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PLANO, Texas (October 5, 2018) – Altair Global recently announced organizational changes in its U.S. Atlantic region. Laura Waurishuk has been promoted to vice president, operations, and Jacquie Vannart has joined Altair Global as director, client operations. Both are based in Altair Global’s Connecticut office. “Laura has made significant contributions to the company overall and […]

On September 21, 2018, the IRS released a key ruling regarding tax reform. Under Notice 2018-75, 2018-41 IRB 1, 2018 reimbursements or employer payments for employee moves occurring in 2017 remain excludable from the incomes of the employees (provided they were excludable prior to tax reform). You may recall a communication earlier this year from […]

PLANO, Texas (September 21, 2018) – Altair Global, one of the world’s premier relocation and assignment management services companies, announces that Elena Ng has joined the company as Director, Global Operations for the APAC region. Based out of Altair Global’s APAC Service Center in Singapore, Ng is responsible for all operational functions of a global […]

PLANO, Texas (September 18, 2018) – Altair Global is pleased to announce Tim Rambo as vice president, business development. Rambo is responsible for business opportunity development in the Mid-West United States region, including the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Rambo brings extensive experience […]

PLANO, Texas (September 12, 2018) – Altair Global, one of the world’s premier relocation companies, announces the appointment of Sebastiaan (Bas) van Ravensberg as Director, Business Development for the EMEA region. Based out of Altair Global’s EMEA Service Center in The Hague, Netherlands, van Ravensberg is responsible for new client opportunities supporting sales in The […]

PLANO, Texas (August 17, 2018) – Altair Global, one of the world’s premier relocation management companies, is honored to be ranked with the highest average score among the five largest relocation management companies in this year’s Nationwide Relocating Employee Survey© conducted by Trippel Survey & Research, LLC. The 24th Annual Nationwide Relocating Employee Survey© was […]

PLANO, TEXAS (July 31, 2018) – Altair Global, one of the world’s leading relocation management companies, announced that, due to continued expansion within the European region, they have relocated from their former office in Paris to a larger space. Moving just 3 kilometers away to accommodate expansion plans, the new Paris location features a larger […]

PLANO, TEXAS (July 21, 2018) – Altair Global is pleased to congratulate our team members who recently earned the Certified Relocation Professional® (CRP) designation from Worldwide ERC® (WERC): Kimberly Froehle, CRP, Relocation Consultant (TX) Jill Hornback, CRP, Pre-Assessment Homesale Consultant, Central Operations (TX) The CRP® program was introduced by WERC in 1990 to formally recognize […]

While moving expense deductions and exclusions are widely understood when it comes to federal taxes, how does this affect state taxes? The short answer is that it varies by state, influencing some while not others. Get the long answer on how the TCJA of December 2017 may impact your employees in various states below. WHEN […]

PLANO, TEXAS (June 19, 2018) – Altair Global is proud to announce its sponsorship of PERMITS Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on improving work permit regulations for partners of employees on international assignment. As a company whose ultimate goal is to help clients achieve their strategic talent objectives, Altair Global appreciates the work that PERMITS […]