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[Terminus]

Hi, I'm a freelance who wants to live and work abroad.
I want to avoid having my activity based in France because there is too much taxes and I won't live there anyway.
If anyone has any advice on where to base my freelance activity it would help me greatly.
I plan on living in SE Asia since living cost is very low and temperatures are great 😀

Glad to join you !

 

[Martin Everson]

Welcome aboard.

If you can find a territorial tax SE asia country then live there.‌ If you freelance then work out where your customers will be and how they are‍ likely to be paying you first.

 

[Terminus]

Thanks, the thing⁠ is my customers can be from any country in the world since I'm a dev.⁤
I saw that Vietnam and Thailand don't tax you if you live there less than⁣ 180 days a year. I think I'll try it, I just have to find out⁢ in which country my freelance activity should be located.

You don't have to live where︀ your activity is declared, right ?

 

[JohnLocke]

Welcome aboard, I hope you enjoy your stay and will find what you are looking‌ for 😉

 

[Martin Everson]

No you don't. But your foreign company may be taxed as if the‌ foreign company is a local one (where you are living) depending on any Controlled Foreign‍ Corporation (CFC) rules or tax rules in your country of residence.

Without going into too⁠ much detail the country where you choose to live has to have at least a⁤ territorial tax system, no CFC rules or a favorable tax code.