# Opening a UK LLP instead of UK LTD, for a non resident? **URL:** \ **Category:** Tax and legal\ **Created:** [March 18, 2021, 6:31am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/opening-a-uk-llp-instead-of-uk-ltd-for-a-non-resident/35487 "2021-03-18T06:31:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kajaru](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a87d85/32.png) [@kajaru](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/kajaru)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 6:31am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/opening-a-uk-llp-instead-of-uk-ltd-for-a-non-resident/35487/1 "2021-03-18T06:31:20Z")
I’m a solo software developer and also do consultanting, a bit of e-commerce, and am a nomad. And I’m not a resident of UK, US, EU, AU… I want to open a UK Ltd, but because of the high taxes - 19%-23% - I hesitate. Therefore, what if I do this, in order to legally reduce taxes: - open a UK Ltd and make it dormant; could be right away or after a little while - open a UK Llp, with one member being me, and the other one being my dormant Ltd - go to some country with low, lower or 0% income or corporate tax and stay there; preferably a country with territorial-based taxation - use my UK Llp to do business, while keeping the Ltd dormant - my Llp will be subject to the tax in a country I’m staying at, or have a residency at and which will be a low tax or zero Will this work as I anticipate? Are there any downsides and nuances? P.S. Where my clients are? All over the place; some may or may not be in UK ---
**Author:** ![youcef.ali.gi](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8e7dd6/32.png) [@youcef.ali.gi](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/youcef.ali.gi)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/opening-a-uk-llp-instead-of-uk-ltd-for-a-non-resident/35487/2 "2024-09-14T22:05:36Z")
Hi, Any news on that topic?