Are Gulf salaries really tax free for everyone? Home country tax questions
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#1 Swedish, considering the Gulf. Everyone says tax free but my country taxes on residency. Do Gulf crew end up paying tax at home? How does it work for Europeans?
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#2 Tax free in the UAE and Qatar, yes. Whether your home country taxes you depends on residency rules: most European countries stop taxing you once you are genuinely non resident, with conditions on days spent at home and ties. Germany, Sweden and a few others have strict tests. Get advice before you go and deregister properly if your country needs it. People who keep an address and spend half the year at home have had unpleasant letters.
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#3 New Zealand was straightforward once I was properly non resident. The key word is properly. Do the paperwork.