What is Tax Residence and Why Does it Matter?
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia When we help our clients create an offshore strategy for their Nomad Capitalist lifestyle, I find that there are many people who have a hard time telling the difference between a residence permit – a second residence – and their actual...
Second Residence
SECOND Residence Start on the path toward second citizenship. Get tax benefits, diversify, and live abroad. SECOND ResidenceStart on the path toward second citizenship. Get tax benefits, diversify, and live abroad. The most popular service we provide here at...
US FEIE: How the Bona Fide Residence Test Works
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia If you’re a US citizen looking to legally reduce your tax burden, chances are you’ve considered pursuing Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. Since the US uses a system of citizenship-based taxation, US citizens and permanent...
What is a Golden Visa? 6 EU Residence by Investment Programs
Last Updated August 7, 2020 Dateline: Tivat, Montenegro EUROPE’S GOLDEN VISAS: 6 COVETED EU RESIDENCE PROGRAMS Find out which European countries grant foreigners a residence permit in exchange for their investment dollars. It doesn’t matter what you call it: a Golden...
Get Second Residence and Pay No Tax in These 26 Tax-Free Countries
Last Updated August 1, 2020 Dateline: Singapore Having a second citizenship is an important part of international diversification, but having a backup passport alone does not end your tax obligations if that is your goal. US citizens can have as many passports as they...
The Best Tax-Free Countries In The Americas
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Have you ever dreamed of living on a sunny island in the tropics away from all the hustle and bustle where you can relax and enjoy life? It’s certainly an appealing idea. If you’re a Nomad Capitalist, you may have dreamed of this as...
The Best Tax-Free Countries In Asia
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia When we think about tax-free countries, our brain often goes to the Caribbean, or Europe, where a web of historical treaties, legal exemptions, and whatnot has created many areas exempt from taxation. But one of our goals here at...
5 Tax Questions for Freelancers and Solopreneurs Living Offshore
Dateline: Yerevan, Armenia There is an undeniably global and growing trend in the remote work industry among digital nomads, freelancers, and solopreneurs. In the United States alone, a 2016 Gallup poll found that 43% of Americans worked remotely in some capacity....
How to Avoid Estate Taxes: 17 countries with no Death Tax
They say the only things that are certain are death and taxes. As we frequently discuss, that isn’t necessarily true; no one in Dubai or Vanuatu ever muttered those words, and there are plenty of tax-free countries in the world. In fact, tax-free countries or...
The Trifecta: How to Travel Less as a Tax-Free Nomad
Dateline: Merida, Mexico I’ve been working on a new concept. This development comes in response to the needs of many of the the folks I help each month. One of the key factors to successful lifestyle design is to not only know the places you would like to visit but...