If no, how do you get around the being in one place for two years or more requirement?
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If no, how do you get around the being in one place for two years or more requirement?
I was away for 2.5 years in various places and still declared/did my income tax in Aus. I just find it easier to stay as a tax resident at home and then for all foreign earnings (whether Iโm away or home) I just work out the exchange rate for that month and add it as Australian earnings. I guess if I ended up earning more of a different currency than Australian $ as my primary income, Iโd look at changing my tax residency. Is there any particular reason you want to change your โtax residencyโ to a different place?
I was just wondering about it. Up until recently, I had investment property in Australia so it was not worth looking at other options but I no longer have that.
Do you do the exchange yourself? I thought the ATO had official exchange rates.
Ok fair enough.
Yes, I use this website to see rates: https://www.ato.gov.au/rates/foreign-exchange-rates/ (donโt bother with daily, monthly is legally fine).
And then I input them into a spreadsheet of income and expenses that automatically does the exchange and then gives me final figures in $AUD.
You canโt escape the Australian Tax department. Weโre under a worldwide tax system so unless you decide to stop being Australian or happen to be super wealthy, youโre going to have to declare all your income to the ATO regardless of residency.
This is 100% not true. Perhaps youโre thinking of the US system?
Australians pay tax to the ATO if you are an Australian tax resident on worldwide income. Ie, as long as you are an Australian tax resident, you will pay tax on any of your income, derived from anywhere.
However, if you STOP being an Australian tax resident, you no longer have to submit a return with the ATO.
However, stopping being an Australian tax resident is hard. You canโt just simply leave Australia and think you arenโt a tax resident. You need to tell the ATO you have left and you need to be able to prove you arenโt a tax resident, i.e.:
There is a series of tests that you need to pass to prove you arenโt a tax resident anymore.
In most cases, digital nomads wonโt be able to pass the test unfortunately.
Actually you can if you plan to be at one address overseas for 2 years or more. My sister works for a multinational company in Hong Kong and sheโs still an Australian citizen but not a resident for tax purposes.
Iโm just wondering if anyone has tested the 2 years thing. Iโm assuming you would need a visa as proof that you have the right to live and work somewhere else.
You dont need a visa, residency etc. You can prove youโre no longer a resident using things like investment in the new country, longterm lease, kids in school, - evidence youโve set up life somewhere else. Unfortunately this doesnโt work well for digital nomads 
but it is possible (iโve done so).
Actually you canโt if youโre a digital nomad.
The 2+ year scenario doesnโt apply to digital nomads as it requires the person to declare themselves a permanent resident of their host country under (in most cases) a sponsored (non-holiday) working visa. Bouncing from country to country and acknowledging an 183+ day immigration residency doesnโt count as tax residency falls under a different definition.
Those who use the 2+ year scenario declare themselves to the ATO as โpermanentlyโ away from Australia. Once they return they fall under a โwhoops, changed my mindโ deal which may result in an audit, require proof of international income and possibly result in the payment of back taxes (minus the medicare levy and other similar fees) depending on how bad of a day the person at the ATO is having.
In most cases where the person has a normal non-nomadic job, can prove occupational AND taxation residency, does not have any Australian shares, property or income from Australian interest, they wonโt usually have to pay Australian tax.
As digital nomads can not fall into this scenario, their options are to either declare the double-taxable personal income or set up a business or similar in another country and funnel earnings though that.
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Hello, everyone!
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Everything I see online doesn't inspire me much confidence (most sites looks a bit scammy) and this is not a "vacation stay"... I want to be clear my head far away from Argentina right now. If someone has a good website, recommendations, etc I will super appreciate.
Thanks in advance!
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Would be great to find a good tax advisor to sort things in a way that makes my situation as "explainable" and easily dealt with as possible. Any leads?
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What are your experiences of accommodation in terms of the following: reliable wifi, social aspect, pricing, cleanliness, cooking facilities?
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And what about paying myself salary from a self-owned OECD company? I would like to know if I risk potentieal issues with the tax authorities in the jurisdiction of the company, especially regarding withholding tax.
Appreciate your input!
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I have found the major players like Roam, The Collective, and WeLive but havenโt found many others.
Has anyone seen a list or should I start making one?
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Hello everyone! Iโm new here and probably this is a very newbie question, but it doesnโt leave my head.
How do you, nomads, pay your taxes? I mean, if youโre constantly traveling, how are you going to pay taxes for a certain country if you are going to stay there a short period of time?
Or do you return to your โoriginal countryโ and then pay them?
By the way, this forum has very nice cool formatting features! 
Hey everyone,
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Iโm been swaying towards Porto, but have been impressed by the rave reviews Iโve seen for Valencia.
-> Have you every nomad-ed in a Spanish/Portuguese city? Iโd love to know where and what you liked/disliked 
Thanks!
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Currently in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico and heading to Santa Teressa, Costa Rica next week.
Then Aruba in the Caribbean Sea for Christmas and New Year.
However I feel I want to head back to Central America to bring living costs down, rather than staying in the Caribbean Sea among the expensive Islands.
This means I have around 2 - 2,5 month of unplanned travelling.
Any digital nomads who have ideas about where to head in that timeframe?
I am a New Zealander looking to travel for a couple of years in different countries. For this purpose I would ideally like to shift my company to a lower tax territory where I will live part time, as I am currently taxed at roughly 33% in New Zealand, however itโs closer to 40% when I add in all the hidden taxes.
With a move I wonโt be living in NZ so Iโll no longer be obliged to pay any tax after 320 days.
I ideally would wish to be a tax resident of the country I incorporate in. What country is easiest to do this through? A large chunk of my business relies on PayPal which requires your bank account to be from the same country your company is registered. Thus I canโt do anything such as BVI or small islands.
Tbh my best bet looks to be Dubai Free Zones at this point and I can do some travel in europe from there.
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I have been a digital nomad for the last couple of years. I have always worked in tech and now run a couple of profitable online businesses that give me a reliable income and allow me to fund a nomadic lifestyle.
I recently exited one of my businesses and I am considering to invest the income from the sale in properties, mainly for 2 reasons:
a) I donโt want to keep wasting my money in renting apartments across the cities I stay
b) I believe in properties as investment and I want to diversify my investment portfolio (mainly stocks)
After years of constant wander from one place to another, now I am the type of digital nomad who sticks to few locations: I mainly rotate across 4 places each year (San Francisco, Medellin, Berlin, Bali). Buying a house in each of those location would be difficult and too expensive. Therefore, I was wondering if there was any sort of service that combines an investment opportunity with the ability to access different properties around the world (even if just for a limited time per year) ?
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Has anyone heard of anything like that?
Thanks!
I previously use Profia. Contract is ending and I want to have someone who accepts crypto payment instead.
Hi, Iโm new here.
I am moving out forever.
So I am going to move to another country my residence.
But, in the new country I donโt plan to spend more than 90 days a year for sure, at least itโs not the plan for the first years.
But I want to be sure that my tax residence is in my new country, even if I spend less than 90 days a year.
I want to be sure I wonโt be reclaimed by my original country or any other country that I might end up spending less than 180 days, but more than the less than 90 I expect to spend in my new country(looks like itโs going to be Portugal).
Hope that was understandable.
Does anyone know where I can get information about this kind related to nomadism?
Thanks
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