oldtimer2 said:
For quality of life its Italy every time - and similar high tax countries over Malta. My understanding is if you really really want to sleep easy its 6 months plus one day in a tax-preferred country where you have your vital centers of interest and that you really like living in - plus that country has good dta's with the high tax countries where you want to play and spend under 6 months and where your vital centers of interest are not located. M has many dta's but really anyone who has lived there knows the limitations of living for 6 months on the most densely populated place in Europe. Like many small islands, M needs to offer attractive packages to attract people - but the more established your wealth the more likely you might want to find ways to be free of the ”˜stuck on the tiny island' model. Naturally some people love the lifestyle offered by M and so its all down to personal preferences. Other people truly like being a digital nomad who is constantly moving and is careful enough to monitor and stay clear of every different country's tax traps and can use M as a shorter term stay and as part of a very carefully made overall plan - but for people who like to put down some serious roots in higher quality countries while sleeping easy at night, M can be a good shorter term option to build wealth and later to move on to other options.
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