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Delaware (USA)
Fast, cheap and respected by payment providers. A Delaware LLC is a company, not a tax haven: the profits are taxed where you live.
Key numbers at a glance.
- LLC federal tax
- Pass-through
- profits taxed at owner level
- C-Corp federal tax
- 21%
- Delaware LLC annual tax
- $300
- Reporting
- Form 5472
- for foreign-owned single-member LLCs
- Sales tax
- None
- in Delaware
- Currency
- USD
Why Delaware
- Remote formation in days
- Low running costs
- Payment providers and clients know and trust it
- Access to US banks and fintechs
Watch out for
- Transparent: your home country may tax the profits as if you earned them directly
- US reporting duties (Form 5472) with painful penalties if you miss them
- No residence permit
- Some European tax offices treat LLCs as opaque – check before you start
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Sources
Numbers last checked: September 2026. Tax law changes – confirm with a licensed advisor before acting. Nothing here is tax or legal advice.
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15% corporate tax, a generous non-dom regime and an EU address in the sun.
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Dubai (UAE)
No personal income tax, 0–9% corporate tax and a residence visa that comes with your company.
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Estonia
0% tax on retained profits, e-Residency and a company you run from your laptop.
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Liechtenstein
12.5% flat corporate tax, Swiss franc stability and centuries of private-wealth know-how.
Portugal
Quality of life, nomad-friendly visas and a special regime for skilled newcomers.
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Romania
1% turnover tax for micro-companies, 10% flat income tax and low living costs – inside the EU.
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Georgia
1% on turnover for freelancers, 0% on retained profits and a year visa-free for many passports.
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Territorial taxes, 10% rates and one of the easiest residence permits in the Americas.
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United Kingdom
The bank-friendly Ltd and the transparent LLP – formed online in a day, trusted almost everywhere.
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Switzerland
26 cantons, 26 tax systems – and some of the lowest corporate rates in Western Europe.
Spain
Sun, a digital nomad visa and the Beckham law: 24% flat for six years if you qualify.
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Italy
A fixed annual tax on all foreign income, 7% for pensioners in the south – and la dolce vita.
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Bulgaria
10% corporate tax, 10% income tax, 5% on dividends – inside the EU, Schengen and, since 2026, the eurozone.
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