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AIRINC Opens Office in Hong Kong
AIRINC is pleased to announce the opening of AIRINC Asia-Pacific Limited, our new office in Hong Kong. This new office will enhance our ability to assist clients with the mobility issues they face in the Asia-Pacific region, thus providing them with truly global service.
As the number 8 has an auspicious meaning in Chinese folk culture, the office opened on August 8, 2008 at 8:08 a.m. We look forward to serving clients from the Asia-Pacific Region, as well as from our other offices worldwide.
AIRINC Asia-Pacific Limited
Suite 20L, 20/F
151 Hollywood Road
Central, Hong Kong, China
Tel: +852 3711 3206
Fax: + 852 3711 3608
Email: asia_team@air-inc.com
Web: www.air-inc.hk
Harry Gram Joins AIRINC Consulting Staff
AIRINC is pleased to announce that Harry Gram will be joining AIRINC as a Consultant.
Harry spent thirty years at IBM before leaving earlier this year. At IBM, his work focused on international assignment policy design and administration, expatriate tax and compensation, and U.S. relocation policy and administration. He also played a leadership role on the Expatriate Management Committee of the National Foreign Trade Council.
At AIRINC, Harry will assist with policy design and consulting, third party relationships, and product review. AIRINC staff and clients will benefit greatly from Harry’s extensive knowledge of international human resources and the long-term relationships he has cultivated in the global mobility industry.
Harry can be reached at hgram@air-inc.com.
AIRINC Press Release: Most Expensive Cities for Expatriates
An analysis conducted by AIRINC reveals that Moscow, for the second year running, is the most expensive city in the world for expatriate staff and their families. To view the complete ranking of the 100 Most Expensive Cities for Expatriates, click here.
Revised & Enhanced Expatriate Compensation Seminars
Our restructured training program consists of a two-module format: The first-day session will focus on the Fundamentals Of Expatriate Compensation and the second-day will cover more advanced material, addressing Best Practices In Policy Design &
Strategy.
If you would like
additional information on AIRINC’s 2009 Expatriate Compensation
Seminars, please contact:
In the U.S.:
Siobhan Cheney
+1 617 354 2133
scheney@air-inc.com
In Europe:
Ilse van Loon
+31 20 618 5205
ivanloon@air-inc.com
AIRINC Featured in IOR Webinar Series
AIRINC partnered with five other industry service providers to offer The Essentials of International Assignment Management, a six-part webinar series, which began on October 1 and runs through mid-November.
AIRINC's offering, The Fundamentals of Expatriate Compensation, was webcast at 1PM(EST) on Wednesday, November 5. The discussion was moderated by John Senko, AIRINC's Vice President of Client Services.
Current and prospective clients alike are encouraged to register for this unique training opportunity!
For more information, please contact Scott Sutton. To register now for this online event, please click here.
AIRINC Offers Clients Living Abroad Destination Reports
Through a partnership with Living Abroad, AIRINC now offers clients access to Living Abroad’s Destination Reports. Registered  clients will now have access to Living Abroad’s International Resource Center, which has online information on more than 150 assignee destinations. For each location, clients will have access to information regarding visas, housing, schools, daily living, finances, healthcare, and business practices. Also available are tools such as the Visa & Passport Database, the Spouse and School Assistance guide, a Self-Assessment questionnaire, and the new Culture Compass. Clients will only be charged if they elect to have Living Abroad provide direct access for their assignees.
For more information, existing clients should contact their AIRINC Client Services Managers. Prospective clients should contact Scott Sutton at:
+1 617 354-2133 or info@air-inc.com.
Introducing Tax Summaries
AIRINC clients who subscribe to the International Tax Guide and Calculator via , will now have access to supplemental guides called Tax Summaries. The Tax Summaries will provide clients with an overview of key aspects of the tax law in each country location and are intended to complement the existing Tax Calculator and Tax Tables.
Topics addressed in the summaries include:
- Recent tax developments, Tax concessions, Deductions, allowances, and tax credits, Social security programs and family
allowances
- Income tax rate schedules
If you have any questions, please
contact:
Introducing ImpaQt
Through a partnership with TraQs consulting, AIRINC is
pleased to offer clients ImpaQt, a new suite of tools designed to assist companies in aligning and optimizing their global
mobility programs.
