Special tax regimes
Compare special tax programs for expats, investors, and digital nomads
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BR Simples NacionalActive Brazil
- Flat rate
- 4.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
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IN Special Economic Zones (SEZ)Active India
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 15 yr
- Prior non-residency
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IN Startup India Tax BenefitsActive India
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 3 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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ID Tax Holiday for Pioneer IndustriesActive Indonesia
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 20 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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ID Skilled foreign resident — Indonesian-source income onlyActive Indonesia
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 4 yr
- Prior non-residency
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IR Free trade and special economic zone incentivesActive Iran
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 20 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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ZA Special Economic ZonesActive South Africa
- Flat rate
- 15.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
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CO Zonas Francas (Free Trade Zones)Active Colombia
- Flat rate
- 20.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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PK Returning expatriate foreign income exemptionActive Pakistan
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 2 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 4 yr
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TR Foreign-source income exemption (Law No. 7582)Active Turkey
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
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- Duration
- 20 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 3 yr
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CL Artículo 3 LIR (foreign-source income exemption)Active Chile
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 3 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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FR Inbound assignee regime (Article 155 B)Active France
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 8 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 5 yr
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SO Presumptive Tax Regime (PTR)Active Somalia
- Flat rate
- 1.5%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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MG Free zone enterprisesActive Madagascar
- Flat rate
- 10.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 10 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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BW International Financial Services Centre (IFSC)Active Botswana
- Flat rate
- 15.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
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BW Simplified tax regime for small businessesActive Botswana
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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KE Nairobi International Financial CentreActive Kenya
- Flat rate
- 15.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 7 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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TH Long-Term Resident (LTR) Visa Tax BenefitsActive Thailand
- Flat rate
- 17.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 10 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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TH BOI Investment PromotionActive Thailand
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 13 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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ES Ley Beckham (Inbound Assignees)Active Spain
- Flat rate
- 24.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 6 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 5 yr
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PG Small Business TaxActive Papua New Guinea
- Flat rate
- 2.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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UZ IT Park Resident StatusActive Uzbekistan
- Flat rate
- 1.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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ZW IFSC expatriate employmentActive Zimbabwe
- Flat rate
- 15.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
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ZW Special Economic ZonesActive Zimbabwe
- Flat rate
- 15.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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FI Foreign Expert Tax RegimeActive Finland
- Flat rate
- 25.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 7 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 5 yr
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VN Economic Zones & High-Tech ParksActive Vietnam
- Flat rate
- 10.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 15 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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MY Labuan International Business and Financial CentreActive Malaysia
- Flat rate
- 3.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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PL Podatek liniowy (19% flat tax on business income)Active Poland
- Flat rate
- 19.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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PL Ryczałt od przychodów ewidencjonowanychActive Poland
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
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IT Impatriate RegimeActive Italy
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 5 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 3 yr
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IT Lump-Sum Tax Regime (HNWIs)Active Italy
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- EUR 300,000
- Duration
- 15 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 9 yr
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IT Southern Italy 7% flat tax (retirees)Active Italy
- Flat rate
- 7.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 10 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 5 yr
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PH 8% tax on gross sales or receiptsActive Philippines
- Flat rate
- 8.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
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EC Residencia fiscal temporal (LRTI)Active Ecuador
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 5 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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NZ Transitional resident exemptionActive New Zealand
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 4 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 10 yr
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NZ Non-resident visitorActive New Zealand
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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GB FIG Regime (Foreign Income & Gains)Active United Kingdom
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 4 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 10 yr
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BY Hi-Tech Park (HTP)Active Belarus
- Flat rate
- 0.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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KG High Technology Park (HTP)Active Kyrgyzstan
- Flat rate
- 0.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
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KH Qualified Investment Project (QIP)Active Cambodia
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 9 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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UY Tax holidays (new resident foreign capital income)Active Uruguay
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 11 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 1 yr
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UY New resident 7% IRPF on foreign capital incomeActive Uruguay
- Flat rate
- 7.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- 1 yr
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UY Zonas Francas (Free Trade Zones)Active Uruguay
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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GR Article 5A (HNW Alternative Taxation)Active Greece
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- EUR 100,000
- Duration
- 15 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 7 yr
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GR Article 5C (50% Employment Income Exemption)Active Greece
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 7 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 5 yr
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GR Article 5B (7% Foreign Pension Regime)Active Greece
- Flat rate
- 7.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 15 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 5 yr
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KR Foreign employee flat tax rateActive South Korea
- Flat rate
- 19.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 20 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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PT Tax Incentive for Scientific Research and Innovation (IFICI)Active Portugal
- Flat rate
- 20.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 10 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 5 yr
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AZ Industrial and technology park residentActive Azerbaijan
- Flat rate
- 0.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 10 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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AZ Micro-entrepreneur service income exemptionActive Azerbaijan
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
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AE Free Zone RegimeActive United Arab Emirates
- Flat rate
- 0.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
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AE Small Business ReliefActive United Arab Emirates
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
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- Prior non-residency
