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Leaving Germany
Abmeldung, exit tax, the traps that keep you taxable at home.
2 guides
Leaving GermanyGerman exit tax (§6 AStG) explained with numbersLeaving Germany with 1% or more of a company? §6 AStG taxes the unrealized gain. Who’s caught, how it’s calculated, instalments and the return rule. 9 min · checked September 2026Leaving GermanyLeaving Germany: the step-by-step tax exitAbmeldung alone doesn’t end German tax residency. Home, habitual abode, treaty tie-breakers, §2 AStG and a 12-month exit checklist. 11 min · checked September 2026
Tax residency
Where you actually pay tax – and how to prove it.
1 guide
Companies
Structures, substance and the rules that pull profits back home.
3 guides
CompaniesForeign company, German director: place of managementA Dubai, Cyprus or Estonia company run from your German desk is a German taxpayer. How §10 AO, §1 KStG and treaty tie-breakers decide, plus a self-check. 10 min · checked September 2026CompaniesGerman CFC rules (§§7–14 AStG) after ATAD, explainedLive in Germany, own a low-taxed foreign company with passive income? Germany adds its profits to your income. Control test, 15% threshold, EU escape. 10 min · checked September 2026CompaniesThe US LLC for Europeans: taxes, filings and the catchDisregarded entity, Form 5472, Delaware vs Wyoming vs New Mexico – and why your home tax office may see the LLC very differently. 10 min · checked September 2026
Banking
Accounts that open – and stay open.
1 guide
Citizenship & visas
Second passports and permits for people who work from anywhere.
2 guides
Citizenship & visasDigital nomad visas compared: 10 programmes for 2026What remote-work visas require, a comparison of ten programmes as of 2026 – and why a nomad visa rarely makes you tax-free. 9 min · checked September 2026Citizenship & visasSecond passports: descent, naturalization and investmentCitizenship by descent, by naturalization and by investment as of 2026 – plus dual-citizenship rules and why a passport isn’t a tax residency. 9 min · checked September 2026