Guides
Knowledge that helps before the decision.
Formation, tax from a DACH perspective, banking and residence: explained for entrepreneurs who form a company abroad and want to stay compliant with their home tax office. Every article names its sources and its editorial date.
14 articles · as of 09/2026
A company abroad does not forgive assumptions. These articles therefore state which provisions apply, which authority decides and what a standard case costs. Every article names the solution alongside the risks, and our recommendation stays the same throughout: move your residence first, then form the company. Where only the individual case gives the answer, we say so.
Formation
Forming a company abroad
Legal form, process, costs and the obligations after incorporation. For entrepreneurs forming abroad who want to know what lies ahead.
21 September 202619 min
Choosing a legal form abroad: LLC, Ltd, OÜ or Sp. z o.o.?
LLC, Ltd, OÜ or Sp. z o.o.: the eight forms GCS incorporates all have limited liability and differ in statutory roles and tax model. The most flexible is the US LLC: online, no presence required, no US income tax without US business activity. A comparison with table, examples and the recommendation of which form suits which way of life.
Read the article21 September 202617 min
What forming abroad costs: the package, the fees and the items beside it
A formation price is only a number once it is clear what it includes. This article breaks the cost of a company abroad into government fees, statutory roles, bookkeeping and tax, shows the GCS packages for eight countries, describes the process from first conversation to handover and shows why the US LLC offers location-independent entrepreneurs the best balance of cost and flexibility.
Read the article21 September 202616 min
After incorporation: annual filings, bookkeeping, registers. The compliance calendar of a company abroad
Incorporation starts the calendar. Every jurisdiction requires at least one register filing, bookkeeping and tax returns each year, many even from a dormant company. This article lists the obligations by country with deadlines and government fees, sets out what GCS takes over from year two and recommends confining the calendar to one country: the one you live in.
Read the article21 September 202617 min
Which company suits whom: the US LLC, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Poland and the residence question
The right country is not the cheapest one but the one that fits your business, customers and residence. For location-independent entrepreneurs that is usually the US LLC: affordable, online, and without US income tax where there is no US business activity. The article shows who it suits permanently, and when Cyprus, Bulgaria, Estonia or Poland are the better choice.
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Tax from a DACH perspective
Tax from the perspective of Germany, Austria and Switzerland
What the home tax office examines when a company sits abroad: management, permanent establishment, CFC rules, exit tax. With statutory sources.
21 September 202617 min
Place of management: how to run your foreign company on a sound tax footing
The place of management follows the person who makes the decisions. If you live abroad and work from there, you run your company from there too. This article shows how the place of management becomes visible, why a registered office and agent do not have to move it, and how to set up a US LLC or an EU company at your new home on a sound tax footing.
Read the article21 September 202616 min
CFC taxation: when it applies and how to set up your foreign company correctly
Majority stake, passive income, tax below 15%: only when all of these come together does Germany attribute a foreign company’s profits to the shareholder. This article explains the rule in plain language, works through an example before and after a move, and shows the three routes to set up your structure properly.
Read the article21 September 202616 min
Double taxation treaties: how to use a treaty after your move
Once you are resident in your new country, the double taxation treaty works for you. Using the OECD Model Convention, this article explains how residence, business profits, dividends and royalties are allocated, works through a dividend before and after the move, and shows how the US LLC and EU companies at your new home fit in.
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Banking
Business accounts and payments
How banks read an application, which documents they expect and why the account must fit the business model.
21 September 202616 min
Business account abroad: which documents the bank expects
With the right file, the account is not an obstacle but a form. This article shows the four parts of the file, explains source of funds and source of wealth, provides a document list for the US LLC and shows which documents the GCS package already includes.
Read the article21 September 202616 min
Fintech or bank? Payment providers and traditional banks compared
A payment provider opens the account online within days, a bank offers cash, credit and a contact person. This article shows what each institution can do, why Mercury, Relay or Wise suit the US LLC and how two payment routes keep you flexible.
Read the article21 September 202616 min
Why banks decline: the most common reasons and how to avoid them
An account application rarely fails because of the company, and usually because of the file. This article shows the typical stumbling blocks, from business purpose to the right provider to the source of funds, with an example of two applications by the same LLC, and explains how GCS prepares the file.
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Residence
Relocating your residence
Deregistration, exit tax, residence and the order of the steps. For entrepreneurs who genuinely move their centre of life. For GCS, the departure is the first step and the company the second.
21 September 202616 min
Exit tax: how to plan your move with a GmbH shareholding
Exit tax slows down entrepreneurs who want to move, but it can be planned well and in many cases avoided altogether. This article explains who it concerns, how the value is determined, how to pay in seven interest-free instalments or be released entirely under the return rule, works through a move to Cyprus and sets out the sequence in six steps.
Read the article21 September 202616 min
Moving your residence properly: how to end your tax liability in Germany
Deregistration is just a form; the clean tax break comes from facts you create yourself. This article shows how to move your home and your presence, how visits to Germany remain possible, why life as a perpetual traveller is a recognised model too, and how Cyprus’s 60-day rule helps frequent travellers.
Read the article21 September 202616 min
Extended limited tax liability: how to put your German interests in order before the move
Non-dom in Cyprus, flat tax in Italy or a country without income tax: whether the German special rule applies depends above all on your economic interests in Germany. This article explains the thresholds in plain language, compares two moves to Cyprus and shows how to plan freely with the US LLC or a company at your new home.
Read the article21 September 202616 min
Avoiding German exit tax: how the right structure before the move eliminates or reduces it
Exit tax is an obstacle to mobility, but not a fate. Only what you hold as private shares on the day you leave is taxed. This article shows how to change the structure before the move so that the tax does not arise, what each route requires, and how to reduce it with valuation reports and instalments where avoidance does not fit.
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