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Taxes in Cayman Islands

Q: How much tax do you pay in Cayman Islands?

Personal income: 0%. Company tax: 0%. No direct taxes. It is on the Spanish blacklist: the five-year rule applies to Spaniards.

Grand Cayman

0% on everythingSpanish blacklist

Personal income0%

Company tax0%

Minimum daysNo minimum

Cost of residencyExpensive

How to get residency

Residency by financial independence or an investment of several million.

Days you must stay

No strict minimum.

Small print

No direct taxes. It is on the Spanish blacklist: the five-year rule applies to Spaniards.

Personal income tax10/10

Company tax10/10

Cost of residency1/10

Ease4/10

Life and connections7/10

If you move here

To stop paying tax at home you must live in Cayman Islands most of the year, have your centre of life there and, if you own a company, run it from there. A tax residency certificate from Cayman Islands is your best proof.

Note for Spanish nationals: Cayman Islands is on the Spanish blacklist, so a Spaniard who moves there stays taxable in Spain that year and the next four.

Also check whether an exit tax applies to you and read the tax treaty, if there is one.

Am I still tax resident at home? · Calculate the exit tax · Compare Cayman Islands with other countries

Sources · reviewed on 2026-11-01

Official source under review. Data for this country is based on the rules known on the review date.

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