Interactive formation tool
Find Your Jurisdiction
Thirteen jurisdictions, one right fit for you. Answer six quick questions and we'll score every country against your situation — where your customers are, whether you need Stripe, what you value most, whether you can have a resident director, and how you'll handle profit — then rank your best matches with the reasons behind each, and the catch to watch. It runs entirely in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere.
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Answer six quick questions. We score all 13 jurisdictions against your situation and rank your best fits — with the reasons and the catch. Nothing leaves your browser.
Your best-fit jurisdictions
Workflow
How to use it
- 1 Answer six quick multiple-choice questions about your situation.
- 2 We weight six factors — reach, tax, remote/control, cost, banking and speed — by what you told us.
- 3 See your jurisdictions ranked by match score, each with why it fits and the catch to watch.
- 4 Open the full country guide for your top picks to confirm the details.
Why this matters
Most “where to incorporate” advice is one-size-fits-all — “just open a Delaware LLC.” But the right answer genuinely depends on you: a dropshipper who needs Stripe, a bootstrapped SaaS reinvesting every euro, and a consultant who can't have a resident director should each land somewhere different. This tool makes the trade-offs explicit instead of generic. It scores transparently from our researched data (you can see every country's six factor scores on its page) and tells you the catch, not just the upside. It's guidance to narrow your shortlist — not legal or tax advice — so confirm specifics with a local advisor before you file.
Frequently asked questions
How does the recommender decide?
It scores all 13 jurisdictions on six factors — reach & trust, tax efficiency, remote & control, cost, banking, and speed — then weights those factors by your answers (for example, picking “lowest tax” pushes the tax factor up). It also applies targeted adjustments: needing Stripe strongly favours a U.S. LLC, reinvesting profit favours Estonia, and “I must run it solo” penalises countries that require a resident director. The math is transparent and the factor scores are shown on each country page.
Is this legal or tax advice?
No. It's editorial guidance to help you build a shortlist, based on researched, general information — not advice for your specific situation, and it creates no professional relationship. Tax residency, permanent establishment and your home-country rules all matter; confirm with a licensed advisor before you commit.
Why didn't it just pick the cheapest or lowest-tax country?
Because the cheapest or lowest-tax country is often a poor fit once you factor in banking, a mandatory resident director, or where your customers are. The recommender balances all six factors against your priorities, so a slightly pricier jurisdiction you can actually bank and run alone can outrank a cheap one you can't.
Can I see why a country scored the way it did?
Yes — every country page shows its six factor scores as bars, plus a one-line “relative edge” and “relative watch-out” versus the other jurisdictions. The recommender uses those same scores, so you can always trace a recommendation back to the underlying data and sources.
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