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Project the multi-year total cost of incorporating across our 9 covered jurisdictions. Set your annual revenue + profit + horizon, and the table sorts cheapest-first across setup + annual maintenance + accounting + headline corporate tax.
Not legal, tax, or accounting advice
This page is for orientation only. Choosing a corporate structure has tax, legal, and banking consequences specific to your situation. Consult a licensed attorney and tax adviser in both your country of residence and the proposed jurisdiction before incorporating.
Used to flag audit-threshold jurisdictions (Singapore S$10M, UK £10.2M).
Pre-tax profit. Drives the corporate-tax estimate per jurisdiction.
Bookkeeper retainer. Default $350/mo is typical for solo founder + Xero / QBO.
Required in Singapore (S$10M+ revenue), UK (£10.2M+), Malta. Optional for VC due diligence in any jurisdiction.
Cheapest over 3 years (this profile)
🇺🇸 Wyoming LLC
$14,750
Setup + 3× (annual maintenance + accounting + corp tax). Lower = better.
| Jurisdiction | Setup Y1 | Recurring/yr | Corp tax/yr | Total 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Wyoming LLC | $350 | $4,800 | $0 | $14,750 |
| 🇻🇬 BVI Business Company (BC) | $2,500 | $6,400 | $0 | $21,700 |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Private Limited Company (Ltd) | $1,800 | $8,200 | $13,200 | $66,000 |
| 🇺🇸 Delaware C-Corporation | $800 | $5,400 | $16,800 | $67,400 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore Private Limited Company (Pte Ltd) | $1,400 | $8,700 | $13,600 | $68,300 |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia Private Limited Company (OÜ) | $600 | $5,400 | $19,200 | $74,400 |
| 🇬🇧 UK Private Limited Company (Ltd) | $400 | $5,700 | $20,000 | $77,500 |
| 🇦🇪 UAE Free Zone Company (DMCC) | $13,500 | $15,200 | $7,200 | $80,700 |
| 🇲🇹 Malta Private Limited Company (Ltd) | $3,000 | $9,700 | $28,000 | $116,100 |
Methodology. Setup uses each jurisdiction’s “typical” total (gov fee + registered agent + light legal). Recurring uses published annual maintenance + your bookkeeper retainer (×12) + optional audit. Corp tax uses each jurisdiction’s headline rate × your annual profit — does NOT account for partial-tax-exemption schemes (Singapore SUTE, UK 19% small profits rate, Malta 6/7 refund) or pass-through entities (Wyoming LLC). For pass-through structures, set corporate tax rate to 0 in your head — the tax flows to your personal return.
Excludes. Personal income tax on dividends or salaries you draw, payroll taxes, withholding tax on cross-border payments, FX losses on multi-currency transactions, lawyer fees for specific events (raise, sale, audit defense).
For deep dives by jurisdiction, see the Incorporate hub or browse pairwise comparisons.