Do I still owe taxes in my home country if I live in Vietnam more than 183 days a year?
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TL;DR
After spending 183+ days outside Russia in a calendar year, you lose Russian tax residency (non-resident tax rate jumps to 30% instead of 13%), but you don't automatically become a Vietnamese tax resident. Foreign bank accounts must be reported if you regain Russian residency later.
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If you spend more than 183 days in Vietnam within a calendar year, you lose Russian tax residency but don't automatically gain Vietnamese residency — meaning your income tax rate can jump from 13% to 30%.
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If you don't report foreign accounts yourself, tax authorities in Vietnam (or wherever the account is held) may report it automatically through international tax information exchange agreements — check if such an agreement exists between the relevant countries.
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Some sources suggest you only owe tax on foreign income if you regain Russian tax residency (by spending 183+ days back in Russia in a year) — reportedly there are official clarifications from the Russian tax service on this.
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Once you've been outside Russia for 183+ days, you can notify your employer that you've lost tax residency — they'll typically send a form to sign confirming your new status, and that's usually all that's required.
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