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If you are a freelancer, consultant, or solo founder moving to Georgia, you will quickly run into three numbers: 1%, 0%, and 20%. They are not tiers of one tax and they are not options for a company. They are three regimes for taxing the personal income of an individual — most often an Individual […]

Three regimes at a glance Georgia is known for a low, simple tax system, and on top of the standard rules it runs three special regimes that can take your effective corporate tax to a fraction of the norm — or to zero. They are not interchangeable. Each was designed for a specific kind of

Georgia offers some of the most attractive tax regimes in the region, but the difference between a structure that works and one that unravels comes down to a single principle: legal tax optimisation in Georgia is about using the reliefs the law actually grants — never about hiding income or pretending an activity is something

0% on Reinvested Profit: Georgia’s Estonian-Model Corporate Tax Explained Most countries tax company profit the moment it is earned. Georgia does something different. Since 2017 it has used the so-called “Estonian model,” where the Georgia corporate tax rate only bites when profit actually leaves the company. Keep the money inside the business and reinvest it,

How to Get a Georgian Tax-Residency Certificate A Georgia tax residency certificate is the official document that proves to foreign banks, tax authorities, and treaty partners that you are tax-resident in Georgia. If you have moved your tax affairs to Georgia — or qualify under its special programmes — this certificate is what turns your

Double-Tax Treaties and Georgia: How to Avoid Being Taxed Twice If you earn income in one country while living in another, the same money can — in theory — be taxed twice: once where it is earned and again where you live. This is exactly the problem a double tax treaty is designed to solve.

Territorial Taxation in Georgia: Is Your Foreign Income Really Tax-Free? One of the first things people hear about Georgia is that it doesn’t tax foreign income. That single sentence has launched a thousand relocations — and a fair number of unpleasant surprises. The honest answer to “is foreign income taxed in Georgia” is: it depends

Is Georgia a Tax Haven? Low-Tax and Transparent, Not a Secrecy Jurisdiction Search “is Georgia a tax haven” and you’ll find a lot of confident answers — most of them wrong in one direction or the other. Some sites sell Georgia as a place to “hide” money; others dismiss it as just another offshore. The

KYC and Source-of-Funds for Georgian Banks: What to Prepare and Why Opening an account in Georgia is still one of the more accessible banking experiences in the region, but it is no longer a formality. Before they approve a non-resident, the major Georgian banks run a detailed Know-Your-Customer (KYC) review: they want to know who

TBC vs Bank of Georgia for Non-Residents If you are a foreigner planning to bank in Georgia, the choice almost always comes down to the same two names: TBC and Bank of Georgia. They are the country’s two largest banks, both are well established with international investors, and both are used to dealing with non-residents.