Business trips vs. telework from abroad

BUSINESS TRIPS :

Occasional visit, on behalf or at the request of the company, to a territory other than the country of usual work.  

Business trip is based on a request from the company to the employee, to perform some professional tasks abroad which are part of his/her global duties.

  • It is usually covering the following situations: meeting with customers or clients, visiting suppliers / providers, attending a conference (internal or external to the company), a course / training, visiting somewhere to check the progress of a project, visiting a prospect, networking…

The employee would not be able to carry out these tasks in the usual place of work.

Usually, no social / personal income tax due.

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INTERNATIONAL TELEWORK

It is based on an agreement between the employee and the employer.

It is not necessary for the performance of the employee’s duties.

It is not linked to a need of the company to send the employee abroad.

  • The employee will therefore produce part of his/her duties abroad, which could have been produced in the usual workplace.

Social security liability: usually due in the country where the telework is performed, unless the employee is covered by home social schemes under a certificate of coverage.

Personal income tax: could be due, notably if the employee concerned transferred or is, a tax resident of the country where the telework is performed.

Permanent establishment: such international telework situations could trigger consequences regarding corporate tax and VAT notably.

 

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