Tax
Tax rules turn entirely on which country you're in, and often on your residence or citizenship status within it. This section covers four jurisdictions as they actually affect people: Pakistan's excise, customs, income, corporate and sales tax system and its filer/non-filer regime; the United States' citizenship-based personal tax and its maze of corporate entity types; the United Kingdom's income tax, National Insurance and corporate tax; and Canada's residence-based system, its benefits-linked filing culture, and its corporate and trust returns. Every page ends with what happens to a pension once you leave the country that taxed it.
🇵🇰 Pakistan
Income tax, corporate tax, GST, excise and customs — plus the new filer / late-filer / non-filer tiers, EOBI and provincial social security deductions, and why tax evasion is described as a pandemic.
🇺🇸 United States
Citizenship-based taxation (no one is exempt), who must file, C-corps vs S-corps vs LLCs, W-8BEN, withholding at source, and Social Security pension eligibility abroad.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Income tax bands, National Insurance, self-assessment, corporation tax, VAT, and the April 2025 abolition of non-dom status.
🇨🇦 Canada
Residence-based taxation, benefits tied to filing, personal, corporate and trust returns, and CPP/OAS eligibility once you retire abroad.