Tax Optimisation
Your LTD is running, but are you paying the right amount of tax? Between the salary/dividend mix, your country's tax treaty and the pre-year-end review, most founders leave money on the table. We activate every legal lever, in the right order, with real numbers. And for some profiles, the result reaches 0%.
The levers that reduce your LTD's taxes
There's no magic: there are precise, legal mechanisms that depend on your country of residence and your business. We activate them in the right order.
Salary / dividend mix
The first lever. A director's salary is deductible from the LTD's profit; dividends carry no UK withholding tax. The right balance depends on your country of residence and is calculated, with real numbers, at onboarding.
- Salary deductible from UK corporation tax
- Dividends with no UK withholding tax
- Personalised calculation based on your tax treaty
- Revised every year based on your results
Your country's tax treaty
Every country of residence has its treaty with the UK. It determines who taxes what, at what rate, and with which tax credits. Reading it correctly changes everything: it's the foundation of your strategy.
- Analysis of the treaty applicable to your situation
- Double taxation prevented
- Company tax residence secured
- Full documentation of the position taken
Pre-year-end optimisation review
Before each year-end, we go through your accounts: investments to bring forward, remuneration to adjust, overlooked deductible expenses, provisions. The goal is simple: legally reduce corporation tax.
- Full review before the year-end close
- Corporation Tax optimisation
- Quantified, actionable recommendations
- The review often pays for the subscription on its own
0% profiles
Depending on your country of residence and your profile, the total tax burden can drop to 0%. It's neither a slogan nor a universal promise: it's a result that exists for certain profiles, validated case by case, in a declared and compliant framework.
- Possible depending on country of residence and profile
- Quantified validation in the strategy session
- Always legal and fully declared
- We tell you honestly if your profile doesn't qualify
Optimisation, step by step
A structured, documented approach, so every euro saved is a euro you can defend.
Onboarding strategy session
We map your situation: country of residence, tax treaty, business, target income. We define the salary/dividend mix and the starting tax strategy, with real numbers.
Remuneration setup
PAYE activated if a director's salary makes sense, dividend calendar defined, documentation in place. Everything is clean from day one.
In-year monitoring
Your numbers are tracked all year. If your situation changes (income, country of residence, business), the strategy is adjusted accordingly.
Pre-year-end optimisation review
Before the close, we review everything: remuneration, investments, expenses, provisions. You receive quantified recommendations to approve, then we apply them.
Close and iterate
Accounts filed, CT600 submitted, tax reduced within the law. We take stock of the year and refine the strategy for the next one.
Ready to optimise your taxes?
We review your situation and quantify what your profile really allows. No commitment.
The tax framework of an LTD for a non-resident
Understanding where tax is actually decided: at company level in the UK, and at personal level in your country of residence.
Corporation tax
19% on profits up to £50,000, rising progressively to 25% above £250,000
Dividends
No UK withholding tax on dividends paid to non-resident shareholders
Director's salary
Deductible from the LTD's taxable profit: a key lever in the salary/dividend mix
Where your personal taxation is decided
- Dividends from an LTD are taxed in your country of residence, under its rules
- The tax treaty between the UK and your country sets the rules of the game
- In some countries of residence, personal taxation on this income is very low, or zero
- The optimal salary/dividend mix depends on your precise situation
Points of attention
- The company's tax residence: management from abroad must be structured correctly
- Your country of residence's rules (CFC, effective management) must be checked
- A setup is only solid if it's documented and declared correctly
- We refuse non-compliant schemes: that's what protects our clients
What it changes in practice
Beyond the numbers, a well-run LTD changes your daily life as a founder. And every year, the pre-year-end review cuts your tax bill, often by the price of the subscription.
One point of contact
Accountant, addresses, compliance, strategy: everything is coordinated by one team that knows your file. No more providers passing the buck.
Zero missed deadlines
Companies House, HMRC, VAT: every deadline is tracked and met. Late penalties are simply not a topic for our clients.
Tax you steer, not suffer
You know in advance what you'll pay, why, and what was done to reduce it. The pre-year-end review turns tax into a lever.
