This article takes an in depth look at the advantages of filing under the Seafarers Earnings Deduction and why yacht crew should use this.

This article focuses on the new French Social Security laws as well as National Insurance in the UK

A recent success story of yacht crew obtaining a mortgage through Marine Accounts

This article discusses the associated problems with being resident in the UK and Spain. It focuses on the existing double taxation agreement and how this effects yacht crew.

The United States has one of the most progressive tax systems in the industrialised world. Taxes are imposed on net income of individuals and corporations by the federal, most states, and some local governments.

When I first joined the industry as a deckhand I had been advised rightly or wrongly at the time to get a captains letter and open an offshore account. I noticed that all of my other crew members were doing this and so I simply followed suit.