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I just read in random comments on YT that Serbia has supposedly demanded freelancers to pay social security and possibly some taxes, backtracking 5 years. What's the scoop? I know NC promotes Serbia quite a bit for living, real estate and to hire people. But this is a really big red flag.

I would like for someone to clarify the territorial tax system for me. Specifically, many of these countries clearly state that "foreign income" or "income source from outside" is not taxed. And I think it is crystal clear, but some people say that this is false and you can get paid by a foreign...

It seems Cyprus does not have a minimum wage laws, so I wonder if it is possible for the company director to have 0€ salary, hence he and the company would pay no healthcare tax, no social insurance fund tax, no redundancy fund tax, no industrial training fund tax, no social cohesion fund tax...

Some of you might have seen me being quite active recently, as a new member, trying to figure things out. As a stock market investor, my use case is specific and geared towards optimizing the capital gains taxation. It didn't even occur to me to ask directly, so here it is - if you are a stock...

Diversification is always important and that goes for cash as well. So I think it makes sense to spread it out throughout multiple bank accounts in different jurisdictions. The problem though is that usually banks require you to be a resident or have at least a lease agreement and maybe...

I wonder what is the appeal of Singapore these days. Beside territorial tax system, I think there are much better and cheaper countries/jurisdictions in which to incorporate, live or bank. Is Singapore's popularity just a remnant of its former glory days as shining beacon of capitalism or is...

Does anyone here have experience with obtaining a 0% citizenship, like one of the Caribbean ones, and being perpetual traveller that pays 0 taxes? By perpetual traveller I don't mean to be country-hopping every other day but more like having 2+ homes around the world and simply avoiding...

I am starting to like the idea of UAE as base of operations. Not only is real estate cheap AF(I know they have zones and some restrictions for foreigners) but it is a precursor for the resident visa and hence tax residence without the need to setup a company. With the generous once a 6 months...

Hi, does anybody here know where I could find a list or a map of countries that have 0% Capital Gains Tax on securities(stocks, bonds...)? The problem when looking for this information is that usually CGT is tied to real estate and finding info for securities is quite tough so I was unable to...

When it comes to investment into or ownership of properties, I understand that having a company with good tax residency as umbrella for these investments makes sense. But I always wonder, when is it good to own directly and when through a company when it comes to properties to actually live in...

This scamdemic completely exposed the corrupt, incompetent, stupid and bought out governments all around the world and how they disregarded basic human rights, laws and constitutions of their own land. So taking away the taxation and cost of living, which countries in your opinion upheld the...

If you move to another country through some type of long stay visa and you are not citizen, how do you prove to tax authorities that it is now your domicile and you don't need to stay there half a year to be a tax resident by default?

The healthcare contribution for unemployed investors is 2.65%. I wonder how that is calculated. For example If i trade stocks and make 100k€ during the year, is the GHS calculated from this amount or from taxable amount, which for capital gains would be 0€? Also, what if I would simply buy...

There are plenty of options for favourable tax regimes around the world, most notably those with territorial tax system, but usually these jurisdictions require the 183 day rule to be met in order for a person to be able to get a tax residence for the year. Sometimes this is not something one...

Just thinking out loud here, if I would set up a company, to trade stocks and maybe flip properties(outside of Cyprus), in Cyprus and I would employ myself as a director and I would be the sole shareholder BUT I would live in Malaysia(via their MM2H program), the company would be considered as...

Is there a way to change the forum theme to a light one? i don't see any option to do so and I cannot stand "dark" themes whatsoever.

Hi, I thought I will give you a tip for the cheapest stock broker in Europe. It is the Fio bank in Czechia - www.fio.cz . They are a standard bank but they also offer investing account. They currently support USA, CZ and DE stock exchanges. I have been with them for many years and been investing...

I know that Malaysia has no capital gains taxes but they also don't tax your foreign income since it is a country with a territorial tax system. Trading equities(stocks..) should be then subject to this tax exemption since the gain on capital is tax free, plus it is foreign income. But I have...

Since Cyprus has the best policies when it comes to taxing capital gains, I am curios to know if taking out taxed profits from a Cyprus' company, as Cyprus' tax resident under their 2-month program, and company owner, is considered personal income to be taxed or as "dividend" that is excluded...

Portugal's 10 year non habitual resident program excludes foreign income from taxation(excluding 10% for pensions). But I have read that if the income has not been taxed in the country of origin, Portugal will tax it locally. Which I understand. But I am still uncertain about a situation where I...