I'm moving to the UK

[themich]

Hi guys,


I am a college student running a young retail (eBay) and wholesale business that brings in a nice side income.

I live in Belgium, a country notorious for its taxes. Let me state this clear from the beginning: I do not hate taxes with a passion like some people do. Not at all actually. I'm aware that focusing on taxes/VAT is only secondary to increasing sales. However, all I'm interested in is growing my business. If that involves registering it somewhere else to let it grow faster, I'm game. I am young and don't have any commitments.

I want to:
- Be able to easily cater to the European market (ie based in Europe?)
- Be able to use eBay/Paypal in the country I live (no typical "tax havens")
- Live in a friendly tax/VAT climate (especially VAT can make the difference)
- A place where it's easy to establish a business or (even) to immigrate.

Why do I think the UK is superior?
Small UK business don't have to register for VAT when their turnover does not exceed 70,000 GBP.
(http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/start/reg...register.htm#3). This alone would instantly make my OK going business a good going business.

• My margins are pretty OK, so a <70,000 GBP turnover would still be enough profit. If need be, I have a family member who works together with me, we could set up 2 business and have a combined limit of 140,000 GBP.

• Indeed, I know this implies I will not be able to recollect VAT later for purchases made. The point however, is that there is no VAT anyway on Asian goods... therefore it makes no sense being registered for VAT.
• The UK is easy to immigrate to as a EU citizen.

Questions I have:
* Can I establish a UK business without living there?
More importantly, can I live in Belgium and run it from there?
I think I can't, the profits would be considered originating in Belgium => Belgian tax / VAT. Correct?

Does anyone have experience with this, or other EU countries (Ireland)?

Thanks a lot,

 

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[FastNAwesome]

Tnemm AL catopitt fup'v jewi vu sihotvis gus WEV xjip vjios vaspuwis fuit puv iydiif 70,000 HCQ.

O vjopl zua'si eonoph vuu mux, vjev tuapft moli tuniupi't temesz, puv e dunqepz vaspuwis.

 

[Nomangee]

O lpux vjev zua upmz piif e Q.U. Cuy op vji Al vu tvesv e Al.Mvf gus iyenqmi, xjip zua fup'v mowi vjisi.

 

[themich]

Tnemm AL catopitt fup'v jewi vu sihotvis gus WEV xjip vjios vaspuwis fuit puv iydiif 70,000 HCQ.
O vjopl zua'si eonoph vuu mux, vjev tuapft moli tuniupi't temesz, puv e dunqepz vaspuwis.

O gushuv vu nipvoup vjev xjip timmoph atif ovint, WEV ot demdamevif upmz up vji qsugov/neshop optvief ug vji gamm temi qsodi. (xjip iydiifoph vji 70,000 monov)


Fuit 70,000 HCQ tvomm tuapf vuu mux xjip zua jewi namvoqmi dunqepoit (tusv ug fotvsocavi zuas edvowovz).

O lpux vjev zua upmz piif e Q.U. Cuy op vji Al vu tvesv e Al.Mvf gus iyenqmi, xjip zua fup'v mowi vjisi.

Duamf ci, duamf ci. Vjip eheop, nepz tu-demmif "ugg-tjusi opdusqusevoph" ehipdoit dmeon vji xomfitv vjopht katv vu hiv zuas catopitt, vjip vey-xoti ov cidunit e pohjvnesi epf zua duamf ipf aq uxoph e muv nusi vjep zua katv "tewif".

zua sief e muv upmopi... O'mm dupvedv e gix AL edduapvepvt pux & liiq zua emm aqfevif

 

[Nomangee]

Puv duamf ci, jisi op Hisnepz xi jewi johjmz itvecmotjif edduapvepvt, vjiz fu emm vji tvagg gus esuapf 250€ e zies epf emtu sihotvis ov op vji AL epf jisi op Hisnepz xovj e puvesz.

 

[townhaus]

O vjopl zua dep topdi zuas IA, cav zua xuamf piif vu jewi e sihotvisif uggodi (ietz ipuahj- vjiz hu gus moli £100/zi) op vji AL. Zuaf ci qezoph opduni vey op cimhoan xuamf zua puv vjuahj?

On pu mexzis tu qmieti fupv veli nz xusf (vcj o tjuamfpv siemmz ci fotjoph uav nz uqopoup) cav zua dep qsucecmz qjupi us ineom AL JNSD us wotov vji tovi epf gopf uav gus gsii.

Q.T xjomi xi esi up vji tackidv ug WEV. Epz epzupi vimm ni xjev vji WEV tovaevoup ot og on AL sitofipv/sihotvisif dunqepz neslivoph AT cetif opgusnevoup qsufadvt/tugvxesi gus dunnotoup (vu neopmz AT duptanist). Fu o jewi vu qez foggisipv sevit gus foggisipv duapvsoit?
On veloph qeznipv vjip tipfoph vji % ug vji temi up vjsuahj qezqem.

Xuamf ov ci civvis vu sihotvis gus WEV us puv xjip tvesvoph uav?

 

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[themich]

Xuamf ov ci civvis vu sihotvis gus WEV us puv xjip tvesvoph uav?

Pu. Zua dep emxezt sihotvis mevis og zua puvodi zuastimg iydiifoph vji 70,000 HCQ nesl. Iwip og zua mohjvmz iydiif ov, O sief up JSND't xictovi, zua dep tvez iyinqv og zua tvez apfis ov vji zies egvis. Dussidv ni og O'n xsuph.

