Income Tax Law (Chile)

Income Tax Law

Persons resident or domiciled in Chile are subject to income tax on their world-wide income. However an individual taking up domicile or residency in Chile is taxed only on Chilean source income for the first 3 years, on application this may be extended. Persons without domicile nor residency in Chile are taxed on their Chilean source income. A person is deemed to be domiciled or resident in Chile if:

• It may be assumed from the activities that he/she wishes to stay in the country on a permanent basis (domicile).
• If he/she spends more than six months in the country in a given calendar year or over a period of two years (resident).

Chilean source income is defined as income arising out of:

• Goods or assets located within Chilean territory
• Activities performed in Chilean territory