Achim Mossman, managing directing of KPMG LLP's International Executive Services in New York,said "Organizations have moved away from the traditional expat programs. In the past,you had the typical U.S.-based balance-sheet approach with fully equalized employees and a strong focus on keeping employees on home-country compensation and benefits. "Today, Mossman says, "Instead of keeping employees on the home country's balance sheet ,they're moved to the host country 's compensation' package and treaed like local employees . You still continue to pay are relocation allowance and moving costs,but strip away some of the allowances related to the home-country compensation packages. "This trend has grown in the past three or four years