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1 Aug '19

7mo

29 Feb '20

29 Feb '20
1 Aug '19

Bangkok

32°C

Thailand

2016

26 Sep '16

12d

8 Oct '16

8 Oct '16
26 Sep '16

Dublin

17°C

Ireland

11 Aug '16

2mo

25 Sep '16

25 Sep '16
11 Aug '16

India

9 Jul '16

1mo

10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16
9 Jul '16

Siem Reap

32°C

Cambodia

29 Jun '16

10d

9 Jul '16

9 Jul '16
29 Jun '16

Kuala Lumpur

32°C

Malaysia

5 Apr '16

3mo

29 Jun '16

29 Jun '16
5 Apr '16

Da Nang

31°C

Vietnam

7 Jan '16

3mo

4 Apr '16

4 Apr '16
7 Jan '16

Chiang Mai

29°C

Thailand

2 Jan '16

6 Jan '16

6 Jan '16
2 Jan '16

Paris

6°C

France

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How to optimize corporate taxation as a digital nomad company?

by @digital | 5yr 4 years ago | 24 comments

Hi guys

I manage a French limited company. My business partner and I are digital nomads. The company pays all company’s expenditures and we pay ourselves for our plane tickets, accommodations, and so on. We would save a lot of money if the company could pay for some of our expenditures but we need to justify that these expenditures are for-business only. Have you ever have this experience?

More broadly, how can we optimize our corporate taxation as digital nomad companies?

One of my thoughts is to consider ourselves as expatriates. Therefore, the company should pay some of our expenses such as travel, accommodation, or school for children. It will be great for the company because it will decrease its profits (i.e. its taxation). But, how to justify setting up a expat contract?

If you have any advice for us and other digital nomad companies, please share

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Lisbon

Portugal

Lisbon is the next remote work hub of Europe. There's many reasons why I think that: 1) it already has somewhat of a startup/tech scene because of the annual Web Summit conference 2) which means internet is fast, and there's lots of meetups and it's easy to make friends 3) it's relatively affordable for foreigners compared to Spain and the rest of Europe 4) Portuguese people are super friendly, a lot more friendly than in the rest of the Mediterranean and Europe 5) Lisbon is ideal to go on day/w

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 17

$2,058 / mo

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Canggu, Bali

Indonesia

Bali is amazing, but Canggu isn't really that great -- actually there are SO MANY better places, like Uluwatu, Gili Islands or even Ubud that I can't understand the hype. As almost everyone said below, beaches are crappy, roads are terrible, sidewalks are non-existent and having a motorbike is a must. On the other side, food is great and cafes are pretty reasonable with all those incredible bowls. Anyway I wouldn't recommend it for more than a week.

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🌧 Feels 32° 90° 28° 82°🥵AQI 25

$1,371 / mo

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Berlin

Germany

Berlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular

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$3,042 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

During winter is quite safe plus much cheaper. Some nightclubs are free and yet there is still a lot of people. Great por lgbtq+ community.

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☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 33

$2,914 / mo

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Prague

Czechia

I visited Prague on more than one occasion and tried something new each time. I really wanted to enjoy it, but unfortunately it turned out to be one of my least favourite cities. Perhaps it was just me, but there was an overwhelming sense of distrust and dislike towards foreigners, you have to try pretty hard to blend in if you want to experience the life of a local & avoid the tourism. I met some wonderful people and and there’s some cool communities to be part of, but another extended stay

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$2,120 / mo

35Mbps

Singapore

They say you get what you pay for. After having traveled the previous 4 months in India, Cambodia, VietNam, Myanmar and Thailand, Singapore was so easy! The subway system is a marvel, streets signs were easy to read, everyone speaks English (that just makes it easy for me as an English speaker) it is safe, clean, and parks are gorgeous. I was there as COVID 19 was breaking out fairly fast and that put a damper on my time but I was so happy to be there anyway and plan to go back. For digital

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🌥 Feels 34° 93° 29° 85°AQI 49

$2,868 / mo

95Mbps

Ubud, Bali

Indonesia

Honestly, this is an awesome place to be if you're actually trying to get work done. It's a bit of an older vibe than Canggu, and there's certainly a big chunk of yogi's kicking around — but I liked it much better than Canggu and found it less pretentious. Plus, you can drive down there in 45mins whenever you want some beach or party vibes. As others mentioned, there's some great coworking spaces, cheap warungs, some really nice spots to stay cheaply if you go just outside of the mad tourist

