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soo... you want those that ammount to tourists to pay taxes in the country they visit? By your logic I should pay taxes to the country I go on holiday on the pa

soo... you want those that ammount to tourists to pay taxes in the country they visit? By your logic I should pay taxes to the country I go on holiday on the paycheck I get while being there. You are forgetting the tax income from the money all those "tourists" spend in that country. Who do you think benefits from those taxes? I do agree with you that it can befome a problem if those "tourists" start buying properties in those places. That should not be alowed without permanent residence (of, at least, a few years). "That in turn drives up prices of everything for locals "===> Are you serious? Do you realise how many of these "tourists" (% wise) are needed to affect the market in a city? Even 1% is nothing more than a blip(IMHO).

jonp888 4y ago
> By your logic I should pay taxes to the country I go on holiday on the paycheck I get while being there. No, because when your are on holiday it is not your place of employment. All they want is if you are using somewhere as your place of employment, that you pay taxes that are due on earning that money in the country, the same as if your are employed locally. It's not unreasonable. > Who do you think benefits from those taxes? You can't pick and choose which taxes you want to pay and then say there is some 'benefit' for deigning to pay any at all. Next time you stay in a hotel, try saying "I've shouldn't have to pay my bill, you should be grateful enough for the 'benefit' of the money I spent in the bar because I was staying here", and see how that works out.
np- 4y ago
This isn't about being a legitimate tourist though. That has always been allowed. There are not many jurisdictions around the world where you are allowed to work and not pay any taxes though. Just because there is a loophole where you _can_ work remotely and it's extremely hard to detect or enforce doesn't suddenly make it legal, you are simply violating the terms of your Visitor's visa.

jonp888 4y ago

> By your logic I should pay taxes to the country I go on holiday on the paycheck I get while being there. No, because when your are on holiday it is not your place of employment. All they want is if you are using somewhere as your place of employment, that you pay taxes that are due on earning that money in the country, the same as if your are employed locally. It's not unreasonable. > Who do you think benefits from those taxes? You can't pick and choose which taxes you want to pay and then say there is some 'benefit' for deigning to pay any at all. Next time you stay in a hotel, try saying "I've shouldn't have to pay my bill, you should be grateful enough for the 'benefit' of the money I spent in the bar because I was staying here", and see how that works out.

np- 4y ago

This isn't about being a legitimate tourist though. That has always been allowed. There are not many jurisdictions around the world where you are allowed to work and not pay any taxes though. Just because there is a loophole where you _can_ work remotely and it's extremely hard to detect or enforce doesn't suddenly make it legal, you are simply violating the terms of your Visitor's visa.