Global Reward Services Newsletter

Our quarterly newsletter series features the most recent developments in compensation and rewards from around the world.

Latest edition

April 2023 Edition
The latest edition of the newsletter includes compensation news from the U.S. on the SEC settlement timelines for equity plans, an update from Indonesia on the taxation of benefits-in-kind, Japan's changes to stock option requirements for start-ups, and more news from the Czech Republic, Germany, and the U.K. Read now.


Previous Newsletter editions

January 2023 Edition
This edition of the newsletter brings you updates from the United States on Form 1042-S errors, Employee Share Scheme updates from Australia, and more news from Asia and Europe. Plus, read about how the Global Reward Services team can help your Total Rewards program. Read now.
October 2022 Edition
The latest edition of the newsletter brings you updates from the United States on the termination of the Hungary Tax Treaty, the latest on SEC's disclosure rules, Hong Kong's decision on equity-based compensation, and more news from the European Union, Finland, Netherlands and Switzerland. Read now.
July 2022 Edition
The July edition of the newsletter includes news and insights from the United States on the IRS's updates for health savings plans, legislative updates from Australia on the employee share scheme, tax regime updates from Belgium, and more news from the Netherlands, and Poland. Read now.
May 2022 Edition
Our May issue features the latest developments on the United States' delays for the issuance of ITINs, China's recent developments on IIT Policies, India's 2022 Union Budget adjustments, and more news from Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands and the U.K.
January 2022 Edition
In this new edition of our newsletter, topics covered include the latest news from the U.S. on mobile employee impacts, China's new disclosure requirement for employee share plans, updates on Hong Kong's tax treatment for equity-based compensation, and more compensation and benefits news from Europe.
September 2021 Edition
The September edition of the Global Reward Services Newsletter looks into South Africa's new process supporting breaking tax residency, Canada's new "hybrid" methodology for Cross-Border RSUs, updates on the U.S. and Switzerland's competent authority arrangement, and more news from Australia, Hong Kong, Finland, and Ireland.
June 2021 Edition
In the June newsletter, we provide observations on several tax topics from the United States, including multistate reporting of compensation, employer's role in Rescue Act COBRA subsidies, and more. We look into Australia's employee share scheme reporting and South Korea's modifications to income tax rates and tax exemptions, plus the latest in tax and compensation news from Greece, Switzerland, and the U.K.
March 2021 Edition
The March newsletter looks into Canada's updates to the Tax Treatment of Employment Stock options, the United States' recent compensation and benefits-related provisions in the COVID-19 Relief Bill, China's potential changes to IIT Preferential Treatment, and more news and insights from around the world.
December 2020 Edition
In this latest edition, we look into Canada's T4 reporting requirements, the United States SEC disclosure on Human Capital Management, Australia's tax authorities' plans for data matching compliance, and more news and insights from around the world.
November 2020 Edition
In the latest edition of the Global Reward Services Newsletter, we look into the United States' generic legal advice memorandum (GLAM) on income inclusion, Brazil's newly published threshold requirements, and more reward-related updates from Asia/Pacific and Europe.
July 2020 Edition
This edition of the Global Reward Services Newsletter looks into COVID-19 spot survey findings, and provides insights into other top-of-mind tax, compensation and benefits news from the Americas, Asia/Pacific and European countries
March 2020 Edition
The March issue of the Global Reward Services newsletter features articles on Canada's proposed changes to the tax treatment of employee stock options, Australia's recommendations for tax residency, plus the latest developments from the People's Republic of China, the European Union and more.
March 2020 Edition
The March issue of the Global Reward Services newsletter features articles on Canada's proposed changes to the tax treatment of employee stock options, Australia's recommendations for tax residency, plus the latest developments from the People's Republic of China, the European Union and more.


Contact us

Michael A. Bussa

Michael A. Bussa

Partner, Global Reward Services Leader, KPMG US

+1 212-954-1811
Parmjit K. Sandhu

Parmjit K. Sandhu

Principal, Global Reward Services, KPMG US

+1 212-954-4063
Katherine Lo

Katherine Lo

Principal, Global Reward Services, KPMG US

415-963-8988
Terrance Richardson

Terrance Richardson

Principal, Global Reward Services, KPMG US

+1 214-840-2532
Ryan McDonald

Ryan McDonald

Principal, KPMG Benefits Services, KPMG U.S.

+1 585-263-4098
Dinesh Sinniah

Dinesh Sinniah

Partner, Tax, Global Reward Services, KPMG LLP (US)

+1 312-665-3603