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You can sign documents digitally without eresidency, just probably not qualified electronic signatures (QES), the highest 'trust level' of digital signature according to European standards. Many businesses use docusign for instance. Eresidency signature is not really used outside of Estonia...

E-residency is not really needed to run company. Its useful for those who for some reason need local tax number. Accountant can file tax declararions and annual report for you. To sign off annual report you don't need eresidency.

The visibility of beneficial owner data may be limited if the beneficial owner is a minor, has limited legal capacity, or is in danger.

Yes, why not, and get public health insurance this way. Business transactions are based on mutually agreed terms, not moral fairness. That being said buying professional services is not equal to filling up your cars gas tank. The price you get is most likely influenced by the risk level of your...

Under Article 16(7) of the UAE Corporate Tax Law, a foreign partnership must meet specific conditions to qualify for tax transparency relief: ”¢ Condition (a): ”˜The Foreign Partnership is not subject to tax under the laws of the foreign jurisdiction'. ”¢ Condition (b): ”˜Each partner in the...

I need to correct myself here. RAK ICC IBC is still by default subject to UAE tax, might be at 0% though. Dont take what you find here as legal advice. And things in UAE keep changing all the time. For example in October treatment of unincorporated entities changed.

on what basis do you think this could happen? Its worth noting that Estonia and Bulgaria only consider companies their tax residents based on incorporation. Foreign entities can only have their PE (branch) there. Secondly, there are CFC rules that apply to>750k annual profits. With that in...

yes, this applies only to local profits. Holding companies dont pay this tax on their foreign profits.

This is not correct as those profits would be exempt from taxation in Estonia. This structure effectively helps to get rid of Bulgarian withholding tax

This only works if you create an Estonian holding company with Bulgaria daughter company, or when Estonia company registers a branch in Bulgaria. Its worth noting that a branch representative has less direct financial liability, compared to a director. This could make it easier to find a...

I found that Bulgarian company suits well with Estonia residency. You need Estonia residency and either Estonia holding + Bulgaria subsidiary, or operate through branch office of Estonian company in Bulgaria. Either way, in such case the total tax is 10%, as the withholding rate can be reduced.

1.5k EUR mistake can end up as a criminal sentence btw

10% CIT + 5% WHT (if you are Bulgarian resident)

Yes Some of the most successful businesses and even countries are family businesses, just saying.

Kind of, but I believe they don't operate as PE-s in other jurisdictions. Legal entity Liability is a separate matter, but xolo pushes all liability to its service user.

generally the risk could be Limitation of Benefits (LOB), but USSR - US treaty doesn't have that. LOB clause restricts the availability of treaty benefits to entities that have a genuine connection to the state and are not just set up to exploit the treaty's benefits, thereby guarding against...

It should work well if you have investments abroad in a country where you have never lived. One common example I can think of would be claiming back overpaid tax from Belgium, related to your Wise cashback earnings. Wise Europe operates within the tax jurisdiction of Belgium, where cashback is...

Cayman islands ADGM (in abu dhabi)

Ok, here goes: Intro: The complexity of Silent partnership arrangement is above average, so I recommend getting professional advice before setting up anything like this (feel free to DM). On the other hand, Silent partnership agreements offer extensive contractual freedom and operate under...

True. Many solutions have become redundant. Yes, I can though I think it deserves to be at least in the mentor group section of this forum. I believe its quite valuable information, especially when supplemented with legal references, and I'm normally quite happy to charge for sharing this...