Europe
Europe provides access to the EU single market, strong legal frameworks, and a range of tax-efficient jurisdictions from Ireland to Estonia.
20
Countries
5%
Lowest CT
17
EU Members
EU single market access
Estonia e-Residency
Malta effective 5% tax
Strong rule of law
Countries in Europe
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Bulgaria
europe
Corp. Tax10% flat
Setup5โ10 business days
Min. CapitalBGN 2 (โ โฌ1)
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Cyprus
europe
Corp. Tax12.5%
Setup5โ10 business days
Min. Capitalโฌ1 (no statutory minimum)
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Czech Republic
europe
Corp. Tax21%
Setup5โ10 business days
Min. CapitalCZK 1 (approx. โฌ0.04 โ effectively none)
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Denmark
europe
Corp. Tax22%
Setup1โ2 days (online)
Min. CapitalDKK 40,000 (ApS)
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Estonia
europe
Corp. Tax20% (on distribution only โ 0% on retained profits)
Setup1โ3 business days (fully digital)
Min. Capitalโฌ2,500 (can be deferred)
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France
europe
Corp. Tax25%
Setup3โ7 business days
Min. Capitalโฌ1 (SAS / SARL)
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Germany
europe
Corp. Tax~30% (15% corporate tax + 5.5% solidarity surcharge + ~14% trade tax)
Setup4โ8 weeks
Min. Capitalโฌ25,000 (GmbH) / โฌ1 (UG)
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Ireland
europe
Corp. Tax12.5% (trading) / 25% (non-trading)
Setup3โ5 business days
Min. Capitalโฌ1 (no minimum)
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Italy
europe
Corp. Tax~27.9% (24% IRES + 3.9% IRAP)
Setup2โ4 weeks
Min. Capitalโฌ1 (SRL Semplificata) / โฌ10,000 (standard SRL)
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Lithuania
europe
Corp. Tax15% standard (5% for small companies)
Setup3โ5 business days
Min. Capitalโฌ2,500
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Luxembourg
europe
Corp. Tax24.94% (combined: 17% CIT + 1.4% municipal business tax + solidarity surcharge)
Setup2โ4 weeks
Min. Capitalโฌ12,000 (Sร rl)
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Malta
europe
Corp. Tax35% headline / ~5% effective (after shareholder refund)
Setup5โ10 business days
Min. Capitalโฌ1,165 (minimum paid-up for private Ltd)
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Netherlands
europe
Corp. Tax19% (first โฌ200K) / 25.8% (above)
Setup2โ4 weeks
Min. Capitalโฌ0.01 (no meaningful minimum)
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Poland
europe
Corp. Tax9% (small taxpayer / new company โค โฌ2M revenue) or 19%
Setup1โ3 weeks
Min. CapitalPLN 5,000 (~โฌ1,150)
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Portugal
europe
Corp. Tax21% (17% SME rate on first โฌ50K)
Setup2โ5 business days
Min. Capitalโฌ1 (Lda)
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Romania
europe
Corp. Tax1% micro-company (under โฌ500K revenue) or 16% standard
Setup3โ5 business days
Min. CapitalRON 1 (approx. โฌ0.20 โ effectively none)
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Spain
europe
Corp. Tax25% (15% for first two profitable years of new companies)
Setup2โ4 weeks
Min. Capitalโฌ3,000 (SL)
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Sweden
europe
Corp. Tax20.6%
Setup1โ2 weeks
Min. CapitalSEK 25,000 (AB)
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Switzerland
europe
Corp. Tax11.9โ21.6% (canton-dependent)
Setup3โ6 weeks
Min. CapitalCHF 20,000 (GmbH) / CHF 100,000 (AG)
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United Kingdom
europe
Corp. Tax25% (19% for small profits up to ยฃ50,000)
Setup1โ2 business days
Min. Capitalยฃ1 (no minimum)
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