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How to get the easiest formal tax residency? My country asks me to be tax resident somewhere

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Then you have to be⁠ 183 days somewhere! As we all (most) do here! Your country can ALWAYS ask you⁤ proofs of staying. Own apartment, transport, expenses with your card, receipts from everything. This is⁣ coming globally and happened thanks to a few people that think that been digital nomads⁢ are paying tax nowhere. It's not like that! You HAVE to be tax resident somewhere︀ and if you don't want to be found out after 10, 15, 20 years and︁ they will take you everything, you have to plan it properly. Also consider the P/E,︂ place of effective management etc. Even if you are 10 days in a country and︃ you work online, you work on this specific country -> you have to pay tax︄ on this specific country as the work is done there! Because you are physically there.︅ So, check the rules for every country and how it works.
Get your things, move︆ to a 0% region that your country accepts and do it legally!
Most of the︇ countries you mentioned are anyway not accepted by many countries in EU as they are︈ on the list of non-cooperative countries - there are plenty of lists you have to︉ research your self :

https://taxation-customs.ec.europa....nd,implemented within the available timeframe.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-list-of-non-cooperative-jurisdictions/

Etc - do some︊ research.
 
How do you‌ get to that conclusion?

Because even the tax hell Germany does not require you to‍ prove that you moved your tax residency elsewhere, all you have to do to leave⁠ Germany's tax system is to announce that you leave, and cut ties (move out of⁤ Germany and terminate your rental contract in Germany).
 
I was part of this kind of discussion here on the forum a few⁣ months ago.

I was also on the side of “you have to be a tax⁢ resident somewhere”. The truth probably is, it depends on the country of your citizenship and︀ the country of your previous tax residency. Some countries like in the case of the︁ op specifically demand it, others do not.
 
Not all the countries YET, but one by one adding.. Australia added it, and⁣ more coming.. Also many (not for the current topic) are proposing citizenship based taxation (France).⁢
 
No because Belarus is not in the EU. But if‍ it was, it has first to be accepted from the country... And EU too.. I⁠ think is confusing and more confusing is coming since many countries (including PY) are issuing⁤ TRCs without physicall precence of 180 days/yr. People don't understand that if you are tax⁣ resident somewhere is not because you want, is because THIS COUNTRY is dragging you to⁢ be taxed there. So, how one country can give TRC (0% of course) but you︀ can be living somwhere else and maybe staying more than 180 days there? If you︁ read the Cyprus non dom rules, they strictly say that you need the x days︂ in cyprus but YOU CANNOT Stay in any other country more than 180 days. That︃ invalidates the non-dom.
Summarizing, the digital-nomad-tax-resident-of-nowhere is about to die very very soon... the 7,︄ EU etc, are pushing towards it, you should be tax resident somwhere that you are︅ physically there; that's why you listen serious specialists on this saying "your center of interests".︆ HK same; you can't get TRC if you dont have rental / house, subscriptions /︇ gym etc,. Same in Gibraltar. And the rest of the countries are pushing them to︈ be serious and ensure the resident is really there.

That's why, IMHO, things will change︉ - and are changing - very fast.

*bonus: many countries can look back a few︊ years and change the status so, you might make your income traveling around until the︋ day they will say that you were just traveling around, and now you're back home...︌

Just find a country you want to live the rest of your life - or︍ next many years and move properly.
 
No, Australia hasn't added a requirement that one needs to be⁠ tax resident in some country outside Australia to get out of their tax net.
Currently Australia has a few tests including the domicile test, which says that one has to⁤ have a permanent abode in some country to no longer be an Australian tax resident.⁣ It doesn't specify that one has to be a tax resident in the country of⁢ permanent abode, but normally (but not always) having a permenant abode somewhere means one becomes︀ tax resident.

For people who have lived long term in Australia and want to leave,︁ the proposed new Australian rules say that:
-if one gets a job that lasts at︂ least 2 years outside Australia, one has accommodation in the place of employment, and one︃ doesnt spend more than 45 days in Australia per year, then one is out of︄ the tax net directly when leaving Australia.
-If one has spent less than 45 days︅ in Australia per year for the two previous years, then one is out of the︆ tax net the third year, assuming one spends less than 45 days that third year︇ too.

