Affiliate Disclosure

Our Commitment to Transparency

CountryTaxCalc.com is reader-supported. When you use certain links on our site to purchase products or services, we may earn affiliate commissions. This comes at no additional cost to you—you pay the same price whether or not we earn a commission.

We believe in complete transparency about how we fund this free resource. This page explains our affiliate relationships, how we earn money, and our commitment to honest recommendations.

What Are Affiliate Links?

An affiliate link is a special tracking link that credits us when you use it to purchase a product or service. When you click an affiliate link and complete a purchase or sign up for a service, the company pays us a commission.

How it works:

1. You click an affiliate link on our site
2. You're directed to the partner's website
3. If you purchase or sign up, the partner tracks this using the link
4. The partner pays us a commission (typically a percentage of the sale or a flat fee)
5. You pay the exact same price as you would without our link

Affiliate links help us keep CountryTaxCalc.com free for everyone while maintaining and improving our tax calculators and guides.

Our Affiliate Partners

We only partner with companies whose services are genuinely useful for people researching tax information or relocating between jurisdictions. Our current active affiliate partners are listed below.

How We Select Partners — Our Methodology

We apply the following criteria before pursuing any affiliate partnership. Commissions do not influence how we rank or describe services.

• Minimum Trustpilot rating of 4.0★ with a meaningful number of independent reviews
• Relevance to our audience: The service must directly address a tax, compliance, or financial need that visitors to our site are researching
• Active and legitimate business: We verify the company is trading, has real customer support, and has no significant unresolved complaints
• Independently verified pricing: We check published pricing directly on the partner's site before quoting any figures
• Audience fit: We only show a partner on pages where a meaningful proportion of visitors would genuinely benefit — we do not place affiliate cards on low-traffic or irrelevant pages

Trust signal data (ratings, review counts, social proof figures) is verified directly from Trustpilot or the partner's website. It was last verified: April 16, 2026. We re-verify every 6 months.

Commissions do not affect rankings or copy. Where we show multiple providers side by side, the primary card is chosen based on best fit for the typical visitor on that page — not commission rate.

This content is reviewed by the site owner, Daniel Klosson, before publication. Tax information and affiliate recommendations are not generated and published without human review.

How We Choose Partners

We are selective about which affiliate partnerships we pursue. Before partnering with any company, we evaluate:

• Relevance: Does the service genuinely help our users solve tax-related problems?
• Quality: Is the service reputable, established, and well-reviewed?
• Value: Does it provide fair value for the cost?
• Trust: Would we personally use or recommend this service?
• Alignment: Does it fit naturally with our content rather than feeling forced?

We turn down affiliate offers that don't meet these criteria, even if they would be financially lucrative.

Our Recommendation Philosophy

When we mention affiliate partners on our site:

• We explain who the service is for (e.g., "US expats in Europe", "people moving from CA to TX")
• We provide context about when the service is useful and when it might not be
• We often mention multiple options, including non-affiliate alternatives
• We never guarantee outcomes or make promises on behalf of partners
• We clearly mark primary recommendations vs. secondary options

If a free alternative or competitor offers better value for your specific situation, we'll mention it—even if we don't earn a commission.

Where You'll See Affiliate Links

Affiliate links appear only in specific, contextually relevant sections:

• USA vs X international comparisons: Greenback + TFX (US expat tax filing) + Wise (transfers)
• US state vs international comparisons (e.g. California vs Portugal): Same as above
• Non-US international comparisons (e.g. UK vs Canada): Wise (transfers) + Deel (employer payroll)
• US state vs US state comparisons: Taxhub (CPA matching for multi-state filers)
• Country calculators — tax havens (UAE, Monaco, etc.): Wise + Deel + SafetyWing
• Country calculators — nomad destinations (Portugal, Thailand, etc.): Wise + SafetyWing + Greenback
• Country calculators — general: Wise + Greenback (US citizen reminder)
• Tax guides: Contextually matched partners based on guide topic

Pages with no relevant affiliate match show no affiliate section at all. We do not force affiliate cards onto pages where they would not be genuinely useful.

All affiliate links are clearly disclosed with a yellow highlighted disclosure box appearing above the affiliate cards on every page. You will never encounter hidden affiliate links on our site.

How Affiliate Income Supports This Site

Affiliate commissions help us:

• Keep all tax calculators and comparison tools 100% free
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date tax data across 50+ jurisdictions
• Update tax rates annually when new tax laws are published
• Add new countries and states to our calculator coverage
• Create comprehensive tax comparison guides
• Cover hosting, development, and maintenance costs

Without affiliate partnerships, we would need to charge subscription fees or display intrusive advertising. Affiliate income allows us to keep the site free while maintaining quality.

FTC Compliance Statement

This disclosure complies with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) 16 CFR Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising".

The FTC requires that we clearly and conspicuously disclose any material connection between us and the companies we recommend. Affiliate commissions represent such a material connection.

We take this obligation seriously and ensure that:

• Affiliate disclosures appear prominently near affiliate links
• Disclosures use clear, plain language that consumers understand
• Disclosures are visible on both desktop and mobile devices
• All affiliate links include appropriate HTML attributes (rel="sponsored")

What We DON'T Do

To maintain trust and transparency, we commit to the following:

• ❌ We do NOT hide affiliate relationships
• ❌ We do NOT recommend services solely because they pay higher commissions
• ❌ We do NOT create fake reviews or testimonials
• ❌ We do NOT guarantee specific tax savings or outcomes
• ❌ We do NOT claim to be tax professionals (we're not—see our Legal Disclaimer)
• ❌ We do NOT earn commissions from any government tax agencies or official tax software (IRS, state revenue departments, etc.)
• ❌ We do NOT track you across the web or sell your personal data to advertisers

Your Choices

Using our affiliate links is entirely optional. You can:

• Use our tax calculators and guides without clicking any affiliate links
• Go directly to partner websites yourself (you'll pay the same price)
• Choose completely different services that we don't partner with
• Seek recommendations from tax professionals instead

We appreciate when you use our links because it helps us keep the site free, but we understand if you prefer not to. Our free calculators and tax information remain available to everyone regardless of whether you use affiliate links.

Questions or Concerns?

If you have questions about our affiliate relationships, recommendations, or this disclosure, please contact us:

Email: affiliates@countrytaxcalc.com
General inquiries: Contact page