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Cross-Border Business: UK tax guides
Yes, you can run a UK limited company while living abroad, and thousands of contractors and directors do. The 8 guides in this section cover Running a UK Company from Abroad, Hiring Overseas Contractors, Closing Your UK Company When You Leave the UK, and more. Each guide is written and kept current by Jordan Onraet-Wells, a Chartered Tax Adviser.
Running a UK Company from Abroad: Tax Guide
You can run a UK limited company while living abroad, as thousands of directors do. The catch is what your move can do to the company's tax position, and to yours.
15 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideHiring Overseas Contractors: a UK Business Guide
A UK business can hire contractors anywhere in the world. The detail is what matters: employment status in two legal systems, withholding, permanent establishment risk and paying people compliantly.
15 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideClosing Your UK Company When You Leave the UK
How to close a solvent UK limited company when you emigrate: striking off with form DS01, the £25,000 rule, Members Voluntary Liquidation, Business Asset Disposal Relief at 18%, and the timing traps around leaving the UK.
10 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideNon-Resident Director: How You Are Taxed
How a non-resident director of a UK company is taxed in 2026/27: PAYE on UK director fees, the National Insurance board-meeting concession, dividends and the salary-versus-dividend decision.
9 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideSEIS and EIS for Expats: Can Non-Residents Claim?
Can a non-resident or expat claim SEIS and EIS relief?
8 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideWhat Is a Global Compliance Manager?
A global compliance manager is one adviser accountable for all your tax compliance across every country you touch.
9 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideManaging Tax Across Multiple Countries
A practical 2026/27 guide to managing tax across multiple countries: residence, double-tax relief, where you file, VAT or GST, and coordinating it all under one compliance calendar.
12 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideCompany Tax Residence and CFC Rules Explained
A 2026/27 guide to how company tax residence is decided, the central management and control test, treaty tie-breakers, CFC rules, permanent establishment and transfer pricing.
11 min read Reviewed June 2026
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