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ServicesA residency is only half the picture. Where your company sits, where it banks and how it pays you should match where you actually live. We set up the pieces and work with our local teams of licensed advisers, who sign off on them.
These are the company types we set up most often. The right one, and whether you need one at all, depends on where you live, where your clients are and what the company has to do. We work that out with you first.
Often used by freelancers, agencies and online sellers outside the US who want a widely recognised company and US banking. Several states charge no state income tax, and we choose the one that suits your situation. How it is taxed depends on the owner and where the work happens, so we confirm that first.
For people relocating to the UAE. The company can also sponsor your residence visa, and the UAE has no personal income tax.
A quick, low cost local company for investor residency clients and anyone running a real business or rental property in Paraguay.
For holding property, investments or family wealth with privacy, and for passing assets on without probate. Panama taxes mainly local income.
For freelancers and creators living in Georgia. Qualifying small businesses can pay 1% on turnover up to a set annual limit, one of the simplest setups anywhere.
For consultants whose corporate clients prefer a UK supplier. A well known, credible structure, with tax treatment that depends on where the members live and work.
For importers and traders working with China and Asia who need a Hong Kong bank account and credibility with suppliers.
For founders whose clients want an EU supplier, or who reinvest their profits. Estonia only taxes company profits when they are distributed, and the company can be run fully online.
An asset protection structure for people in professions where lawsuits are a real risk. A natural companion to St Kitts and Nevis citizenship.
For clients with several companies or investment portfolios who want one clean owner at the top. Pairs well with any citizenship by investment.
We also work with other jurisdictions through our local teams. Tell us what the company needs to do and we will tell you honestly whether we can help, and what we would recommend instead.
We start with where you live, where your clients are and where you hold citizenship, because those three decide what a structure can and cannot do for you. A company in a low tax country does not change your tax position if you live and manage it somewhere else.
Once the picture is clear, we form the companies, open the accounts and keep the records in order. Where a tax opinion or legal sign off is needed, our local team of licensed professionals in that country takes care of it.
Astute Expat is not a tax adviser or a law firm. We handle the setup; the licensed professionals in our local teams provide tax and legal advice.
After more than six years on the EU’s tax blacklist, Panama moved to the lighter “state of play” annex on October 9. What the list is, why Panama was on it and what changes for companies, banks and residents.
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A final rule confirms that companies formed in the United States never have to report their owners to FinCEN, and orders deletion of data already filed about US persons.
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Companies with revenue up to AED 3 million can keep electing to pay no UAE corporate tax for three more years. The relief was due to end with tax periods closing on 31 December 2026.
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Decree 95/026, signed on May 6, explains how Uruguay’s 12% tax on foreign dividends, interest, rent and capital gains will work: how gains are measured, how foreign companies are looked through, and how the tax is collected.
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Resolution 0283 of April 2026 sets four investment routes to permanent residency, from a US$70,000 productive business to US$200,000 in property or securities, with the investor certificate issued in five business days.
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Since the 2019 reform, Law 6380, Paraguay taxes individuals only on income earned in the country, at 8% to 10%. A guide to IRP, IRE, IDU and VAT, and what each acronym means.
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The 147 members of the OECD Inclusive Framework agreed a side by side package that frees US parented groups from key Pillar Two top up taxes. Small companies remain outside the rules entirely.
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From today, new directors of UK companies must verify their identity before appointment, and existing directors and owners have a 12 month window. Founders abroad can usually verify online with their passport.
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A new interim rule exempts every company formed in the United States from reporting its owners to FinCEN. Companies formed abroad and registered to do business in a US state still have to file.
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Groups with global revenue of EUR 750 million or more will pay at least 15% on UAE profits from 2025. Small companies, free zone start ups and the 9% corporate tax are untouched.
ReadCitizenships, residency, where you earn and where your clients are.
Which companies, where, and how money moves between them, reviewed by the licensed advisers in our local team.
Formation, registrations and bank account introductions.
Renewals, registered agents and annual filings, so the structure stays in good standing.
Tell us where you live, where you earn and where you want to be in five years.
No cost and no obligation. Just a clear next step.
