Tax Residency as a Service: The $5K Flat Tax for Digital Nomads with Joey Langenbrunner

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Joey Langenbrunner discusses the creation of a remote tax residency program for digital nomads in Honduras.

Episode Description Joey Langenbrunner built something that didn't exist: a fully remote tax residency program for digital nomads. No five-day trips to Paraguay. No physical presence requirements upfront. Just a flat $5,000 annual tax and you're a tax resident of Honduras via Prospera — the special economic zone that's becoming a magnet for unconventional builders. We recorded this on a rooftop in Prospera, talking about why traditional nomad tax setups are getting riskier, what "cutting ties" actually means, and why the people showing up to this tiny Caribbean jurisdiction might be the real story. Show Notes Nomad Layer: Building Tax Residency for Digital Nomads in Prospera — Joey Langenbrunner One-liner: The first fully remote tax residency program — $5K flat tax, no upfront travel, built specifically for nomads who actually want to pay tax somewhere. The Conversation Joey Langenbrunner spent a year building Nomad Layer after hearing the same question at every nomad conference: "What do I do about taxes?" The usual answers — Paraguay, Portugal's NHR (now dead), Spain's Beckham Law — all require physical presence, fees, and bureaucratic gymnastics. His solution: partner with…

People in this episode

Host: Gonçalo Hall

Guest: Joey Langenbrunner

Topics covered

• tax residency
• digital nomads
• remote work
• economic zones
• tax solutions

Keywords

• tax residency
• digital nomads
• flat tax
• Prospera
• Honduras
• remote work
• Nomad Layer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nomad Layer, Prospera

Places: Honduras, Paraguay, Bali, Caribbean

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