by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version Chile is not automatically the lowest-tax South America option for an American. It is not a U.S. tax exit. It is not a place where the treaty lets a U.S. citizen stop filing U.S. returns. But Chile is different from Colombia and Ecuador in one major...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version Chile is not a country where the tax move and the physical move should be planned separately. The customs file, the residence-permit file, and the U.S. reporting file all create evidence that may matter later. For household goods, the official Chile...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version Chile tax residence is not just a calendar-year day count. Current Chile primary law defines residence by presence in Chile, interrupted or not, for more than 183 days within any twelve-month period. The Servicio de Impuestos Internos, Chile’s...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version Chile is the South America move that now has a treaty story. That does not mean Chile is the first South American country with a U.S. income tax treaty. Venezuela predates it, and the current IRS treaty list still includes both Chile and Venezuela....
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version Ecuador is the South America country where the currency conversation feels different for Americans. The reason is simple: Ecuador uses the U.S. dollar. Banco Central del Ecuador describes the January 2000 dollarization process, when the U.S. dollar...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version Ecuador’s pensioner, rentista, remote-worker, and investor residence paths all start with the same planning mistake: Americans often treat the visa approval as if it answers the tax question. It does not. The visa file tells Ecuador why you can...