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🌧 Feels 32° 90° 27° 81°🥵AQI 31

$1,076 / mo

13Mbps

Budapest

Hungary

I stayed here for a month in July last year. There's lots of cool aspects to the city but I hated it when I was there. The city has a problem with British stag parties, so if you look like you're a British male and speak English expect to be treated with disdain (it's fair enough) The Hungarians can just generally be unfriendly, especially bartenders. It's a weird experience waiting to be served while 3 people ignore you. Or buying the same drink and getting charged whatever they want (700-1500

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$1,525 / mo

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Thailand

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🌥 Feels 31° 88° 28° 82°AQI 70

10mo

$1,404 / mo

18Mbps

Vietnam

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🌥 Feels 24° 74° 24° 75°AQI 85😷

3mo

$989 / mo

11Mbps

India

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2mo

$923 / mo

6Mbps

Cambodia

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☀️ Feels 32° 90° 29° 84°AQI 79😷

1mo

$1,259 / mo

7Mbps

Ireland

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12d

$3,733 / mo

21Mbps

Malaysia

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10d

$1,099 / mo

14Mbps

France

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$3,525 / mo

26Mbps

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Paris

France

Super fun and beautiful city. I find Parisians are actually very patient and warm if you at least attempt to speak French; in my experience, most people who complain that they're rude are the ones making zero effort to speak the language. Expensive though and not very easy to meet other nomads.

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$4,284 / mo

29Mbps

Chiang Mai

Thailand

Chiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really cheap apartments (300-400$) and restaurants (2-3$ for a main). Wouldn't recommend staying there during the burning season. The best area is Nimman, but it's also the most expensive. You can stay in the old city that's very nice but that gets noisy during the weekend for the night markets. Last but not least, very safe city. All in all would go back in a heartbeat.

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☀️ Feels 27° 81° 26° 80°AQI 76😷

$1,107 / mo

22Mbps

Da Nang

Vietnam

After having lived here for two months, I've got to say that this must be one of the worst places in Asia. The only reason I am still here is because I'm stuck due to the covid-19 situation. There is nothing to do here, except going for a walk at the beach. No events, no social life, no activities. Mind you, this has nothing to do with the current situation, it was the same before things got shut down because of the virus. The locals don't really like foreigners and you can feel that often, eve

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🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 75

$1,014 / mo

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Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

First time I was in KL was in 2015 as a backpacking student. I stayed for 2 weeks at an airbnb in Bangsar South and I loved it. Met up with Uni friends, made new friends and I really like the relaxed atmosphere, despite being in a huge city. Fast forward, 3 years later, I went by myself to KL for a 3 days stay on a visa run from Chiang Mai. I stayed in a hotel near Bukit Bintang. I actually really didn't like it - I think because I was by myself, in a fairly wild part of the city and got so us

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$1,306 / mo

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Siem Reap

Cambodia

Siem Riep has a nice suburb feeling. At first sight it seems there's not much to do besides Angkor Wat and Pub Street, but you can go swimming, do bicycle tours, floating village day trip... I don't have best social skill, but in Siem Reap it was so easy to make new friends. Locals and tourists! I've worked at Garage Society Coworking Space. Pretty nice place. I don't understand the cons of slow internet. I've bought an LTE 4G Sim card for 10 USD with 10 GB. There's also free and mostly fast

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$1,066 / mo

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Dublin

Ireland

I live here in Dublin and I disagree you should stay in Ballymun or Finglas. These places are dangerous. Very. Mobile operator Three is terrible. Vodafone tends to be a bit more expensive but to support your work it is the only one I recommend. Dublin and the whole of Ireland is charming and fun. It is not cheap. You will not regret coming over.

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$3,733 / mo

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Bangkok

Thailand

Don't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high class condo, right in the city centre and seconds away from the BTS(train station). Just remember this, people working at supermarkets make 2 usd/per hour. If you want to live like a local, then you can save a lot of money. If you don't mind a 5-10 minute walk from the BTS, then you can easily get a one bedroom apartment for 300 USD per month, in a high class condo, plus with free golf cart ser

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☀️ Feels 34° 93° 30° 86°🥵AQI 122😷

$1,455 / mo

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