As one of Central Africa’s emerging destinations for humanitarian work, international business, and diplomatic missions, Chad offers a unique expat experience shaped by resilience, cultural depth, and geographical diversity—from the Sahara Desert in the north to the fertile south.
In this guide, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know about relocating to Chad from a personal tax perspective, including tax residency, income tax, special tax regimes and tax return obligations.
TaxPilot recommend that you organize your affairs in good time to get ahead and make the most of favorable tax treatment while making sure you’re meeting your tax return obligations.
Chad follows a residence taxation model. If you are resident, you will pay tax worldwide incomes. If you are non-resident, you will pay tax on local incomes only.
if you spend more than 183 days in Chad during any 12 month period.
if your economic interests are located in Chad during the tax year.
if your main residence is located in Chad during the tax year.
Tax on property and share sales
Tax on value of owned assets
Tax on assets passed to heirs
Tax to contribute to state welfare
If you receive incomes overseas while you are living in Chad, you may find the source country, as a starting point, continues to tax the income which may cause double taxation unless you are using special tax regime.
Double taxation agreements can be used to mitigate double taxation and receive tax free income. As such, the more double taxation agreements a country has, the better, as agreements will ensure you’re not taxed twice and even better, ensure your income is tax free.
At present, Chad has five double taxation agreements signed.