Banking that works
Account open, payment methods in place, backup plan ready. Non-residents' blocker number one, solved once and for all.
Support that answers
WhatsApp or email, 7 days a week, no limits. A question about an invoice, a doubt about a deadline: you get a fast answer, not a ticket.
A door to what's next
When your situation justifies it, we give you priority access to advanced structures: Mauritius, holding, trust, US LLC, Hong Kong Limited.
How do you choose between salary and dividends?
A director's salary is deductible from the LTD's taxable profit: every pound paid as salary reduces corporation tax. Depending on the amounts, it can also trigger contributions. Dividends are not deductible, but carry no UK withholding tax for a non-resident shareholder.
The right balance depends on your country of residence: each tax treaty treats salaries and dividends differently, and each country applies its own rules to foreign income. An optimal mix in Dubai has nothing to do with an optimal mix in Portugal.
That's why the calculation happens at onboarding, with real numbers, and is revised every year based on your results. No universal magic formula: a personalised, documented strategy.
Who is tax optimisation for?
When it makes sense
Founder with an active LTD
Your company generates profits and you want to stop paying more than the legal minimum. Every year without a strategy is a year lost.
Expat in a low-tax country
UAE, certain regimes in Portugal or elsewhere: your country of residence is a major asset. Combined well with the LTD, it can lead to 0%.
Fast-growing income
The bigger your profits, the more each optimisation point matters. The pre-year-end review quickly becomes the year's best investment.
Mobile founder
You change countries regularly: the LTD stays stable while the strategy adapts to each new tax residence.
When it's NOT the right fit
Optimising without clarifying your tax residence
The whole strategy rests on your country of tax residence. As long as it's unclear, no serious optimisation is possible. We start there.
Chasing a guaranteed 0% for everyone
0% exists for some profiles, not all. If someone promises it without analysing your situation, be wary. We verify first.
Wanting to hide income
Legal optimisation happens in the open: declared structures, declared income. Concealment schemes are a no, systematically.
Common tax optimisation mistakes
The mistakes we see most often among founders who optimise on their own.
Paying yourself at random
All dividends or all salary, without a calculation: either way, you almost always pay too much. The right mix is calculated, not guessed.
Discovering the tax bill at year-end
Once the year is closed, most levers are lost. Optimisation happens before the close, not after. Hence the systematic review.
Ignoring your country of residence's rules
CFC rules, effective management, filing obligations: your country of residence has a say. A solid strategy builds them in from the start.
Documenting nothing
A setup is only defensible if it's documented: minutes, contracts, written tax positions. Without a record, even a legal strategy becomes fragile.
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Tax optimisation FAQ
The answers to the essential questions about optimising the taxes of a non-resident-owned LTD.
Two levels: the LTD pays corporation tax in the UK (19% on profits up to £50,000, up to 25% above), and you're taxed personally in your country of residence on what you pay yourself. That second level varies enormously: from full rates to 0% depending on the country. Hence the strategy.
For some profiles, yes. Example: a resident of a country that doesn't tax foreign dividends (like the UAE), paid 100% in dividends, with an LTD whose corporation tax is reduced by the pre-year-end review. For other profiles, no, and we tell you right away. It's a matter of facts and numbers, not promises: we validate your case in the strategy session.
A complete pass over your accounts before year-end: investments to bring forward, remuneration to adjust, overlooked deductible expenses, provisions to book. You receive quantified recommendations, we apply what you approve. The result: reduced corporation tax, often by the price of the subscription.
Yes, everything. The treaty between the UK and your country of residence determines who taxes what, at what rate, and with which tax credits. It also secures the company's tax residence. Reading it correctly is the foundation of your strategy: it's the first thing we analyse at onboarding.
It's a major tax event, and that's precisely the advantage of ongoing support: we recalculate your strategy with the new tax treaty, adjust the salary/dividend mix and the payment calendar. Your LTD itself doesn't move: one of the structure's great strengths for mobile profiles.
What if your tax bill dropped to 0%?
Depending on your country of residence and your profile, a well-structured UK LTD can bring your taxes down to the legal minimum, sometimes 0%. Book a strategy call, no commitment: we'll tell you with real numbers.