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Portage Salariale for remote work: Legal or Not?
As someone with a remote job, it’s crucial to acknowledge that your employer doesn’t have a legal entity in Morocco, making it your responsibility to establish the necessary legal structure. While exploring options, you may come across “portage salariale” as one way to handle your salary transactions. These companies receive your salary from your employer,…
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Beyond the Office Walls: WFH vs. Remote Work – What’s the difference?
Nowadays, the terms “Working from Home” (WFH) and “Remote Work” are often used interchangeably, but they carry subtle yet significant differences. So what’s the difference exactly? A few things: 1. Where You Can Work: Working remotely signifies a true nomadic approach. The flexibility extends beyond the confines of a home, allowing individuals to work from…
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The best remote jobs for April 2024
Welcome to the April 2024 edition of the best remote jobs around. In these posts, we hand-pick the best remote jobs each month. These are carefully selected opportunities from top-tier companies that embrace remote work, extending their reach to international talents, including those from Morocco. If you want to get them in your email, please…
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The top 3 advantages and challenges of remote working
Remote work has emerged as providing unparalleled flexibility and autonomy for individuals. However, as with any way of doing things, it comes with its own set of challenges. In this post, I decided to present you the top 3 challenges and advantages of remote working: The downsides of remote working 1. Work/Life Balance: In a…
Work legally online from Morocco
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Portage Salariale for remote work: Legal or Not?
As someone with a remote job, it’s crucial to acknowledge that your employer doesn’t have a legal entity in Morocco, making it your responsibility to establish the necessary legal structure. While exploring options, you may come across “portage salariale” as one way to handle your salary transactions. These companies receive your salary from your employer,…
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Dollars and Dirhams: Navigating overseas expenses for Moroccan business owners
If you’re an individual or business in Morocco, you’ve likely come across the term “dotation” – a specific allowance for spending in foreign currency. But what happens when you need to make payments for foreign services for your company? Do companies have an allowance too? Let’s delve into the details. Understanding the Crucial Separation Before…
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Tax Alert for Remote Workers Engaged with Moroccan Employers
Are you working remotely with a Moroccan company from your country? Are you receiving online payments and uncertain about whether you should pay taxes in Morocco? This guide is tailored for you! According to the recently enacted 2024 financial law, any foreign individual collaborating with a Moroccan company is required to pay a Value-Added Tax…
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You can lose everything with the auto-entrepreneur status
The auto-entrepreneur status is one of the easiest ways of getting started and making your work legal in Morocco. It’s also one of the cheapest options (tax wise). But isn’t this too good to be true? Hmm, indeed! The auto-entrepreneur status can make you lose all your belongings too! How? Let’s see. Auto-entrepreneur status hidden…
Productivity and remote working
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Beyond the Office Walls: WFH vs. Remote Work – What’s the difference?
Nowadays, the terms “Working from Home” (WFH) and “Remote Work” are often used interchangeably, but they carry subtle yet significant differences. So what’s the difference exactly? A few things: 1. Where You Can Work: Working remotely signifies a true nomadic approach. The flexibility extends beyond the confines of a home, allowing individuals to work from…
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The top 3 advantages and challenges of remote working
Remote work has emerged as providing unparalleled flexibility and autonomy for individuals. However, as with any way of doing things, it comes with its own set of challenges. In this post, I decided to present you the top 3 challenges and advantages of remote working: The downsides of remote working 1. Work/Life Balance: In a…
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Remote Ready: Crafting the Ultimate Internet Setup for Work in Morocco
Working remotely requires more than just a laptop and a cozy corner; it demands a rock-solid Internet connection. If you’re not sure about the local offers, this post provides an idea about the current offerings and my current setup, carefully curated for stability and reliability after multiple trials and errors. Main connection: Fiber After a…
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Salary expectations when working remotely
You’re contemplating the possibility of pursuing a remote job, fueled by the excitement of working from anywhere. However, as you weigh the possibilities, uncertainties arise regarding the expected salary. Will you receive more than your current compensation? Will you receive less but move to a more cost-effective city? Too many unknowns. By the end of…
Achieve work/life balance
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Investing in Morocco
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Investing in Morocco: Retirement Plans
Retirement plans are another way of investing in Morocco, especially for the long term (well, technically, very long term). This way of investing is also known as a good way of reducing your taxes (we’ll see why). When I say retirement plan, I’m talking about private plans created by banks and/or insurance companies. There are…
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Investing in Morocco: OPCVM
OPCVM is a way of investing in Morocco and is an acronym for “Organisme de Placement Collectif en Valeurs Mobilières” which means a collective organization for investing. In plain English, it means a financial institution that gets money from different people and invests it in the stock market following pre-defined allocation rules. What I mean…
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Investing in Morocco: Stock Market (Bourse de Casablanca)
If you want to invest in the stock market, and want to know how you can buy stocks in Morocco, this post is for you! If you’re looking for other investing approaches, see our page about investing in Morocco. Returns Shares price changes Like any stock market, it’s hard to quantify if your shares will…
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Investing in Morocco: Compte sur Carnet
“Compte sur Carnet” is a way of investing in Morocco by putting your money in a specific account, and getting a fixed return each quarter. Think of it as a savings account. You can get a “Compte sur Carnet” from your bank and it will be tied to your normal account. This way, you can…
Make it Legal
Understand the legal requirements to start working remotely from Morocco. Getting health insurance, paying taxes, and more…
Get That Remote Job
Do you want to land a remote job? Let me help you with this free e-book on how to prepare yourself, build your portfolio, and more…