How This Site Is Funded
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We want to be straightforward about this arrangement because we believe readers deserve to understand how the sites they use are supported, even when, as here, the Site itself sells nothing directly.
What an Affiliate Link Is
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What It Costs You
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How This Affects What We Publish
Our editorial process is kept separate from our monetization arrangements. A potential commission never determines whether a topic is covered, how a concept is explained, or which external resource is referenced in an article. When we write about subjects such as the Substantial Presence Test Overview or Tax Residency vs Immigration Status, our aim is to describe the underlying concepts accurately based on publicly available, authoritative sources — not to steer readers toward any particular outcome. No commission arrangement buys a placement, a favorable mention, or a recommendation on this Site.
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Questions
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