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"The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do." Michael E. Porter

When it comes to getting the tax side of a nomad life right, one rule beats all others: "Don't do stupid stuff." The single most important thing is that you avoid serious mistakes and expensive missteps. Above all, you need to know what you must not do under any circumstances.

Easier said than done. I regularly hear from digital nomads who insist on unrealistic ideas and constructs because they read about them somewhere.

I see it as my most important job to show you what does not work. And I speak plainly.

How I advise

Years of strategic work on the international tax situations of digital nomads have taught me this: it pays to start with the classic "via negativa". First define which scenario must be prevented at all costs and which situations you should stay away from.

Via negativa

Simply avoiding serious mistakes is often half the battle. In many situations, the discipline of error avoidance alone decides whether a setup works.

And nothing teaches error avoidance better than the concrete mistakes of others. The method: compare your plan with strategies that worked and strategies that failed, recognize the patterns, and draw the conclusions for your own risk analysis.

Experience from hundreds of clients works for you

Over the years I have spoken with countless digital nomads who made serious mistakes with their tax situation and then came to me for advice. Often I could help them turn the ship around. By no means always.

Whether a case ended well or it was already too late: every future client benefits from what I learned in the ones before. And it may be exactly what keeps you from repeating a similar mistake.

Focus on what matters

Another dimension of the Porter quote: less is usually more. Focus. Concentration on the essentials. Avoid complications.

If you think a highly complex web of companies is the mark of good advice, you are mistaken. Expensive advice, perhaps. Good advice shows itself in radical simplification. Reduce complexity. Avoid interdependencies. That is what this is actually about.

Naming things, even when it stings

Part of my approach is to dismantle myths and constructs that end in dangerous problems. Some nomads practically hide behind a structure and believe that because it looks complicated, it protects them. It does not.

Sometimes the finger has to go right into the wound, even when it hurts. I am not afraid to call things by their name.

What we can cover

The session follows your specific case. Typical topics include:

• Bringing down the tax burden of a nomad life
• VAT and sales tax questions for location-independent businesses
• Defining your tax residency
• Day counts that do not trigger tax residency
• Personal income tax across borders
• Company formation (US LLC or another entity type)
• Registering an official residency, for example in Ireland
• Automatic exchange of information (OECD CRS)
• Non-dom taxation (remittance basis)
• Place of effective management / management and control

How to prepare

The clearer you are about what you want, and the more you have already engaged with the subject, the more you get out of the session.

The best preparation is to think your plan through in concrete terms beforehand, so we can start exactly where you currently stand.

End the call within the first 15 minutes: full refund

You can end the session at any point within the first 15 minutes; any fee already paid is refunded in full. After 15 minutes, the full fee is due as agreed.