Tax Residency/caucasus

🇬🇪 Georgia Tax Residency

183-day physical-presence rule. Top personal rate 20%. Effective corporate rate 0%. Updated for 2026.

Headline rates

Days threshold
183
days
Personal top
20%
Capital gains
5%
Dividends
5%
Corporate effective
0%
Wealth taxNo
Exit taxNo
Corporate headline15%
Regioncaucasus

How the corporate effective rate is achieved

Estonian-style: 0% on retained, 15% on distributed. International Company status: 5% CIT + 5% PIT for qualifying tech/maritime. Free Industrial Zone: 0% on most taxes.

Alternative residency routes

HNWI residency: alternative to 183-day rule — own GEL 3M assets OR GEL 200k income/yr last 3 years; need GEL 500k Georgian property OR GEL 25k Georgian income last year. Individual Entrepreneur with Small Business Status: 1% on revenue up to GEL 500k.

Special regime — open

Small Business Status (1%)

Individual Entrepreneurs with turnover ≤ GEL 500k pay 1% revenue tax. Massively popular with digital nomads. Requires Georgian residency (183 days).

Duration: Unlimited

Notes

Not EU. Territorial tax for individuals — only Georgian-source taxed by default. CRS-compliant but bank-secrecy friendly. HNWI route + Small Business Status combination is unique globally.

Compare Georgia with 19 other jurisdictions

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