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Track Tax Residency Days with GPS
If you live or work across borders — as a digital nomad, frequent traveler, cross-border commuter, or expat — you may need to prove how many days you spent in each country. Geomanic turns automatic GPS tracking into per-country day counts you can rely on, instead of reconstructing months of travel from calendar entries and boarding passes.
Why day counting matters
Tax residency often hinges on physical presence. The best-known threshold is the 183-day rule, but many countries apply additional tests: 60 or 90 day limits for special regimes, split-year rules, or treaty tie-breakers. What they have in common: you need reliable records of where you were, day by day. Getting it wrong can mean double taxation or penalties.
How Geomanic counts your days
- Your phone records positions automatically in the background via Overland (iOS) or OwnTracks (Android & iOS).
- Geomanic assigns every waypoint to a country and aggregates per calendar day.
- You get full-day and part-day counts per country, filterable by year or any custom date range.
- Existing history can be imported from GPX or GeoJSON files.
- Everything can be exported for your records or your tax advisor.
Setting it up
- Create a free Geomanic account.
- Install a tracking app and connect it with your personal URL from the Profile page — see the setup guides above. Five minutes, once.
- Check the Country Statistics view: it shows countries visited, full days, and part days for any period.
Privacy first
Location history is sensitive. Geomanic is GDPR compliant, never shares or sells your data, and requires nothing but an email address. Both recommended tracking apps are open source, so the entire chain from your phone to your dashboard is verifiable. You can delete your account and all data at any time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the 183-day rule?
Many countries treat you as a tax resident if you spend 183 days or more there within a tax year or a rolling 12-month period. The exact definition varies by country and tax treaty, so the burden of proof is on you to document where you actually were.
Is GPS data accepted as evidence by tax authorities?
GPS records are supporting evidence, alongside flight tickets, accommodation receipts, and card statements. A continuous, timestamped location history is far stronger than reconstructing your travel from memory. Always consult a tax advisor for your specific situation.
What counts as a full day versus a part day?
Geomanic counts a full day when all your recorded positions of a calendar day are in one country, and a part day when you crossed a border that day. Many jurisdictions count any presence during a day; the split lets you apply whichever rule is relevant for you.
Is my location data private?
Yes. Geomanic is GDPR compliant, stores your data securely, and never shares or sells it. You can export everything or delete your account and all data at any time.
This guide is general information, not tax advice. Rules differ by country and personal situation — consult a qualified tax advisor.
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