Key tools and features:
- Mobility Needs Assessment - identify requirements of your business
stakeholders Policy & Practice Survey - benchmark your international mobility
program Expatriate Program Metrics - measure satisfaction of assignees, spouses
& managers
- Program Alignment Scorecards - analyze how well your program fits your business
ImpaQt was developed by corporate members of the Expatriate Technology Forum (ETF).
To learn more about ImpaQt please go to: www.impaqt-online.com To view our ImpaQt email announcement, please click here.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Mary Ellen Myhr, +1 617 354-2133, mem@air-inc.com
Monique Neijzen +31 (0) 689 0419, mneijzen@air-inc.com
New Office for AIRINC Netherlands
Following the recent move for the AIRINC Europe office in Brussels, the AIRINC Netherlands office will also get a location upgrade. As of November 1, AIRINC Netherlands will move to a bigger and more centrally-located office in a beautiful canal house.
The new address is:
Keizersgracht 241,
1016 EA Amsterdam
All other contact information including telephone numbers, fax numbers and email addresses will not change. We look forward to welcoming clients at our new office.
New Office for AIRINC Europe
Due to expanding business in
Europe, AIRINC Europe has outgrown its current office
space in Brussels. Therefore, on August 7, AIRINC Europe moved into a brighter and better-configured space just around the corner from its current location on Avenue Louise.
AIRINC Offers Enhanced Tax Services
We are pleased to announce that Pat Jurgens has joined AIRINC as Director of Global Tax Research & Consulting. Pat will direct AIRINC's research on and statistical analyses of international tax policies and will supervise the production of our hypothetical personal income tax products.
As a new AIRINC service, Pat will be available to consult with clients about programs that provide expatriates with tax equalization. He can review company tax policies, assess the impact of personal taxation on global mobility programs, and advise clients in areas such as best practices for implementing hypothetical tax withholding arrangements, customizing hypothetical tax models, social security tax issues, and individual income tax structures in the countries and jurisdictions where clients operate.
Prior to joining AIRINC, Pat spent more than 18 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers' International Assignment Services, providing tax compliance and consulting services to multinational companies and their assignee employees.
To view Pat's White Paper entitled, "The New U.S. Tax Rules for Expatriates. What You Need to Know in Administering Your Expatriate Program", please click here.
If you would like additional information on AIRINC's tax services, please contact Pat at our Cambridge office: pjurgens@air-inc.com or +1 617 250 6657
2006 AIRINC Client Satisfaction Survey
We would like to thank our clients for participating in this year’s Client Satisfaction Survey. Compared to our previous survey in 2004, we received twice as many completed surveys. We appreciate getting client feedback on both our products and customer service. The Client Satisfaction Survey is part of AIRINC’s commitment to an ongoing quality improvement program. Our clients have high standards and AIRINC will continue to strive toward meeting or exceeding their expectations.
For more information on this survey, please contact Scott Sutton: ssutton@air-inc.com or +1 617 354 2133
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AIRINC is proud to announce the launch of AIRLINC, our new online suite of data products. Registered clients can now enjoy a fast "link" to their customized cost-of-living data on this password-protected site.
To view the AIRLINC product launch announcement, please click here.
For details on AIRLINC products, please click here.
AIRINC Establishes New Working Relationship with Expaticore
Expaticore to offer expatriate program management services to AIRINC client companies with small or emerging expatriate populations.
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The AIRINC Market Basket: Composition and Process for Updating
We have recently received many inquiries about the AIRINC market basket of goods and services. In particular, there have been questions on what is included in the basket, how are those items weighted, and how market basket changes impact cost-of-living allowances.
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Runzheimer and AIRINC Announce Groundbreaking Global Mobility Alliance
Runzheimer International Ltd. and AIRINC (Associates for International Research, Inc.) have announced a strategic alliance to provide an expanded suite of global mobility services to the domestic relocation and international assignment industries. The combined products and services of Runzheimer and AIRINC will meet the needs of organizations with employees on extended business travel, on short and long-term assignments, and on permanent relocation both domestically and internationally.
Under the terms of the relationship, Runzheimer will produce products and services for companies with domestic relocation and compensation needs, while AIRINC will produce products and services for companies with international compensation and assignment needs. Both companies will market each other’s products and services.
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