In other words Australia never had an explicit requirement to be a tax resident︈ abroad, and with the new rules tax residency abroad is even less of a factor.︉ Note that if you are an entrepreneur and move out from Australia to say the︊ UAE, you will still be an Australian tax resident for 2 years regardless of if︋ you are a tax resident or not in the UAE. And then from the third︌ year you will not be an Australian tax resident, again regardless of if you are︍ a tax resident in the UAE.

This flowchart explains the new rules quite well: https://www.exfin.com/files/general_materials/Proposed New Australian Tax Residency Rules Flowchart.pdf

Im actually not aware of any country that explicitly︎ requires tax residency abroad to get out of the tax net. Possibly Spain is the️ closest, where i understand that in practice it is likely one has to show tax‌ residency abroad.

But there are many cases where even if you are a tax resident‍ abroad, you are still counted as a tax resident of the country you left. Like⁠ all the full on or quasi taxation by citizenship countries, or countries with anti tax⁤ haven rules. The by far most common case though is that you can move out,⁣ and the country you left doesnt care if you are a tax resident abroad or⁢ not.
 
Some users here also mentioned Italy, Slovakia and some France.

But I think in⁤ most cases, nobody cares. But if you are unlucky and get shot on the street⁣ just when you visited your mom, you may get unwanted attention and questions. In such⁢ a case, it is good to have proof. Maybe the best is go get a︀ job somewhere and pay some tax while being there some time. And have some homeless︁ using your card to pay for some food the other days.
 
Italy Im familiar with, and in order to register as an Italian abroad (AIRE registry)‍ you have to go to the Italian embassy in the country you moved to, and⁠ have some sort of proof of residence - not proof of tax residence though. And⁤ it's a one off thing, you dont have to keep proving your residency.

No idea⁣ about Slovakia, and any time I want to look up anything about France - despite⁢ me speaking the language - it just gives me headaches, always super complicated. Im asking︀ French friends about what it takes to leave the french tax net and never get︁ clear answers, but they do seem to want to get tax residency certificates, but ive︂ never heard France actually asking for one.

Yeah, it's like︈ why not have some proof. I was actually in a situation where it was useful︉ recently. Bought a macbook in Sweden and was claiming back VAT at the airport -︊ would really annoy me to give money to a tax hell country. So I told︋ them I live in this godforsaken country in West Africa and Im flying back there,︌ look here is my flight ticket. And the airport-VAT stuff said, yeah that's not enough,︍ you have to show that you are a resident of this country too, with a︎ tone that they were thinking no way this guy is resident in african shithole country.️ So I whip up my wallet, bring out a little plastic card where it says‌ Carte Resident, Republique de [Shithole Country] and get my money.

Took 3 years to get‍ the damn card btw because some bureaucrat responsible for printing them pocketed the money, but⁠ well, got it at the end. Best part is that on the back it says⁤ that my occupation is "Unemployed".
 
Generally, what you are looking for is to be tax resident of a country that‌ has a Double Taxation Agreement with the country you are trying to escape. The treaty‍ will mean that you can only be tax resident in one of the two countries⁠ at a time, and the purpose of the tax residency in low tax country is⁤ to take advantage of the DTA.

Technically, you can be tax resident in country A,⁣ then still pay tax in country B because you were full-time employed there for 2⁢ months, and country C because you own property there. Even if there are DTAs between︀ all of them every country is allowed to tax income generated there. But your $$$$︁ business sale would be taxed in country A, your dividends from the micro business you︂ have in country Z would be taxed in country A, etc.

Without country A claiming︃ you under a DTA with your home country, you might be limited to spending as︄ a little as two weeks a year back home. But with country A claiming you︅ under a DTA you might be able to spend 3-5 months safely at home (provided︆ you don't work while you are there) (or keep permanent accommodation there) (or maintain a︇ nebulous centre of interests nai¤%).

