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Choose the decision you need to investigate, then follow the comparison, its conditions and the underlying sources.
Before comparing destinations, prepare a timeline of your residence, homes and work, together with your income, assets and company interests. The UK departure guide helps you identify the questions to take to an appropriately qualified adviser.
Compare destination tax rules after mapping your UK residence history, income, assets and continuing ties. A low headline rate is not a calculation of your overall tax bill, and permission to live abroad does not settle tax residence.
Start with your nationality, family, work plans and intended stay. Residence-by-investment and other permissions have different conditions, costs and renewal requirements. Keep the immigration route separate from both tax residence and a future citizenship application.
Consider the legal basis first: family connections, naturalisation and investment routes are different research questions. A published programme or contribution is not a guarantee of approval. Check current availability, eligibility and the consequences of holding another nationality.
Separate private investment gains from staking, DeFi and business income. Use the holding-period scenario that matches the research question, then read the conditions behind each rate. Current concessions and proposed changes are labelled separately.
Choose the company form before comparing fees, public ownership records and profit taxes. Public-record privacy does not mean anonymity from authorities. The company’s own tax and its owners’ taxes are separate layers; foreign incorporation alone does not settle UK exposure.
Read the research method and website disclaimer before acting on a comparison.
The destination directory covers 50 countries: 20 expanded profiles and 30 brief overviews. The separate crypto section researches 30 jurisdictions; company research covers 30 specified jurisdiction and entity profiles. These are different research universes, not a claim that every destination offers every route.
Profiles link to their evidence and show research-check dates. Brief overviews are starting points. Even an expanded profile has a defined scope and does not replace a full assessment of your circumstances.
Browse all destination profiles →Prepare the residence, income, company and inheritance-tax questions.
Read the guide →Connect destination research to UK departure and later-return issues.
Read the guide →Keep activity income, disposals and proposed reforms distinct.
Read the guide →Organise transaction records, dates, permissions and adviser questions.
Read the guide →Identify the entity, its legal role and the relevant registration route.
Read the guide →Review actual management, UK activities and owner-level questions.
Read the guide →Distinguish public records from required ownership disclosure.
Read the guide →Follow the different company, distribution and owner tax layers.
Read the guide →Look beyond formation to office, records, substance and maintenance.
Read the guide →Understand the two-factor sort and the treatment of unknown values.
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