The epidemic forces remote office to become a new normal, and tropical islands become new choices of "home office"

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] The new crown pneumonia's epidemic forces remote office to become a new normal, while some savvy merchants smell business opportunities from it. They fully integrated the two elements of leisure and work, and launched the "upgraded version" remote working mode -island office.

According to a Bloomberg report on June 30, by chance, the American businessman David Abraham found that most of the customers in the coffee shop were working, so they gave birth to the idea of ​​"sending them to Bali." He founded a company named "outpost" as early as 2016, and was committed to exploring shared office space and homestays overseas. He usually directly received a poorly operated hotel or farm and transformed it. On the beautiful islands, these "travelers" can not only enjoy the spacious and bright office environment, but also live the fun of life such as swimming, snorkeling, experience of fishing and barbecue at sea.

For some developed countries, similar business models are not new. However, some media reminded that "island office" still has certain legal blind spots. For example, because the visa policies and tax systems of various countries are different, the visa must be protected from overdue. Taking Indonesia as an example, foreigners need to pay taxes as long as they stay in the country for 183 days within 12 months, but they only use tourist visas to not meet the conditions of employment and taxes locally, thereby forming a unique "legal gray gray zone". However, in order to meet the needs of overseas travelers, some countries have begun to adjust visa policies and tax regulations. (Liu Haoran)

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