting), incluidas las disposiciones que excluyen componentes particulares del alcance de ese concepto. Por lo tanto, los componentes libres de impuestos (incluido en el impuesto al salario por pagar por el empleador bajo un acuerdo de salarios netos) no se tienen en cuenta para los fines del est\u00e1ndar de ingresos. Por el contrario, la pol\u00edtica fiscal beneficiosa no utiliz\u00f3 el t\u00e9rmino \u00absalarios\u00bb, sino que afirm\u00f3 que el expatriado debe poseer suficiente experiencia y que, para evitar discusiones sobre el significado preciso, \u00abse aplica un est\u00e1ndar de ingresos de un m\u00ednimo de AWG 150,000\u00bb. El est\u00e1ndar de ingresos parec\u00eda ser de mayor alcance: por ejemplo, el expatriado tiene m\u00e1s \u00abingresos\u00bb si el empleador paga el impuesto salarial en virtud de un acuerdo de salarios netos (aunque no en la forma salarios imponibles)<\/p>\n<p> Por lo tanto, los expatriados que empezaron su empleo en Aruba antes del 4 de octubre de 2017 podr\u00edan tomar una posici\u00f3n diferente con respecto al est\u00e1ndar de ingresos, con base en la pol\u00edtica fiscal beneficiosa. Esto podr\u00eda ser relevante si los \u00absalarios\u00bb del expatriado como se utilizan en la Ordenanza de Impuestos Salarial es inferior a AWG 150,000, pero los componentes que se descartan para los fines de sus salarios imponibles pueden empujar los ingresos de acuerdo con el alcance m\u00e1s amplio (bajo los beneficios pol\u00edtica fiscal) por encima limite de AWG 150,000 &#8211; por ejemplo, el impuesto salarial pagado por el empleador del expatriado bajo un acuerdo de salario neto.<\/p>\n<p> La opci\u00f3n de elegir entre la facilidad de expatriado de acuerdo con la pol\u00edtica fiscal beneficiosa y la facilidad de expatriado bajo la Regulaci\u00f3n para el tratamiento fiscal de los beneficios complementarios tambi\u00e9n es potencialmente interesante para los expatriados que reciben reembolsos, pero no reciben remuneraci\u00f3n en especie. Bajo la facilidad de expatriados formalizados, los expatriados que califiquen son elegibles para una remuneraci\u00f3n libre de impuestos en especie de AWG 15,000 por a\u00f1o calendario. En contraste, la pol\u00edtica fiscal beneficiosa preve\u00eda una exenci\u00f3n para la remuneraci\u00f3n monetaria (como los reembolsos) hasta 15,000 AWG por a\u00f1o civil. Por lo tanto, los expatriados que reciben reembolsos, pero no remuneraci\u00f3n en especie, y que comenzaron a trabajar en Aruba antes del 4 de octubre de 2017, deben optar por aplicar la facilidad de expatriados de acuerdo con las reglas establecidas en la pol\u00edtica fiscal beneficiosa para beneficiarse de esto exenci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p> Por favor, h\u00e1ganos saber si tiene alguna pregunta sobre lo anterior.<\/p>\n<p> Saludos,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear client, In our e-mail of October 22, 2017 (see below), we informed you that the expatriate facility had been given formal shape through an amendment of the Regulation for the tax treatment of fringe benefits (\u201cRegeling fiscale behandeling secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden\u201d). 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