FoxyCorp ATLAS JOURNAL
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Planning tool

Find the company setup questions that matter before you incorporate

Answer five operational questions to compare Wyoming LLC, Delaware C-Corp, Estonia OÜ, UAE Free Zone, Cyprus and UK LTD. The result is decision support, not a tax return, legal opinion, or guaranteed bank approval.

By FoxyCorp Research Team •

60-second business setup brief

01 Where are you tax resident?

Use your current country of personal tax residence, not a passport or a future plan.

02 What does the business sell?

Choose the operating model that best describes your current or planned business.

03 What is the revenue stage?

This is used only to prioritise operational questions and entity complexity. It does not calculate tax.

04 Primary customer markets & currencies?

Select the customer markets and transaction currencies that make up most of your expected flows.

05 Which payment rails matter?

Provider approval is always separate from a company-formation decision.

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Your comparison starts with the operating facts.

We compare operational fit across six company paths. Results are illustrative and must be reviewed with licensed advisers.

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Annual cost, payment rails, and founder brief

Interactive maintenance, rails, and briefing tools

Statutory fee models for Wyoming, Delaware, Estonia, UAE, Cyprus, and the UK. Change any control to refresh the cost estimator, rails matcher, and markdown brief. All state remains 100% in ephemeral client memory with zero server footprint.

Annual Cost of Maintenance & Compliance Estimator

Itemized state filing, registered agent, bookkeeping, and CPA costs. Wyoming uses a $62 annual report; Delaware C-Corp uses a $400 minimum (or $1,200 at scale); Estonia files at $0 state fee; UAE renews a $5,000 trade license; Cyprus abolished the annual levy in 2024; UK confirmation statements are $45.

Payment Rails & Merchant-of-Record Matcher

Feasibility rules for Stripe, Paddle, LemonSqueezy, Wise, and Mercury. Merchant-of-record providers are limited to digital SaaS and creator products; Mercury requires a US entity.

Executive Founder Setup Brief

Copy-ready markdown checklist covering entity architecture, annual budget, filings, and banking onboarding. Print-friendly. Not legal or tax advice.

Frequently asked questions
Does this calculate my tax bill?
No. It is a planning brief, not a tax return or legal opinion. Confirm any structure with a licensed adviser in the relevant jurisdictions.
Can I use this as tax advice?
No. Residency, place of effective management, treaty exposure, substance, VAT, filing and payment-provider eligibility require a qualified adviser who sees your actual facts.
Related notes
Compare six international company setup paths →Business banking follows the business reality →Build the operating layer after the entity choice →How the simulator works →