By Country
What Founders From Your Country Actually Pay
Every country has a different top rate, and a different catch on the way out — exit tax, CFC substance rules, a ten-year tail, or nothing at all. Pick your country for the honest version, not the highlight reel.
Fraflytterbeskatning exit tax on shares over DKK 100,000, likely with collateral outside the EU/Nordic area.
Read the full breakdown →No exit tax — the real hurdle is CFC substance rules on companies taxed below ~12%.
Read the full breakdown →No deemed-disposal exit tax, but the ten-year rule (tio\u00e5rsregeln) can still tax Swedish shares sold within a decade of leaving.
Read the full breakdown →Impôt de sortie exit tax on securities over €800,000, after 6 of the last 10 resident years.
Read the full breakdown →Wegzugsbesteuerung deems shares over 1% sold on departure, due within a month outside the EU/EEA.
Read the full breakdown →Belgium taxed no private capital gains until 2026 — now a new 10% exit tax applies, treaty status with Montenegro still to confirm.
Read the full breakdown →Exit tax only applies above €4M in shares (or 25%+ of a €1M+ company) after 10 of the last 15 resident years — most founders are out of scope.
Read the full breakdown →No exit tax on departure — but citizenship-based taxation means no clean break either. GILTI/NCTI usually still reaches Montenegro's 9% rate; the 9% is rarely the final number.
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The corporate tax side is the same everywhere — 9–15% progressive. What changes is the exit mechanics from your specific country. Run the calculator for a general estimate, then talk to us about your situation directly.