How Corporate Relocation Specialists Lighten the Burden for Employee Moves
Right Talent, Right Place, Right Time Used strategically, employee relocation can positively impact a company’s competitive position and business performance […]
Right Talent, Right Place, Right Time Used strategically, employee relocation can positively impact a company’s competitive position and business performance […]
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Corporate relocations entail more than a new job position. The list of items that come into play for any relocation is long, but at the top is usually finding a new place to call home.
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Great news! You’ve accepted a new job–now you need to make your corporate relocation as smooth as possible.
National and state marriage laws can present significant obstacles in relocating same-sex couples.
While the look of a family may no longer be “traditional”, the balancing act facing families is unchanged, with concerns ranging from child and elder care to spouse employment. Take a closer look at the issues affecting domestic transferees and their families.
In the domestic relocation services industry, some transferees cannot sell their departure home and end up renting it out and finding a rental property at the destination. Others expect their time at the destination to be limited. Still others may have been spooked by the volatile housing market in general.
One of the things we’ve seen time and time again in our business is that the best relocation policies reflect current realities of the real estate market, with aggressive home marketing assistance programs and incentives to employees to price their homes realistically.
With the real estate market declining transferees are finding that their homes are selling for mush less than what they originally paid.
Tax assistance benefits cost an average 55-60 cents for every dollar of taxable relocation expense. In other words, a $10,000 lump sum payment could result in $5,500 to $6,000 of tax assistance costs.
Tax assistance is an expensive and sometimes hidden cost of corporate relocation programs. In fact, it’s the third most expensive benefit in a relocation program, on average, after home sale and household goods.