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🇬🇪Georgia
72
Small Business Status / Virtual Zone IT Company
🇨🇴Colombia
59
Worldwide
🇨🇷Costa Rica
60
Territorial

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Tax Regime Comparison4
🇬🇪GeorgiaSmall Business Status / Virtual Zone IT Company20%
🇨🇴ColombiaWorldwide39%
🇨🇷Costa RicaTerritorial25%
Tax system mismatchCritical

Colombia taxes all worldwide income once you become a tax resident (top rate: 39%). Georgia and Costa Rica do not - only locally-sourced income is taxed. This is a fundamental structural difference that affects your total effective tax burden.

19pp personal tax rate spreadNote

Both countries tax worldwide income, but the top personal income tax rates differ materially. Colombia: 39% vs Georgia: 20%. Both apply to all global earnings once you establish residency.

CFC rules apply in one jurisdictionReview

Colombia has 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

Georgia (Small Business Status / Virtual Zone IT Company) offers a qualifying program that may exempt foreign-source income from local tax. 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.

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