Taxes Make Digital Nomad Status a ‘Myth’ for Most Workers, Firms

Slack from Sicily. App development in Abu Dhabi. Time sheets from Thailand.

Work-from-anywhere policies and digital nomad visas have created a wealth of opportunities for remote work and shifted immigration and mobility choices from the employer to employee.

But as countries promote their digital nomad visas—28 and counting, according to the OECD—the tax rules have not always caught up, leaving employers, employees, and independent contractors to determine their tax liability.

“You have all these burdens from a tax and legal perspective that if you don’t take this into account, you might have a really big problem for your company,” said ...