Thinking Beyond Borders: Management of Extended Business Travelers 2011 

KPMG’s International Executive Services (IES) is pleased to provide you with the latest edition of Thinking Beyond Borders: Management of Extended Business Travelers. This edition includes summaries from over 60 countries.

For many countries featured in this publication, the profile of the typical business traveler continues to change in ways that increase the employer-related risk. Short-term business travel continues to increase as organizations increase their global presence, work becomes more project-oriented, and two-income families become the norm.

Of particular note in this year’s edition is the trend toward commuting and other shorter sojourns. The events of the past year highlight the importance of having a sound system in place for tracking and planning employee travel. Political unrest and natural disasters such as volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis can strike without warning, requiring that employees be moved out of the danger zone for uncertain periods of time, or leaving them stranded in a foreign country for longer than intended. Whatever the underlying causes, such moves can result in tax exposure in the same way as  employee travel generally.

Including summaries from over 60 countries, Thinking Beyond Borders will assist you in identifying compliance matters affecting business travelers, and developing an approach tailored to your organization.