tax exile

tax exile
tax exile ˈtax ˌexile noun TAX
1. [countable] someone who lives abroad to avoid paying high taxes in their own country:

• He lived for a time as a tax exile in Marbella.

2. [uncountable] when someone lives as a tax exile:

• There were rumors that he was preparing to go into tax exile.

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tax exile UK US noun TAX
► [C] a rich person who lives in a particular country because taxes there are lower than in their own: »

Monaco has long been a popular haven for tax exiles.

► [U] a situation where a rich person lives in a particular country because taxes there are lower than in their own: »

His appointment was only approved after he agreed to give up his tax exile and become resident in France.

 go into/live in tax exile »

The successful entrepreneur declared his commitment to paying millions of euros in tax rather than going into tax exile.

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He was named the richest man in Britain in the mid-90s despite his tax exile status.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • tax exile — noun a person who chooses to live in a place with low rates of taxation to avoid paying high taxes …   English new terms dictionary

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