What is the ideal country for an IT specialist?

Question

Electronic commerce

Dear people! It is very interesting to hear your opinion on the topic "where is the IT-person to live well?". To be more precise, to open a company for doing business. From the wishes - a European country, no reporting (or minimal reporting) and no tax (or adequate tax) on retained earnings.

Answer 1

I would be guided by the reports of the World Bank's Doing Business project - 2017
p.15 - General summary table ("Ease of doing business ranking")
p.196 - By country in alphabetical order, brief tables for all indicators ("Country Tables")

Answer 2

Obviously in Russia.

Answer 3

Obviously, the one in which you are at the moment.
And don't forget that:

A man who finds no place for himself anywhere expects everything from the place and nothing from himself.
- Sjoren Kierkegaard

Answer 4

Ukraine, Europe!

Answer 5

Everything is quite simple:
1) If there are plans to create a more or less large software company, then Russia, Ukraine, Belarus. Trite taxes and labor costs (and this is one of the main sources of expenses in IT), are the most attractive here. And for reselling software, you can always open a pad in a specific country (if the software is tailored for the public sector), or in the countries of pads from point 2.
2) If the company is small and you just need access to the European market, then the Baltic countries and Finland .
3) If you just want to go to a European country and do business there, then you just need to go.
Ps I strongly advise you not to go to the popuases from Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and so on. It's fun to relax and hang out there, but if you live and work for a long time, you won't notice how you yourself begin to think and act like a priest.

Answer 6

Estonia. The main problem that a resident of the Russian Federation faces outside of its borders is the lack of an ID, without which one cannot take a step in Europe. ONLY Estonia provides the possibility of ID registration (and "identification in electronic space" - their term) without obtaining a residence permit. More details here https://www.politsei.ee/en/teenused/isikut-toendav...

Answer 7

Taxes are less than in Russia (IP or LLC on the simplified tax system) nowhere.
If you want to live in a normal Europe (which has never been socialist), then be prepared to give up to 50% in taxes - this is not only income, but also in a pension fund, honey. compulsory insurance, etc. Plus, electricity is not five rubles, but 20 per kWh, plus a calorie counter on each heating battery and you pay for each calorie, and not like in Russia - the heating is turned on and you don’t close the balcony. Internet and mobile communications are 3-4 times more expensive, transportation - an annual pass is equal to the price of a good hardtail bike. Well, and a lot more.
And you thought due to what in Europe is so beautiful and comfortable? Plus, they also took on their balance those who came in large numbers, someone must also pay for their comfortable unemployed life. And who except the taxpayers?
And plus, in any case, for the locals, you will be a chock who arrived to death.
So choose, but think well.

Answer 8

there is no lack of reporting in Europe, even in Gibraltar
Cyprus is the cheapest 10% + something on top
if in person - Bulgarians, Romanians, they say, 15% and welcome, I don’t have such experience, I can’t vouch
for 25%, you can contact EEEEEstoniaeeeeee (well, or at roulette - for "almost like an IP USN")

Answer 9

Canada.
Trudeau is on the right track.

Answer 10

Japan.

Answer 11

An acquaintance lived in the USA and persuaded his superiors to work remotely from Russia, because life is cheaper here. Although he has a green card, he could have stayed there.

Answer 12

It all depends on the company and the situation.
If you need cheap labor, taxes, etc. and the standard of living is not important, then Ukraine.
If we are talking about more Western options, it is relatively cheap in Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria.
If you have budgets and want to live in a top country, look at the options in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland.

Answer 13

International business uses holdings from several countries to minimize taxes.
A lot of companies use the Netherlands, google "Dutch sandwich"
inosmi.ru/social/20160408/236066976.html
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B2%D0%BE%D.. In short ,
intellectual property belongs to a tax-free offshore, and the offshore licenses to a group of European companies, while the Netherlands becomes the "face" of this business.
And most of the profits flow offshore as royalties with minimal taxes.
Uber
fortune scheme.com/2015/10/22/uber-tax-shell

Answer 14

I would be stuck in Cyprus, and if the weather is not important, then in Britain

Answer 15

Germany, Estonia, Norway

Answer 16

"... and no tax"
This is to Saudi Arabia, they have no income tax

Answer 17

Work in the valley or NYC, remotely from some hole like Thailand. Good salary without the overhead. In general, IT people are different - for some it is more important to raise children and the quality of local schools, for others it is more important to have more dough or more glamorous employers, and so much more can be listed. I mean it would be nice to announce the priorities