Substance Isn’t an Office. It’s Decision-Making, People, and Paper Trails
“Substance” is not a coworking desk and a mailbox. Authorities and banks look for who decides, where decisions happen, and whether records prove it. Here is a practical governance and documentation system that stands up to scrutiny.
Family Mobility: Schools, Spouses, and Dependents as Tax Anchors
Your “centre of life” is often your family’s footprint, not your flight log. Schools, spouse location, healthcare, and housing can anchor tax residency and trigger dual-claim disputes. Here is a family-first planning sheet and evidence system.
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Permanent Establishment: When “Remote” Creates Local Taxable Presence
Remote work and roaming teams can create a taxable presence without a local entity. A sales rep closing deals, a founder deciding strategy while traveling, or long-term contractors can trigger PE. Here is a red-flag matrix and mitigation playbook.
Substance Isn’t an Office. It’s Decision-Making, People, and Paper Trails
“Substance” is not a coworking desk and a mailbox. Authorities and banks look for who decides, where decisions happen, and whether records prove it. Here is a practical governance and documentation system that stands up to scrutiny.
Family Mobility: Schools, Spouses, and Dependents as Tax Anchors
Your “centre of life” is often your family’s footprint, not your flight log. Schools, spouse location, healthcare, and housing can anchor tax residency and trigger dual-claim disputes. Here is a family-first planning sheet and evidence system.
Digital Nomads vs. Tax Authorities: Why “Days Count” Is Not a Strategy
Digital nomads optimize calendars. Tax authorities litigate life facts. Day counts help, but housing, family, work, and records decide claimability. Here is a residency proof framework and audit-file structure that beats spreadsheet thinking.
Residency Traps: The 7 Ways High Earners Accidentally Become Tax Residents
Most residency failures are unintentional. A long lease, kids in school, a spouse’s location, a local directorship, or even where you spend and see doctors can tip the story. Here are seven traps and how audits actually read them.
Coffee, Collectibles, and Culture Assets: The New Tax & Proof Standard
Coffee lots, art, watches, and culture assets now live inside a proof-first world: KYC, tax reporting, sanctions screening, and registry logic. If it cannot be documented, it cannot be financed, insured, transferred, or defended.
Latest Articles
Permanent Establishment: When “Remote” Creates Local Taxable Presence
Remote work and roaming teams can create a taxable presence without a local entity. A sales rep closing deals, a founder deciding strategy while traveling, or long-term contractors can trigger PE. Here is a red-flag matrix and mitigation playbook.
Substance Isn’t an Office. It’s Decision-Making, People, and Paper Trails
“Substance” is not a coworking desk and a mailbox. Authorities and banks look for who decides, where decisions happen, and whether records prove it. Here is a practical governance and documentation system that stands up to scrutiny.
Family Mobility: Schools, Spouses, and Dependents as Tax Anchors
Your “centre of life” is often your family’s footprint, not your flight log. Schools, spouse location, healthcare, and housing can anchor tax residency and trigger dual-claim disputes. Here is a family-first planning sheet and evidence system.
Digital Nomads vs. Tax Authorities: Why “Days Count” Is Not a Strategy
Digital nomads optimize calendars. Tax authorities litigate life facts. Day counts help, but housing, family, work, and records decide claimability. Here is a residency proof framework and audit-file structure that beats spreadsheet thinking.
Residency Traps: The 7 Ways High Earners Accidentally Become Tax Residents
Most residency failures are unintentional. A long lease, kids in school, a spouse’s location, a local directorship, or even where you spend and see doctors can tip the story. Here are seven traps and how audits actually read them.
Coffee, Collectibles, and Culture Assets: The New Tax & Proof Standard
Coffee lots, art, watches, and culture assets now live inside a proof-first world: KYC, tax reporting, sanctions screening, and registry logic. If it cannot be documented, it cannot be financed, insured, transferred, or defended.
