Costa Rica signs law to attract digital nomads

Re:Costa Rica signs law to attract digital nomads by ipaddr on Saturday August 14, 2021 @07:30AM (#28179821)

It is a little bit more complex. If you don't change your residency you are still considered a resident and must pay taxes. If you live in a ship and sailed the world last year you still must pay taxes because you are considered a resident.

If you have assets or a wife in Canada they may declare you a resident even after a year.

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Re:Costa Rica signs law to attract digital nomads by grecy on Saturday August 14, 2021 @08:16AM (#28180046)

I'm a Canadian resident, who has spent over 5 years driving around the world, never staying in a single country more than a month or three. All those were just tourist visas, so it would have been illegal for me to live and work there.

During all of that, I had to pay income tax in Canada, even though I went >2 years then almost 3 years without setting foot in the country.

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Re:Costa Rica signs law to attract digital nomads by infinite8s on Thursday August 19, 2021 @11:51AM (#28235369)

That is because they assume you will return to Canada at some future point and likely utilize the pension and health systems.

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