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Tax residency in Federated States of Micronesia

How to become a tax resident — and how hard it is to leave.

How to become a tax resident

• No statutory tax residency tests for individuals; the national tax system taxes wages and salaries based on where the work is performed and where the employer is doing business, not on the worker’s residence status
• All wages and salaries earned by an employee attributable to services performed both within and outside the FSM in any calendar month are subject to FSM tax if paid by an employer doing business in the FSM

There is no investment or nomad visa program, and while tourists can extend stay up to a year, staying longer or residing requires a work or other permit with a local sponsor under FSM immigration regulations.

FSM’s national tax law does not define or use individual tax residency; liability is source- and employer-based, so ceasing work for an FSM‑based employer (or leaving such employment) effectively ends national wage tax exposure without any tail or domicile rules.

“It is the responsibility of every employer doing business within the Federated States of Micronesia to withhold this tax from wages and salaries earned by their employees… All wages and salaries earned by an employee attributable to services performed both within and outside the FSM in any calendar month will be subject to the FSM tax.” — Federated States of Micronesia – National Tax Law (Title 54, Taxation of Wages and Salaries) and official tax information pamphlet

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