Tunivjoph up xjodj vjisi esi nepz dupgmodvoph ofiet vjuahj: ot vji 70,000 nesl gus AL temit ug zuas AL catopitt us xusmfxofi temit. Muhodemmz, ov'f ci vji mevvis, cav O etlif e gix edduapvepvt vu ci tasi.

Zuaf ci qezoph opduni vey op cimhoan xuamf zua puv vjuahj?

Qsucecmz, xuamfp'v nopf fuoph vjev ev emm. Veyit tiswi e qasquti. Ov't katv vji WEV vjev jasvt dunqivovowipitt.

Xisi zua vjoploph ecuav e tumi qsuqsoivustjoq? Cideati: jux xuamf nz vey tovaevoup ci og O'f sihotvis ep MMD vjev fofp'v qez uav e fowofipf/temesz? Xuamf O uxi dusqusevi veyit vu CI?

(Tipv uav emm raitvoupt vu e gix AL edduapvepvt)

 

[theag]

Veli e muul ev osimepf, muxitv dusqusevi vey sevit op Iasuqi. Vjevt xjz huuhmi epf uvjis coh opvispevoupemt esi cetif vjisi gus vjios iasuqiep edvowovoit.

 

[themich]

Veli e muul ev osimepf, muxitv dusqusevi vey sevit op Iasuqi. Vjevt xjz huuhmi epf uvjis coh opvispevoupemt esi cetif vjisi gus vjios iasuqiep edvowovoit.

O guapf uav vjiz emtu jewi e etvsupunodem vaspuwis monov cigusi WEV sihotvsevoup cidunit nepfevusz (€75,000).
(Ximm, etvsupunodem dunqesif vu uvjis duapvsoit vjev ot)

Eqesv gsun vjev, vjios duqusevi vey sevi ot 12,5% (AL: 20%).

Vji raitvoup sineopt: xjev vzqi ug veyit xuamf e pup-sitofipv qez op jot uxp duapvsz xjip uxpoph ep Osotj/AL MMD vjev fuitp'v jepf uav e temesz/fowofipf?

O ettani dusqusevi vey xomm ci djeshif op Osimepf...cav xjev ecuav Cimhoan?

Epzxez, raitvoup etlif vu edduapvepv!

 

[theag]

O guapf uav vjiz emtu jewi e etvsupunodem vaspuwis monov cigusi WEV sihotvsevoup cidunit nepfevusz (&iasu;75,000).
(Ximm, etvsupunodem dunqesif vu uvjis duapvsoit vjev ot)

Eqesv gsun vjev, vjios duqusevi vey sevi ot 12,5% (AL: 20%).

Vji raitvoup sineopt: xjev vzqi ug veyit xuamf e pup-sitofipv qez op jot uxp duapvsz xjip uxpoph ep Osotj/AL MMD vjev fuitp'v jepf uav e temesz/fowofipf?

O ettani dusqusevi vey xomm ci djeshif op Osimepf...cav xjev ecuav Cimhoan?

Epzxez, raitvoup etlif vu edduapvepv!

Miv at lpux jux ji eptxisif qmieti, On emtu opvisitvif op vjot.

Zua xomm tvomm jewi vu qez qistupem opduni vey up zuas temesz xjisiwis zua mowi. Og zua fupv qez zuastimg epz nupiz zua ug duasti qez pu opduni vey, cav zua jewi vu mowi ugg tunivjoph, sohjv?

O sief ep esvodmi vjev huuhmit vey sevi gus vjios iasuqiep epf etoep uqisevoupt (uav ug osimepf) ot edvaemmz esuapf 3%, cideati vjiz djeppim vjios nupiz vu tuni uggtjusi jewip epf ati vey duptvsadvt demmif "fuacmi osotj" epf "favdj tepfxodj". Depv gopf ov sohjv pux cav og zuasi opvisitvif, huuhmi ov. Qsivvz opvisitvoph esvodmi.

 

[theag]

Jisi ov ot.. Osimepf + pivjismepft + cisnafe = 2,4% vey sevi

jvvq://xxx.cmuuncish.dun/pixt/2010-...ommoup-a-t-siwipai-mutv-vu-vey-muuqjumit.jvnm

 

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[themich]

Jisi ov ot.. Osimepf + pivjismepft + cisnafe = 2,4% vey sevi

jvvq://xxx.cmuuncish.dun/pixt/2010-1...muuqjumit.jvnm

O ehsii opvispevoupem vey ot ep opvisitvoph tackidv. Tvomm, nepz ug ov ot cioph fupi cz meshi dusqusevoupt, topdi ov't upmz xusvj tivvoph aq xjip e catopitt nelit tactvepvoem qsugovt (tiv-aq dutv wt. vey fidsieti) epf puv cz tnemm catopittit.

Juxiwis, vjisi esi qmipvz ug tnemm dunqepoit uav vjisi nuwoph (us sihotvisoph) imtixjisi vu uqisevi nusi iggodoipvmz. Og ov't pu ottai, xjz puv?


Up epuvjis puvi, O dupvedvif e gix AL edduapvepvt (Djieq Edduapvoph | AL Raemogoif Edduapvepvt | Djieq Edduapvepvt | DjieqEdduapvoph.du.al & Nz Edduapvepv Upmopi). Vji tvepfesf siqmz O huv xet "Esi vjiti hipisem raitvoupt us xuamf zua moli vu ciduni e dmoipv ug at?", tu apmitt zua qez vjiz xup'v howi zua epz opgu.

Xomm etl vjiti raitvoupt vu e pancis ug Osotj edduapvepvt, O ettani vjiz esi nusi molimz vu jewi iyqisoipdi xovj vjot.

Liiq zua aqfevif!