Does working from abroad make my UK company taxed abroad?

Duration, regularity and seniority of the activity abroad all matter. A founder director based permanently overseas, making real decisions there and meeting local clients, presents a very different risk profile from a director who travels occasionally or works remotely a few weeks a year.

Employment taxes are a separate issue again: even without corporate tax exposure, paying yourself a UK salary while working physically abroad can trigger local payroll or social security obligations under that country's rules.

Keep a record of where board decisions, contract signing and key client relationship work actually happen, and review it if your personal location becomes long-term rather than occasional travel.

Get local tax advice in the country you are working from once your presence there stops being short and starts being your normal base, since this is where risk usually crystallises unnoticed.

Our fixed monthly packages for a UK limited company start at £89 plus VAT and run to £169 and £289 plus VAT as bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and reporting are added. One-off filings are sold at fixed prices, and the Companies House fees we pay for you are charged at cost with no VAT added. Overseas owners are quoted on exactly the same published prices as UK-resident clients.

Rates, thresholds and deadlines here reflect the 2026/27 UK position and current Companies House and HMRC guidance. Check GOV.UK, or ask us, before relying on them for your own company.