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    Sark Property Available

    I am currently resident of Sark (have been for last 3 years), about to move house on the island to a larger property. My current rental will go on the market very soon, thought I would offer it hear first if anyone is interested in moving to 'the rock'.... Small rentals are hard to find as...
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    Using DTA to avoid UK 90 night rule, possible?

    I had a slightly 'intoxicated' conversation with a tax specialist recently who claimed it's possible to use a DTA to work more than the SRT test will allow in the UK but keeping tax low living abroad, is this really possible? Have a 'growing in success' UK / International business which is...
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    Landing at 2350 in UK is it a midnight?

    Does anyone know when HMRC count you as being in the UK? Is it when your plane lands or when you clear passport control and enter land side? I bounce a lot into the UK and live by the 90 midnight rule but would like to know if I can just wait to enter after midnight or it's based on something...
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    New Structure to cover Sark & Monaco

    I am resident of Sark (no income tax), pre Covid I had a hospitality company which provided hospitality for Monaco F1, my company used to rent an apartment for the F1 weekend. Ran this for about 5 years until the tenants left and Covid hit. I'm now about to reboot the business but planning to...
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    Sark resident best location for company registration... US LLC??

    I am resident of Sark (no personal income tax), however in Sark there is no company register therefore I have to choose an alternative juristrication. Considered the neighbouring island of Guernsey however Guernsey requires a permanent local director and is very slow to set up. Any thoughts on...
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    Living on Sark - Where to base a company?

    Having spent the last 18 months experimenting with living on Sark I come to the conclusion it's probably one of the best tax free solutions for UK passport holders within Europe.... However.... There is no company register in Sark so I need to create a company somewhere else, the question is...
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    Monaco 'on the cheap'....

    Random question..... The biggest issue with a Monaco move seems to be getting a bank account and depositing 1 million+, no bank account means no tax number.... Could you rent an apartment but still be resident of somewhere else which is 0% tax (I am resident of Sark), live in Monaco most of...
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    Stick with Sark or move on???

    Looking for some ideas on my next move....... The background.... UK national, moved to Guernsey from UK in March 2019. Pre-Covid we had a successful events company with a turnover around £1.3m and a net of around £300K, Covid killed the business dead. Restarted in June 2021 and business has...
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    UK SRT Going over 90 Midnights and Work Days?

    I live in the Channel Islands (previously Guernsey now Sark) and go back and forwards to the UK as and when required for work (own a UK company). Left the UK in March 2019 so about to hit 4 years... This year I'm going to be sitting at around 110 nights which I believe is ok as long as you go...
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    Midnight Counting App

    Has anyone come across a good App to track days and midnights in different countries? Tried the TKD App but seems useless, been running it for 2 months and so far it's tracked one day :confused:
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    UK 2nd Passport and Europe 90/180 rule???

    I have just applied for a 2nd UK passport. Wasn't something I was aiming for but due to Brexit and travelling almost weekly in / out of Europe I have just about filled my current passport but cannot get a same day service new passport as I live in the Channel Islands. Talking to the passport...
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    Sark, Andorra, Guernsey, UK Structure..... Possible?

    In the last year we have moved from Guernsey to Sark, spent the winter on Sark, lived in Mauritius and South Africa under our Sark tax status and now planning our next move.... Have a UK (real) business with turnover £2.5million to £3million and a pre tex profit of circa £700K - £1million...
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    Where would you live? UK Passport & €500K Income....

    Although this is pertinent to my current situation I wanted to throw it out to the group as a place holder for many people in a similar situation.... I own a successful UK company which is not online, most clients are UK based, there is a 'design' element to the business and a nuts and bolts...
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    Take bonus instead of dividend from UK company when living in tax free country.... Possible?

    We currently live on the tiny island of Sark which many of you will know has no personal tax (see my previous posts if you want the low down on Sark). Myself and my wife are directors of a Uk company, we have just put ourselves on the payroll as we may want a mortgage at the end of the year...
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    Keeping Sark Tax Status Whilst Moving to Portugal

    At the end of March we will come to the end of our winter stay on the tiny island of Sark (if anyone is interested about Sark see my previous post)... Our plan is to move to Portugal using NHR mid April, however.. When we move we will have completed 90 midnights (Jan - December) and lived on...
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    Uk Tax Accountant Reccomendation

    Looking for reccomendation for a UK tax accountant. Moving to Sark next month which throws up many possible strcutures (we own a Uk company and Guernsey Companies). Have a good accountant in Guernsey but need someone with solid HMRC knowledge who can advise on best way to restructure our business.
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    Moving to Sark - Best Tax Structure for UK income

    We have decided to move to the tiny island of Sark (Channel Island between UK & France). Looked at many places including a recent visit to Antigua and considered Monaco (but not in the multi-millionaire league).... For those that don't know, Sark is a small island a 35 min boat ride away from...
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    Digital Nomad Visas and Tax Residency

    There are lots of countries offering Digital Nomad Visas including many zero tax Caribbean islands. A general theme seems to be they all claim you will not pay taxes in the digital nomad country but continue to pay taxes in you normal country of residence. How does this work in reality, I...
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    Has anyone made Beckham Law work?

    Doing a bit of research on Backham Law and it seems a bit of a mindfield.... Has anyone made it work for them? From what I can see you need to do the following: - If owning a UK Ltd then set up a brach office in Spain - Move to Spain as a Director of Branch office but not holding more than 25%...
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    Antiguan IBC Setup

    Has anyone got any experience setting up an Antiguan IBC? looking for cost / recommended provider and how easy to get a bank account

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