WHO IT'S FOR
One day counter, several very different rules
Where you owe tax often comes down to counting days, but the rule that binds you depends on who you are and where you are moving. Find your situation below.
SNOWBIRDS & STATE MOVERS
Avoiding statutory residency
Split the year between two states without either one taxing your whole income. The 183-day statutory-residency trap, and how days decide it.
PUERTO RICO ACT 60
Proving bona fide residency
Act 60 needs the presence test met and defended in an IRS audit. Contemporaneous day records are what carry it.
CANADIAN SNOWBIRDS
Three day budgets at once
US tax residency, the visitor limit, and provincial health coverage each count your days differently. Stay onside on all three.
REMOTE WORKERS & NOMADS
Work anywhere, owe smart
Working from another state or country can quietly make you a resident there. Know your day count before a tax authority does.
SCHENGEN 90/180
The rolling window, tracked
One allowance across 29 countries, counted automatically, with a forecast of when you get a day back.
UNITED KINGDOM
The April-to-April clock
The UK counts 183 days against a tax year that starts April 6. Beacon runs that clock for you, automatically.
US EXPATS: FEIE
Protecting the 330 days
The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion rests on 330 foreign days. Beacon counts them and shows what a US trip costs.
CANADA CITIZENSHIP
1,095 days, provable
IRCC checks your day count against border records. Beacon keeps the contemporaneous record, absences included.
Advising clients on this? See SpyglassBeacon for CPAs and for financial advisors.