Tax and payment planning for an e-commerce company
An international e-commerce company (Amazon and Shopify) with offices in Poland and Ukraine faced high taxes for its beneficiaries — Polish tax residents (CIT 19%, PIT 12–32%), blocked Amazon payments for Ukrainian companies, difficulties administering VAT on cross-border sales, and a need for confidentiality and convenient dividend payouts.
We designed a structure using several jurisdictions:
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Netherlands: a holding company for tax-free dividend payouts (the Parent-Subsidiary Directive).
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Estonia: an operating company with tax deferred until dividends are paid.
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UAE (RAK ICC): a hub for global income from Amazon/Shopify and for ensuring confidentiality.
We built an international structure that optimised taxes, eliminated the problems with blocked Amazon payments, simplified VAT administration and enabled confidential, legal dividend payouts.
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