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When talking about tax residency many people think that the 183-day rule is the golden standard, and this is the amount of time you need to spend in a country in order to become a tax resident.
Is this really the case? Do you automatically become a tax resident when you spend 183 days in a country? Can you become a tax resident even if you spent less time? Are there other criteria that may be more important when the country determines whether you’re a tax resident or not?
Today we are debunking the 183 days myth about tax residency.
Terms that we will be covering:
-Residency
-Tax Residency
-Tax Residency Certificate
-Tax Return
-Taxable income
-183 days
-Tax Status
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Author: Michael Rosmer
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I have a weird question. I have been in the Philippines for over 2 years now. Yet the tax office here still won't recognise me as a tax resident just because I'm on a tourist visa. Any ideas on how to fix this? Else I don't know where else to be a tax resident.
What if i have my centre of all vital interests in one country (house, car, memberships, perhaps family etc) but my main source of income is from working physically in another country (through self employment or ltd company), with zero ties? In neither country do i stay physically more than 150 days a year. This is where it gets complicated…
What do you think about Hungary? I hear theres a 15% flat tax for crypto.
Michael, does that mean that if I want to get a tax return, I can go and stay in any low or zero tax country for a *little* while, say, a month in a hotel or airbnb…
then file a tax return, insisting that "I want to pay some tax here (could be a zero tax too, right?)"
and then use that tax return to my advantage in other places whenever there'll be a need?
Do you know if Portugal apply the 183 day rule ?
Another good video. I was surprised to see that I wasn’t subscribed, became a SUBSCRIBER. IMHO there’s no one size fits all, as you said. The rule of thumb I follow is not to spend over 6 months in a country that I don’t have tax residence. In the US a lot of people confuse green card rules with tax regulations. It’s not a green card, it’s a “resident alien permit.”As the name says, you have to be resident. I’m not sure how USCIS defines residence in terms of how much time you are required to spend in the US. Lots of people think as long as they pay US taxes, but live outside of the US with their greensand then they are OK. Def not the case, 2 separate agencies in the US that don’t necessarily communicate. Just an opinion.
Great content yet again! Thanks for sharing!!!!
How do you know if a country will make you tax residence (and that is not something you are looking for)?Is it a rule thing or more of a practical thing?
Which countries exactly?
Nice, definitely love this type of "this is the law but this is practice in reality" content!
Keep it up!