Your tax obligations depend on not just where you go but also how long you stay and how much revenue you generate while there.Īnother consideration is your home base. This is why Nubern suggests using a spreadsheet to track travel dates and earnings for each location. But California might tax a Michigan-based freelancer working for a California client, depending on how much the California client paid the freelancer. They can also vary vastly based on the type of money that you make, whether it's salary or freelance." For example, a Michigan resident who is a W-2 salaried employee for a California-based company wouldn't get taxed by California. His advice for those considering the untethered life: "Pay attention to state-specific laws, which can vary vastly from state to state. A digital nomad himself, Nubern runs Nuventure CPA LLC and prepares taxes for other untethered workers. That's something Adam Nubern, 34, knows well. Taxes are rarely simple, but working while traveling can further complicate them. Want to join them? Here's how working from around the globe may affect your tax filings. In fact, the number of digital nomads who hold so-called traditional jobs more than tripled in just 2 years, from 3.2 million in 2019 to 10.2 million in 2021.* In 2020, though, the unexpected push for so many to go remote allowed former office workers to become digital nomads too. In the past, with few exceptions, only independent workers like Karen Akpan could do their jobs on the go. That's up 42% since 2020 and 112% since 2019, and millennials make up 44% of that 15.5 million, according to MBO Partners, a freelance talent platform and marketplace.* Now, a staggering 15.5 million US workers describe themselves as digital nomads. The Akpans untethered just as the US started grappling with COVID-19. Karen, who founded and, shares her family's travels on Instagram and TikTok (both and earns money through social media collaborations with brands and through freelance writing. In the past 6 months alone, the Akpans, along with their young son, Aiden, have been to 9 states and 5 countries. In early 2020, after selling most of their possessions, including their home, the Akpans purchased a used RV and began living as digital nomads-workers who aren't tethered to one location and who use technology to stay connected to work. "I told my husband, 'Let's sell it all and get on the road,'" she says.Īnd get on the road they did. She and her husband, Sylvester, were paying $4,200 per month for their California home, as well as paying off more than $110,000 in student loans. In 2019, Karen Akpan, now 33, was tired of living in debt.
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