peterg123
English expat in Kenya
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167
About me
English
Speaks French Swahili
Registration: 11 April 2019
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Managing retirement savings in Kenya by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Saving for retirement as an expat in Kenya can be challenging. With different options, rules or even taxation, expats have to understand how it works to make informed decisions. We invite you to share your insights in order to ...
There is no taxation on any foreign sourced pension in Kenya. Kenya is a source income taxation regime. Money must be earned in Kenya or else if outrside Kenya by a company, entity or person working from Kenya.KJenya has one of the best tax ... Read More
Taxes for expats in Kenya by Cheryl
Hello everyone, When settling in and living in Kenya, you will also need to navigate the local tax system. In order to help newcomers and expats ease their tax-related experience, we would like to invite you to share your experience. What are ...
º£½ÇÂÒÂ×s wishing to reside in Kenya without working here are entirely free of income taxes on their non-Kenyan income. . It does not even have to be declared.  But will not be free of any income earned in Kenya.This makes ... Read More
Taxes for expats in Kenya by Cheryl
Hello everyone, When settling in and living in Kenya, you will also need to navigate the local tax system. In order to help newcomers and expats ease their tax-related experience, we would like to invite you to share your experience. What are ...
@FrankLancs You don't have to. Kenmya is strictly a ource income tax system. Your foreign income, if not accrued in or derived from Kenya is exempt. Read More
A Hammer Blow to Real Estate Confidence by peterg123
These peoposals on retroactive tax increase on purchase, and compultory 20% sales tax or 30% of profit are going to cause a drop in confidence in Mauritius real estate. Take my own case: Our contractor has endlessly delayed our PDS ...
@SimonMT 100% agree. It's bait and switch. Many other aspects of the budget are good but punishing investors sold on one sales pitch by switching once you have their money is not on. Now with the new property "entry and exit ... Read More
A Hammer Blow to Real Estate Confidence by peterg123
These peoposals on retroactive tax increase on purchase, and compultory 20% sales tax or 30% of profit are going to cause a drop in confidence in Mauritius real estate. Take my own case: Our contractor has endlessly delayed our PDS ...
We all appreciate MU has rising public debt, faces Moodys downgrade and needs to raise revenue to correct a lot of things that seem to have gotten to lose after the last regime that has been swept clean. Those of us planning to live here ... Read More
A Hammer Blow to Real Estate Confidence by peterg123
These peoposals on retroactive tax increase on purchase, and compultory 20% sales tax or 30% of profit are going to cause a drop in confidence in Mauritius real estate. Take my own case: Our contractor has endlessly delayed our PDS ...
Correstion the "exit tax" is 10% not 20%. Read More
A Hammer Blow to Real Estate Confidence
These peoposals on retroactive tax increase on purchase, and compultory 20% sales tax or 30% of profit are going to cause a drop in confidence in Mauritius real estate. Take my own case: Our contractor has endlessly delayed our PDS ... Read More
Agriculture incentives by Tookays
@peterg123Â I believe the government is now encouraging agriculture with lots of incentives. Hydroponics is increasing. However, I do not know how many people/businesses are interested in developing this ...
Mauritian friends tell me working in agriculture is considered not good: if Indo-Mauritian it is a reminder of indenture, is Creole a reminder of slavery. It is a looked down upon profession.I expected a massive greenhouse culture in Mauritius, not ... Read More
Navigating administrative procedures in Mauritius by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Navigating through the administration in Mauritius can be quite a challenge. With the variety of procedures, their complexity, and the local specifics, many factors need to be considered. Here are some questions worth ...
There are two Mauritiuses living side by side. Cyber City and Traditional. The government and authorities work in the second sector. Compared to say Kenya, it is surprising how few govt services are digitized and yes, emails are almost never ... Read More
5 goods reasons for not choosing Mauritius by Julie
Hi, After exploring the positive aspects of living in Mauritius last week, we invite you in Weekly Magazine to discover the 5 good reasons for not choosing to live here ;). What about you: what would be your good reason for not choosing to live ...
@mike102 Agriculture is not a culturally preferred investment. Should be but is not. Read More
5 goods reasons for not choosing Mauritius by Julie
Hi, After exploring the positive aspects of living in Mauritius last week, we invite you in Weekly Magazine to discover the 5 good reasons for not choosing to live here ;). What about you: what would be your good reason for not choosing to live ...
@mike102 Haha..actually my wife and I love kale as we ate tons of it in Africa, as one also does in USA southern cooking but certainly Maurtians do not grow it..we are trying to on our own. We are also carnivores! Read More
Opinions from people with more experience by Bill GM
Hi all!My name is Bill and I am looking to relocate from the UK to Mauritius as a digital nomad later this year.Thanks very much to expat.com for putting together the 2024 guide, it has been very helpful. But I had a couple more queries, so it would ...
@Bill GM The internet is fine and cleap. For your level of work, English will so well. You have to own a car. Or a motorbike. Or rent. Mauritiusis Los Angeles with mopeds., Read More
Land or property by Konsito911
Hello my name is Diyan I am from Bulgaria but I am in London last 8 years,me and my family was in Mauritius for 15 days and I want bay land for my future house there. Prefer Grand Baie! Can we bay land for building ? I am not Mauritius resident ? ...
@Konsito911 You will have to spend half of 220US$ or similar. That's the minimum. Read More
Land or property by Konsito911
Hello my name is Diyan I am from Bulgaria but I am in London last 8 years,me and my family was in Mauritius for 15 days and I want bay land for my future house there. Prefer Grand Baie! Can we bay land for building ? I am not Mauritius resident ? ...
@Bhavna Indeed Mauritius could be bought by rich foreigners and it's population reduced to vassals, so everyone undertands....or should..... the need for balance and there is everything good in Mauritians patriotically setting rules to benefit them. ... Read More
Land or property by Konsito911
Hello my name is Diyan I am from Bulgaria but I am in London last 8 years,me and my family was in Mauritius for 15 days and I want bay land for my future house there. Prefer Grand Baie! Can we bay land for building ? I am not Mauritius resident ? ...
@Hansº£½ÇÂÒÂ× You are correct...$220K or so for G+2 apartments . Read More