tax exile

American  

noun

1. a person who moves outside the jurisdiction of a country to avoid paying taxes.

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tax exile British  

noun

1. a person having a high income who chooses to live abroad so as to avoid paying high taxes

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Etymology

Origin of tax exile

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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tax exile

The French tax exile is not the only famous actor to have taken Russian citizenship: Steven Seagal, the American-born star of action movies like “Under Siege,” was naturalized in 2016.

From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2022

Cat Stevens became a tax exile within the first years of the 1970s, moving to Brazil.

From Forbes ● Aug. 8, 2015

The paper reports that the charismatic entrepreneur has become a tax exile, quitting Britain to live permanently on Necker island, his home in the British Virgin Islands.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2013

The photographer who captured the hug, Evgeny Feldman, jokingly compared it to another image, of Mr. Putin embracing a citizen he is more fond of, the French tax exile Gérard Depardieu.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2013

For the past three years Hands has been living in Guernsey, in effect a tax exile from the UK.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 11, 2012