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Seven questions, then the destinations from the setup cost calculator that fit your answers, with the official facts behind each one. No rankings by tax rate.
Choosing the country for a new company starts with practical questions: where you will live and work, where your customers are, who will sit on the board, what you can spend and how soon you need to trade. This questionnaire asks seven of them and shows the destinations from the setup cost calculator that meet the most answers, with the facts behind each match.
It does not pick a winner and it never sorts by tax rate. A low rate in the destination says little on its own, because the country where you live and where the company is managed has its own rules on the company and on your dividends.
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Your country of residence may tax the dividends you receive, and it may also tax the company's profits under its rules on foreign companies controlled by its residents. A company managed from your country may be treated as resident there. This is general information, not tax advice.
A company is often taxed where it is managed. If you run it from the country where you live, that country may treat the company as resident there and tax its profits, whatever the country of registration, and it taxes the dividends you receive. Real activity and management in the destination matter. Ask a firm to assess your case before you choose.
Free zone company (FZE, FZCO or FZ-LLC)
Setup AED 5,500 to 11,000 · First year AED 11,490 to 22,990
Private company limited by shares (Ltd)
Setup GBP 178 to 288 · First year GBP 834 to 1,920
Private company limited by shares (LTD)
Setup EUR 247 to 375 · First year EUR 2,270 to 3,740
Private limited liability company (Ltd)
Official fees only: EUR 100 at setup, EUR 85 every year + firms' fees (on request)
Private limited liability company by shares (Ltd)
Setup EUR 1,350 to 2,000 · First year From EUR 2,490
Foreign-owned limited liability company (LLC), registered with MISA and the Ministry of Commerce
Setup From SAR 11,900 · First year From SAR 13,100
Private company limited by shares under the Companies Act 1931
Official fees only: GBP 100 at setup, GBP 380 every year + firms' fees (on request)
Limited liability company (sp. z o.o.) registered online in S24
Setup PLN 840 to 1,690 · First year PLN 6,430 to 11,650
Private limited company (OÜ), founded online with e-Residency
Setup EUR 709 to 914 · First year EUR 1,150 to 2,150
Limited liability company (SL) online through CIRCE with model bylaws, capital up to EUR 3,100
Setup EUR 400 to 1,110 · First year EUR 1,600 to 3,270
Private company limited by shares (par value) under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991
Official fees only: GBP 205 at setup, GBP 339 every year + firms' fees (on request)
Company limited by shares under the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008
Official fees only: GBP 100 at setup, GBP 525 every year + firms' fees (on request)
We email you the shortlist with the links to each destination and share your request with firms we select there, who may contact you with quotes.
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Customers. If most customers are in the European Union, the questionnaire looks for EU member states; for the United Kingdom, the UK itself and the Isle of Man, which is treated as part of the UK for VAT; for the Gulf region, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Residence visa. When you need a visa through the company, it looks for destinations where an official source describes a visa or residence permit for people who found, own or run a company there. Where no official source confirms one, the result says so and the destination does not move up. The requirements depend on the person, such as nationality, income and activity, so a firm or the authority has to confirm them.
One director. When you want to run the company alone, it reads the official requirements on directors and company secretaries. Some destinations ask for a second person, some for a licensed local provider, and for a few the official pages we read do not settle the point; the result says which.
Budget. It compares your budget with the calculator’s first-year figure for the default services. Where firms do not publish prices, the figure would cover the official fees only, so the result says so instead of counting it as a match.
Time. It compares how soon you need the company with the registration time the registry publishes.
When two destinations meet as many answers as each other, the lower first-year figure comes first, then the shorter registration time. Your answer on the company’s activity adds the tax lines worth reading for that activity, and your answer on where you will run the company decides whether you see a warning on management and residence. Every fact links to its source.
| Destination | Area | One person can run it | Visa or residence route for founders (official) | First year, default services | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | Gulf state | Not stated in the official sources read | Green visa and Golden visa (investors, entrepreneurs)u.ae | AED 11,490 to 22,990 | About 1 day |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom | Yes | Innovator Founder visagov.uk | GBP 834 to 1,920 | About 1 day |
| Ireland | EU member state | No, a second person is needed | Not confirmed by official sources | EUR 2,270 to 3,740 | 7 to 14 days |
| Malta | EU member state | No, a second person is needed | Startup Residence Programmestartup.residencymalta.gov.mt | Official fees only EUR 100 + EUR 85; firms' fees on request | About 1 day |
| Cyprus | EU member state | Yes | Immigration Permit for investors; permits for companies of foreign interestsgov.cy | From EUR 2,490 | Not published |
| Saudi Arabia | Gulf state | Not stated in the official sources read | Business Investor Residency (Premium Residency)pr.gov.sa | From SAR 13,100 | Not published |
| Isle of Man | United Kingdom | Yes, with a licensed local provider | Business Migrant Innovator visagov.im | Official fees only GBP 100 + GBP 380; firms' fees on request | 1 to 2 days |
| Poland | EU member state | Not stated in the official sources read | Temporary residence permit for business activitymos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl | PLN 6,430 to 11,650 | About 1 day |
| Estonia | EU member state | Yes, with a licensed local provider | Temporary residence permit for businesspolitsei.ee | EUR 1,150 to 2,150 | About 1 day |
| Spain | EU member state | Not stated in the official sources read | Residence for entrepreneurs (Ley 14/2013)boe.es | EUR 1,600 to 3,270 | About 1 day |
| Jersey | Channel Islands | No, a second person is needed | Persons intending to establish themselves in business (Immigration Rules)gov.je | Official fees only GBP 205 + GBP 339; firms' fees on request | 1 to 5 days |
| Guernsey | Channel Islands | Yes, with a licensed local provider | Entrepreneur visagov.gg | Official fees only GBP 100 + GBP 525; firms' fees on request | About 1 day |
No. It never orders the destinations by tax rate. The tax that applies depends on where you live and where the company is managed as much as on the destination. The results show the destination's tax lines only to read, with the warning on residence, and the calculator gives the full rules with their sources.
A company is often taxed where it is managed. If you run it from your own country, that country may treat it as resident and tax its profits, and it taxes the dividends you receive. When you answer that you stay in your country, the results open with this warning and suggest an assessment by a firm.
The same twelve as the setup cost calculator: the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, the Isle of Man, Poland, Estonia, Spain, Jersey and Guernsey. Each fact comes from an official source read in October 2026.
It is a filter on facts, not advice. It shows the destinations that meet most of your answers and what to check in each one. A firm in the destination can confirm whether it suits your plans, your residence and your activity before you set up the company.
We email you the destinations with a link to each one, and we share your request with firms we select there, who may contact you with quotes. The same two consent boxes as the other forms apply, and phone and country of residence are optional.
Fees, times, requirements and tax facts come from the calculator's official sources, each with the date it was read; firms' figures are starting prices published by firms on Accountanty. General information, not legal or tax advice.