The 9% corporate tax trap relocating founders miss
"Zero tax" is the headline. The reality is more precise: personal income is untaxed, but corporate profits above the threshold face 9% corporate tax (CT).
Where founders get caught
Route personal income through a company for the wrong reasons and you can convert untaxed personal income into taxable corporate profit. The fix is structuring the move so each kind of income sits where it's taxed least — legally.
The substance question
CT relief depends on real substance. A paper company in a free zone won't survive review. We build an operating contour that holds up.
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