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183-day rule, SPT, Schengen & more
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Alabama's Seven-Month Residency Rule: A Higher Bar Than 183 Days
Alabama presumes you're a resident if you spend more than seven months of the year in-state, whether or not consecutive, a higher bar than the usual 183 days.
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Germany's 183-day rule and 'center of vital interests' test
Germany determines tax residency by domicile (Wohnsitz), habitual abode (gewöhnlicher Aufenthalt), or the 183-day test under treaties. Here's how each works for expats and remote workers.
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Year-End Residency Review: A December Audit-Prep Checklist
A year end residency review locks in your day count and ties before the tax year closes. Use this December checklist to verify days, fix gaps, and prep early.
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Tax Residency for Yacht Crew & Pilots: Seafarers' Earnings & Day Counting
Yacht crew tax residency depends on the days you spend on land, not at sea or in the air. Here's how seafarer reliefs and day counting actually work for crew.
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Which Tax Residency Rules Apply to You? State + Visa + Test Matrix
This routing guide explains tax residency rules by situation, matching your country, US state, and visa to the exact test and guide that applies to your case.
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Vietnam Tax Residency for Expats: 183-Day Rule & Long-Stay Visas
Vietnam tax residency hinges on 183 days or a permanent home and taxes worldwide income. Here's how the day count, long-stay visas, and the no-DNV reality work.
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Turkey Expat Tax Residency: 183-Day Rule & Returning-Resident Deferral
Turkey tax residency turns on a six-month presence test and taxes residents on worldwide income. Here is how the 183-day rule and the deferral exception work.
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South Africa Tax Residency: 183-Day Test & Ordinary Residence
The South Africa 183 day rule is the physical-presence test. See how it and ordinary residence decide SARS tax residency on worldwide income, and how to exit.
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Schengen Overstay Penalties & Tax Implications
Schengen overstay penalties range from fines and entry bans to deportation. Here is what overstaying the 90/180 limit costs, plus the tax angle few expect.
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Perpetual Traveler Tax Status: Myth vs Reality
The perpetual traveler tax myth promises a life with no tax home. In reality you almost always keep a domicile somewhere, here is what actually decides it.
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Offshore Account Reporting by Residency Status (FBAR / CRS / FATCA)
Foreign account reporting residency drives it: US persons file FBAR and FATCA, CRS-country residents are auto-reported, non-doms and non-residents differ.
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Monaco Tax Residency: The Bank Deposit Path & French Exception
How Monaco tax residency works: the bank deposit requirement, no personal income tax, the 183-day presence rule, and the big French exception expats miss.
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Medical, Exempt & Military Days: Official Rules by Jurisdiction
The medical day exception tax residency rule, exempt-individual days, and military days each cut your taxable count under the IRS SPT, US states, and UK SRT.
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Ireland Non-Dom: Indefinite Remittance Basis & Treaty Interactions
The Ireland non dom regime has no deemed-domicile clock, so the remittance basis can last indefinitely. How it works, what it taxes, and how treaties interact.
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Greece Golden Visa & the 183-Day Tax-Residency Trigger
Greece golden visa tax, made clear: the permit grants residency rights, not tax residency. Greek worldwide tax usually triggers only past 183 days a year.
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Georgia (Country) Tax Residency: The 183-Day Rule & 1% Regime
Georgia country tax residency hinges on the 183-day rule, and its territorial system plus the low Individual Entrepreneur regime keep foreign income untaxed.
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Estonia e-Residency vs Tax Residency: What It Does (and Doesn't) Do
Estonia e-Residency is a digital business ID, not tax residency. What it changes for your company's tax, what it leaves untouched personally, and the traps.
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Brazil Tax Residency: 183-Day Test & 2025 Non-Resident Cert Changes
Brazil tax residency starts after more than 183 days in any rolling 12-month window. How the day count, RFB exit rules, and 2025 dividend changes work.
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Argentina Residency & Bienes Personales After the 2025 Reform
How Argentina tax residency works: the 12-month physical-presence rule, worldwide wealth tax, and how the 2025 Bienes Personales reform changed the rates.
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April Tax Deadline & Residency Audit Season: A Planning Guide
Residency audit season starts in April. Here's how to file a clean part-year or nonresident return and pre-build day-count evidence that survives an audit.
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Andorra Passive Residency & the 10% Flat-Tax Scheme
Andorra tax residency explained: how passive residency works, the upfront deposit and local investment, the flat 10% income tax, and no wealth or estate tax.
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Massachusetts 183-day rule and the Millionaire's Tax: residency for high earners
Massachusetts taxes residents at 5%, plus a 4% Millionaire's Tax surcharge above $1M. Here's how the 183-day rule and 'place of abode' test work for departing residents.
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Vermont Residency Guide & Neighboring-State Audit Coordination
Vermont tax residency explained: the domicile rule, the 183-day statutory test, and how to coordinate days when you split time across New England and New York.
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Utah Residency: 183-Day Rule & Domicile Requirements
How Utah decides if you're a resident for tax: the 183-day rule, domicile tests, and what counts. A clear guide to Utah residency rules for filers and movers.
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