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How to JAPA with a side-hustle: keeping your Nigerian Naira income legal abroad

Tax residency, double-tax treaties, and the cleanest way to bank.

Naira-earned income is taxable in your new country of residence under the worldwide-income principle. Use a Nigerian limited company, retain earnings, declare distributions when you draw them. Wise Business or Mercury for the abroad-side banking.

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