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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 10 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
Closing a UK company when leaving the UK: choose DS01 strike off or an MVL, use the £25,000 rule wisely and time your exit to protect capital treatment.
10 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideNon-Resident Director: How You Are Taxed
Non-resident director UK tax for 2026/27: when PAYE applies to director fees, the National Insurance board meeting concession and how dividends are taxed.
9 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideSEIS and EIS for Expats: Can Non-Residents Claim?
Can non-resident expats claim SEIS and EIS relief?
8 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideWhat Is a Global Compliance Manager?
What is a global compliance manager?
9 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideManaging Tax Across Multiple Countries
Managing tax in multiple countries in 2026/27: residence, double tax relief, where you file, VAT and GST, and one compliance calendar for every deadline.
12 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideCompany Tax Residence and CFC Rules Explained
Company tax residence explained: the central management and control test, treaty tie-breakers, CFC rules, permanent establishment and transfer pricing.
11 min read Reviewed June 2026
Read the guideGuideKeeping a UK Limited Company When You Move to the USA
You can keep your UK limited company when you move to America, but the day you become a US tax resident it usually becomes a controlled foreign corporation in the US system. The keep, restructure or close decision is far cheaper to make before that day.
8 min read Reviewed July 2026
Read the guideGuideShare Options and Equity Awards Across Borders
Taking shares in your employer with a cross-border element? One decision outranks every other: the joint section 431 election, with its hard 14-day deadline from acquisition. This guide covers the election, growth shares and US private equity awards, EMI for mobile employees and US citizens, and how RSUs that straddle a move in or out of the UK are apportioned.
11 min read Reviewed August 2026
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