Europe Common Law
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Patent Box drops corporation tax to 10% on qualifying IP profits. Small Profits Rate 19% under £50K. UK Ltd builds enterprise grade brand perception faster than US LLC for B2B selling into Europe.
10% Patent Box19% SME rateBrand perception
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Corp tax
25%
Fastest setup
7 days
Tax treaties
130
Region
Europe
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: GBP 1
- Administrative language: English
- Legal system: Common law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 25%
- Effective rate ~19%
- Tax treaties 130
- VAT rate 20%
- Withholding on dividends 0%
Key treaty partners
USAGermanyFranceNetherlandsIrelandSingapore
Banking and payments
- Banking is straightforward
- Stripe supported
- Wise supported
- Crypto banking available
- EMI license framework available
Considerations
If you need EU passporting
Post Brexit, UK Ltd no longer passports into the EU. For regulated EU activities:
No EU passportPost Brexit