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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.
4 articles · as of 09/2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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