Monaco tax residency: no personal income tax
Monaco has no personal income tax — source: Government of Monaco — Direction des Services Fiscaux (no personal income tax since the 1869 Sovereign Ordinance), last reviewed 2026-06-26.
Monaco levies no personal income tax. There is no day-count threshold that makes you an income-tax resident, because there is no personal income tax to become resident for.
Reviewed by Quentin Dupard, founder · last reviewed 2026-06-26 · How we research
- Income tax
- None
- Day-count rule
- No threshold
- Regime
- No personal income tax
- Last reviewed
- 2026-06-26
Why is there no day count to track in Monaco?
A "183-day rule" exists to decide when a country can tax your worldwide income. Monaco has no personal income tax at all, so there's nothing for a day count to switch on. That's why this page shows no threshold and Yuravia raises no residency alert for Monaco.
The catch is the country you're leaving. Most worldwide-tax countries keep taxing you until you genuinely break residency there — and many use their own day count to decide. Time in Monaco is only tax-free if you also stay under the threshold that still applies back home.
Monaco at a glance
- Tax year
- Calendar year (1 January – 31 December) — not relevant for individuals, as there is no personal income tax to assess.
- How days are counted
- Not applicable as an income-tax trigger. A 183-day-per-year presence figure exists solely as an administrative criterion to obtain or renew a Monaco residence certificate proving genuine residence; it does not make any income taxable in Monaco.
- What residency means
- Individuals genuinely established in Monaco (Monegasque nationals and resident foreigners other than French nationals) pay no personal income tax on any income, whatever its source. There is no worldwide-income tax, capital gains tax or wealth tax on individuals.
- Notable regime
- No personal income tax since the 1869 Sovereign Ordinance. CRITICAL carve-out: French nationals are governed by the 1963 Franco-Monegasque Convention and remain subject to FRENCH income tax on worldwide income (a French rule under treaty, not a Monaco tax) — with narrow exceptions for those resident in Monaco since before 13 October 1957. Monaco does levy corporate profits tax (ISB) on certain businesses and 20% VAT, but these are not personal income taxes on residents.
Official source
Government of Monaco — Direction des Services Fiscaux (no personal income tax since the 1869 Sovereign Ordinance). View the primary guidance ↗
Treatment last checked against this source on 2026-06-26.
Frequently asked questions
Do you pay income tax in Monaco?
No — Monaco levies no personal income tax, so there is no income-tax residency threshold to track. Other taxes or fees may still apply, and immigration residency rules are separate.
Does a 183-day rule apply in Monaco?
Day-counting drives tax residency where residents are taxed on worldwide income. Because Monaco has no personal income tax, a day count is not an income-tax trigger here. Days can still matter for immigration status or for obtaining a tax-residency certificate (for treaty purposes), so check those rules separately.
Then why track my days in Monaco?
Your days in Monaco still count toward thresholds in OTHER places — the country you came from, the Schengen 90/180 limit, and anywhere else you spend time. A tax-free year somewhere only helps if you don't accidentally stay long enough to remain tax-resident back home. Yuravia tracks every country at once and warns you before you cross a line.
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