They don't.
Show me the law.
A holiday is not enough. You have to cut your ties and be permanently gone.
Show me the law or stop talking nonsense.
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Digital Nomad Perpetual Traveler + Apartment in Cyprus = tax ?
- Thread starter Hydrox
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They don't.
Show me the law.
A holiday is not enough. You have to cut your ties and be permanently gone.
Show me the law or stop talking nonsense.
I remember that one. Do you believe it?
It's really funny when you point out to people that the concept of "home country" may not be so clear for some people.
There are lot's of people who have never lived in their passport country, don't speak the language etc.
"You will remain tax resident in the country where you were tax resident before" would make a bit more sense, but even that does not make sense for countries like Thailand that require you to spend a certain number of days there.
Would be fun to hear the exchange with the tax inspector: "BUT YOU HAVE TO TAX ME! SOMEONE ON THE INTERNET SAID SO!"
Tax things aside, I´m looking at the rental property market and 1-2 bedroom appartments are ridiculously high priced in cyprus right now compared to big villas with a pool.
We´re talking 1000 - 1.300€ for a decent single appartment and 1.200€ - 1800€ for a great villa.
I´ve made up my decision to really move there and would be open to meet likeminded people from this forum even that could imagine themselves also living in a villa there with me together.
So if anyone is in the process of looking for properties there too in the next 2-3 months, shoot me a dm or let me know as a reply.
We´re talking 1000 - 1.300€ for a decent single appartment and 1.200€ - 1800€ for a great villa.
I´ve made up my decision to really move there and would be open to meet likeminded people from this forum even that could imagine themselves also living in a villa there with me together.
So if anyone is in the process of looking for properties there too in the next 2-3 months, shoot me a dm or let me know as a reply.
Paphos is fine if you're with your partner/family etc, or are quite happily being isolated for a large part of the year, or just maybe grabbing a pint with the local retired British couple. I would suggest Larnaca based on what's stated above. There is a reason the rental prices are as they are, demand, where people are and want to be. If you're Russian you could also feel at home in Limassol.
the only weak point could be if your habitual residence is still in There is no such rule. The German tax code defines as habitual abode as spending time in Germany "not only temporarily". There is no reference to how much time you spend in other countries.
Spending 5 months in Germany and 5.5 months in Spain doesn't automatically mean you can't have habitual abode in Germany. This gives the tax authority a lot of room of interpretation. The only fixed rule is that if you spend 183+ days in Germany, you definitely have habitual abode. Anything below that is open to interpretation. Even if your total time in the country is low, but you are a citizen, you have friends and family there, you visit frequently or for several weeks at a time, it is likely that they will not see your stays as "only temporary in nature".
Again, imagine a self-employed German citizen living in Germany, where they spend 5 months per year, and having a vacation home in Spain, where they spend 5.5 months per year. This person would clearly be considered tax resident in Germany due to having a home available to them - their permanent home is in Germany, there is only a vacation property in Spain.
Now swap out the home in Germany with hotel stays. Would this person really no longer be considered tax resident in Germany? Probably not.
They would look at all your ties, they could even look at memberships, newspaper subscriptions, where you go to the dentist and have your hair cut etc.
Habitual abode is about much more than the number of days you spend in a country, and they can also count days where you weren't in the country.
5 months is really pushing it, asking for trouble, especially if you don't spend 183+ days in any other country.
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