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PA Sede de Empresas Multinacionales (SEM)Active Panama
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
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- Prior non-residency
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PA Free Trade Zones (Zona Libre de Colón)Active Panama
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
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- Prior non-residency
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IE SARP (Special Assignee Relief Programme)Active Ireland
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 5 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 5 yr
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GE Virtual Zone IT CompanyActive Georgia
- Flat rate
- 0.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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GE Micro Business Status (0% Tax)Active Georgia
- Flat rate
- 0.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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GE Small Business Status (1% Tax)Active Georgia
- Flat rate
- 1.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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LT Investment account (IA)Active Lithuania
- Flat rate
- 15.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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TG Zone franche industrielle (ZFI)Active Togo
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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HR Income Tax Act art. 9(1)(26) (digital nomad receipts)Active Croatia
- Flat rate
- 0.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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CR Zona Franca (Free Trade Zone)Active Costa Rica
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 12 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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EE Corporate Tax Deferral (0% on Retained Profits)Active Estonia
- Flat rate
- 0.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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DK Researcher/Key Employee Tax SchemeActive Denmark
- Flat rate
- 27.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 7 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 10 yr
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NL 30% RulingActive Netherlands
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 5 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 2 yr
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CH Lump-Sum Taxation (Forfait Fiscal)Active Switzerland
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- CHF 435,000
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- 10 yr
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MD Moldova Innovation Technology Park (MITP)Active Moldova
- Flat rate
- 7.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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MD SME special income tax (4%)Active Moldova
- Flat rate
- 4.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
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BE Belgium expat tax regimeActive Belgium
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 5 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 5 yr
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AM High-Tech Registry incentivesActive Armenia
- Flat rate
- 10.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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RW ICT Sector Tax IncentivesActive Rwanda
- Flat rate
- 15.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 7 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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RW KIFC foreign-source PIT exemptionActive Rwanda
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 5 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 5 yr
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DJ Zone franche (Free Zone Code)Active Djibouti
- Flat rate
- 0.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 50 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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DJ Code des investissements (approved projects)Active Djibouti
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 10 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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IL Section 14 — new immigrant and senior returning residentActive Israel
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 10 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 10 yr
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SV Bitcoin Legal Tender StatusActive El Salvador
- Flat rate
- 0.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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ME PIT Law art. 32d (digital nomad foreign employment income)Active Montenegro
- Flat rate
- 0.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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CY Non-Domicile RegimeActive Cyprus
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 17 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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CY 50% Exemption for Foreign WorkersActive Cyprus
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 17 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 15 yr
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CV Non-habitual residents tax regimeActive Cape Verde
- Flat rate
- 10.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 7 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 5 yr
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LU Impatriate tax regimeActive Luxembourg
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 9 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 5 yr
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MU Global Business Licence (GBL)Active Mauritius
- Flat rate
- 3.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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KI Pioneer industry incentiveActive Kiribati
- Flat rate
- 10.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 5 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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SG Pioneer Certificate Incentive (PC)Active Singapore
- Flat rate
- 0.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 15 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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SG Development & Expansion Incentive (DEI)Active Singapore
- Flat rate
- 5.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 10 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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BB Barbados Welcome StampActive Barbados
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- USD 2,000
- Duration
- 1 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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MT Global Residence Programme (GRP)Active Malta
- Flat rate
- 15.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
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MT Residence Programme (RP)Active Malta
- Flat rate
- 15.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
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MT Malta Retirement Programme (MRP)Active Malta
- Flat rate
- 15.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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MT Nomad Residence Permit (NRP) income tax rulesActive Malta
- Flat rate
- 10.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
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MT Tax Treatment of Highly Skilled IndividualsActive Malta
- Flat rate
- 15.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 5 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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LI Taxation Based on Expenditure (Pauschalbesteuerung)Active Liechtenstein
- Flat rate
- 25.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- 10 yr
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SM New company IGR reductionActive San Marino
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 5 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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TV International Companies Act income tax exemptionActive Tuvalu
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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PR Act 60 - Export Services (Chapter 3)Active Puerto Rico
- Flat rate
- 4.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 15 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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PR Act 60 - Individual Investor (Chapter 2)Active Puerto Rico
- Flat rate
- 0.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 15 yr
- Prior non-residency
- 6 yr
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GL Gross tax (resource and offshore construction)Active Greenland
- Flat rate
- 35.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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VI VIEDC Economic Development Commission (EDC)Active US Virgin Islands
- Flat rate
- 2.3%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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SX PenshonadoActive Sint Maarten
- Flat rate
- 10.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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GI Category 2 (Qualifying Individuals)Active Gibraltar
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- 5 yr
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GI High Executive Possessing Specialist Skills (HEPSS)Active Gibraltar
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- 3 yr
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YT Mayotte global ZFANG (post-Chido recovery)Active Mayotte
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- 5 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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GG Standard ChargeActive Guernsey
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- GBP 50,000
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
- —
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IM Income Tax Cap ElectionActive Isle of Man
- Flat rate
- —
- Lump sum
- GBP 220,000
- Duration
- 10 yr
- Prior non-residency
- —
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JE High Value Resident (HVR)Active Jersey
- Flat rate
- 1.0%
- Lump sum
- —
- Duration
- —
- Prior non-residency
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