ETERAX / Moving to the UAE
Moving to the UAE from Europe, done properly.
Relocating a business and yourself to the UAE is four moves, not one: the company, the bank, your residency, and your tax residency. Miss one and the structure leaks. We sequence all four so it holds.
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Start with your country
Your move depends on where you are now.
The UAE side is the same. What changes is what you owe on the way out, and how you break tax residency at home. Start with your country.
Poland
~34%
Corporate plus dividend, PLN 4M exit tax, ZUS and CFC rules.
See details →Czech Republic
~33%
21% corporate plus 15% dividend. No individual exit tax.
See details →Germany
~30%
Corporate plus trade tax, Wegzugsteuer, no active UAE treaty since 2022.
See details →Netherlands
25.8%
Box 2 up to 33%, Box 3 wealth tax, emigration exit charge.
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Moving to the UAE
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