For OP, at least according to Deloitte's primer, in Belarus︈ for the purposes of the 183 day test, 'a “stay” includes both the actual length︉ of the period during which an individual stays in Belarus, as well as any other︊ period of an individual’s absence from Belarus for business trips, holidays or medical treatment abroad'.︋ So, by my reading of this (summarised, translated sentence that might not reflect the original︌ nuances) he's going to want to show he has a physical home somewhere else and︍ isn't just on holiday. Although I guess that hinges on the exact meaning of 'holiday'︎ in Belorussian law 😀 Is it really a holiday if you leave completely for three years?️ He said he'd be happy spending zero days home.

https://belgium.mfa.gov.by/uploademb/belgium/publications/foreignnationals_coming_to_belarus.pdf

But having a physical residency‌ is also going to (mostly) protect him from claims from every country he opens his‍ laptop in, which in theory they could chase after him for decades after he visited.⁠ (Some countries explicitly renounce the right to tax remote working tourists, as it would be⁤ insane to enforce!)
 
Depending on what⁤ your needs and requirements are I would choose Cyprus over Paraguay but that's my opinion⁣ you may check with what else is wrote here.

Cyprus has nice weather and it⁢ is still close to Europe if that matters, downside, they are part of the EU︀ not the best.
 
Just wanted to add, Tax Treaties between countries are important particularly when the⁣ Treaty contains a clear tie-breaker clause regarding tax residency.
 
Yeah, but at‍ personal level, it's best to not rely on tax treaties at all, and only be⁠ a tax resident in one place (or zero). It's a pain to get tax treaties⁤ enforced, and deal with incompetent bureaucrats in two countries.
 
But how it‍ exaclty works with tax treaties:

For example: If I spent 100 days in the Georgia,⁠ have property, business, social connections, home and bank accounts, 500k investment. And I spent 250⁤ days in Belarus with no business, no connections, no permanent home, no bank accounts, no⁣ money in the country. According to tax treaty I'm tax resident of UAE. But according⁢ to domestic rules I'm a tax resident in Belarus (spent 183+ days) but not a︀ tax resident in Georgia on regular basis, but tax resident on paper so-called HNWI special︁ status.

How is it treated? They will tell to pay taxes in both places?

Because:
1. According to the treaty, must pay taxes in Georgia.
2. According to the domestic︂ laws of Belarus - must pay all the taxes in Belarus, because HWNI status not︃ recognized for treaty.
3. According to the domestic laws of Georgia - must pay taxes︄ in both places.

And almost the same cases in all the countries, specifically the countries︅ that have the centre of vital interests criterion. For example, business in France and 80︆ days spent in France, business in Germany and 80 days spent in Germany, business in︇ Belarus and 184 days spent in Belarus, and business in Georgia with HWNI status and︈ 20 days spent in Georgia. What will it be? ns2
 
You have to check the treaty
https://mof.ge/en/5128
Article 4 then states that you are only‌ a resident of Georgia as you only have a permanent home available there. (Not sure‍ why you write UAE.)

But it comes with troubles
  • How can you spend 250 days⁠ in Belarus without having a home. Do you have receipts for minimum 40 different hotels⁤ you stayed at?
  • What did you do in Belarus? Visiting friends and family is dangerous⁣ as a home will most likely be presumed. Sleeping in clients beds will bring us⁢ to the next problem
  • There are more articles for self-employment and permanent establishments. Unless you︀ live from interest and dividends, those may catch you.
And for your questions, to first︁ need to check if the treaty applies. If yes, it prevails domestic law and decides︂ which country can tax. If Georgia can tax you according to the treaty, they can︃ tax you. And they could also ask you to pay taxes in Belarus too.

Better leave completely and better get a residence somewhere properly.
 
Hello,

I am⁤ not sure your take on the Cyprus option is accurate. The 60 day rule targets⁣ exactly persons who are not tax resident anywhere and my understanding from what has been⁢ said is that you are not considered a tax resident in Belarus by virtue of︀ spending 183 days there. What they are saying is that if you do not have︁ a tax residency somewhere they will consider you a tax resident there, probably by virtue︂ of your citizenship, centre of vital interests or your failure to terminate your tax residency︃ there by appropriately notifying them and demonstrating tax residency elsewhere. If this is where you︄ stand, then I believe to be able to successfully advice you to secure a tax︅ residency in Cyprus and getting a tax resident certificate under the 60 day rule. Kindly︆ let me know if you are interested and I can send you a DM to︇ take this further.
 
Barbados is also a decent option to get TR in some weeks and not have‌ high stay requirements, but more expensive than Paraguay. I heard 20-40k
 
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