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🇵🇹Portugal

IFICI (Incentivo Fiscal para a Internacionalização de Competências e Investimento)

🇮🇪Ireland

Remittance-Based

🇵🇾Paraguay

Territorial

🇨🇷Costa Rica

Territorial

Dimension Profile

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Tax Regime Comparison3

🇵🇹PortugalIFICI (Incentivo Fiscal para a Internacionalização de Competências e Investimento)48%

🇮🇪IrelandRemittance-Based40%

🇵🇾ParaguayTerritorial10%

🇨🇷Costa RicaTerritorial25%

Exit tax applies in one jurisdictionCritical

Portugal and Ireland have an exit tax. If you establish residency and later wish to leave, you may owe tax on unrealized gains or assets at departure. The other countries in this comparison do not have an exit tax.

CFC rules apply in one jurisdictionReview

Portugal and Ireland have Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) rules. Owning a foreign company as a resident may trigger local tax on undistributed profits - even if the company pays no dividends. The other countries in this comparison do not have CFC rules.

Special tax regime available in one jurisdictionNote

Portugal (IFICI (Incentivo Fiscal para a Internacionalização de Competências e Investimento)) offers a qualifying program that may exempt foreign-source income from local tax for up to 10 years. This can significantly reduce your effective rate compared to the standard regime.

Not tax advice. Tax laws change frequently. Verify with a qualified professional before making residency decisions.

Field-by-Field Breakdown

Green = best value per row

Metric	🇵🇹Portugal78	🇮🇪Ireland84	🇵🇾Paraguay67	🇨🇷Costa Rica60
Dimension Scores
Corporate Tax	55	83	87	15
Funding	95	100	40	60
Visa	90	80	50	90
Residency	78	75	66	58
Tax Res.	45	60	80	75
Practical	91	100	76	78
Remote Work	69	39	69	84
Family	95	90	80	80
Ecosystem	90	100	40	40
Corporate Tax Details
Corporate Tax Rate	21%	12.5%	10%	30%
Capital Gains Tax	28%	33%	10%	15%
Tax Treaties	78	76	14	12
Territorial System	No	No	Yes	Yes
Funding Details
Active VCs	48	65	5	8
Government Grants	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
EU Funding Eligible	Yes	Yes	No	No
Visa Details
Has Startup Visa	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Processing Time	90	90	60	45
Min Investment	$0	$55K	$70K	-
E-Residency	No	No	No	No
Digital Nomad Visa	Yes	No	No	Yes
Residency Details
Visa Programs Available	3	3	2	2
Citizenship Timeline	5	5	3	7
Dual Citizenship	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Immigration Score	8	7	9	7
Tax Res. Details
Tax Residency Days	183	183	120	-
Personal Tax Top Rate	48	40	10	25
Territorial Taxation	No	No	Yes	Yes
Special Tax Regime	Yes	Yes	No	No
Exit Tax	Yes	Yes	No	No
Practical Details
Banking Difficulty	moderate	easy	difficult	moderate
100% Foreign Ownership	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Company Formation	3	5	7	14
Virtual Office OK	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Remote Work Details
Nomad Visa	Yes	No	No	Yes
Tourist Work	gray_area	gray_area	tolerated	tolerated
Tourist Visa Days	90	90	90	90
PE Risk Level	moderate	high	low	low
Days Before Tax Res.	183	183	120	-
Internet Speed	85	90	30	60
Coworking/mo	$180	$300	$80	$200
Family Details
Safety Index	82	78	52	55
Int'l Schools	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Homeschooling	legal_with_restrictions	legal	legal	legal
Healthcare Quality	76	75	52	75
Cost of Living	68	95	35	52
Ecosystem Details
Unicorns	6	12	0	0
English Business Env	Yes	Yes	No	No
Talent Pool Quality	72	82	38	45

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