Tax Residency Calculator
Check whether you cross a country's tax-residency threshold. Pick a country, enter your days present this year, and see your status update live. 26 jurisdictions with their real thresholds. Free, no signup required to calculate.
Tax residency decides which country can tax your income. The most common trigger is the 183-day rule: spend 183 or more days in a country in a year and you are usually a tax resident there. Some countries use lower thresholds (Cyprus 60, Panama 120) or weighted formulas. This calculator uses each country's actual threshold from our jurisdiction dataset.
Pick a country and enter your days present this year to see whether you cross its tax residency threshold.
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Log your days per country and get alerts before you cross a tax-residency threshold. Free forever for one jurisdiction.
How tax residency works
Tax residency is about where you are legally treated as living for tax purposes - not citizenship, and not just where you are on any given day. Most countries use a days-present test as the primary trigger, then layer on tie-breakers like permanent home, center of vital interests, and habitual abode (these come from the OECD model treaty).
If you are a tax resident, that country typically taxes your worldwide income. Nonresidents are usually taxed only on income sourced in that country. A few countries (Panama, Costa Rica, Georgia) use a territorial system that only taxes local-source income even for residents.
Frequently asked questions
What is the 183-day rule for tax residency?
Most countries treat you as a tax resident if you spend 183 or more days there in a calendar year (or sometimes a 12-month rolling period). The 183-day rule is the most common threshold, but some countries use different counts - Cyprus uses 60, Panama uses 120, and a few use a weighted multi-year formula like the US Substantial Presence Test.
Is the 183-day rule the only way to become a tax resident?
No. Days present is the main trigger, but many countries also consider other ties: a permanent home, the center of your vital interests (family, work, social), citizenship, or a dwelling available to you. Tax treaties between countries use tie-breaker tests to resolve dual residency. This calculator covers the days-present trigger; the other triggers are shown as caveats per country.
Does a digital nomad visa change my tax residency?
Not by itself. A digital nomad visa is a stay permit, not a tax-residency certificate. Your tax residency still depends on days present and other ties. Many DNVs are designed to keep you below the host country's tax-residency threshold, but staying longer than the visa allows can trigger full tax residency.
What happens if I am a tax resident of two countries?
Tax treaties typically resolve dual residency through a series of tie-breaker tests: permanent home, center of vital interests, habitual abode, and citizenship. If no treaty exists, you may be taxed by both countries on the same income. Talk to a cross-border tax advisor.
Related tools and guides
This calculator is general information, not tax advice. Confirm your residency status with a cross-border tax advisor for your specific situation.