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CRÉER UNE SOCIÉTÉ ANGLAISE AU ROYAUME-UNI
Délais de création de société anglaise : 24 heures (Ltd UK)
Sociétés pré-constitués : Disponible
Comptabilité : Obligatoire
Secrétariat : Facultatif
Actionnaire anonyme : Possible
Directeur nominé : Possible
Devise : GBP (Livre Sterling = 1.35 Euros)
Juridiction
ONSHORE
Impôts : 20 à 23%
Si optimisation : 3%
Taux TVA : 20%
Traités de non double imposition du Royaume-Uni
Une convention de double imposition permet que l’impôt payé peut être compensée dans l’un des deux pays par l’impôt dû dans l’autre, évitant ainsi la double imposition. Le Royaume-Uni est signataire de conventions de double imposition avec plusieurs pays à travers le monde. Certaines formes de revenus sont exonérés d’impôt ou de taxes réduites. Ceux-ci comprennent les redevances, dividendes et gains en capital.
Jurisdiction | Status | Dividends | Interest | Royalties | Notes |
Defaults | 0% (1) | 20% (2) | 20% (2) | ||
Albania | Effective April 1, 2014 | 0% | 0% when paid by the government, or to the government, the central bank, a financial institution or a pension fund, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by the government, or on sales on credit of equipment, merchandise or services 6% | 0% | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Effective January 1, 1947 | 0% | 20% (3) | 0% | |
Argentina | Effective April 1, 1998 | 0% | 0% when paid by the government, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by the government, or on a bank loan financed for at least five years, or on sales on credit of equipment 12% | 3% for news royalties 5% for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical copyright royalties (excluding broadcasting royalties) 10% for the use of any patent, trademark, design or model, plan, secret formula or process, or industrial or scientific experience information or equipment 15% | |
Armenia | Effective January 1, 2013 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or the central bank 5% | 5% | |
Australia | Effective July 1, 2004 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government, the central bank or an independent financial institution (excluding bank-to-back loans) 10% | 5% | |
Austria | Effective April 1, 1969 | 0% | 0% | 0% 10% where the payee is a company holding more than 50% of the paying company’s voting stock | |
Azerbaijan | Effective April 1, 1996 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by the central bank 10% | 5% for literary or artistic copyrights or broadcasting royalties 10% | |
Bahrain | Effective January 1, 2013 | 0% | 0% when paid by the government or a bank, or to the government, a pension fund, a company either traded on a recognised stock exchange or less than 25% owned by non-residents, or an independent financial institution (excluding bank-to-back loans) 20% (3) | 0% | |
Bangladesh | Effective April 1, 1978 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 7.5% when paid to a bank, financial institution or insurance company 10% | 10% | |
Barbados | Effective April 1, 2013 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Belarus | Effective April 1, 1986 New treaty signed March 7, 1995 | 0% | 0% When new treaty is effective: 0% when paid to or by the government, or on a loan financed, guaranteed or insured by a financial institution to promote exports or development, or on sales on credit of equipment 5% | 0% When new treaty is effective: 3% for the use of any patent, secret formula or process, or information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific experience 5% | The USSR treaty continues to apply. New treaty not yet in force. |
Belgium | Effective April 1, 1990 Protocol effective April 1, 2013 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or a pension fund, or on a loan or credit financed between companies 10% | 0% | |
Belize | Effective January 1, 1947 | 0% | 20% (3) | 0% | |
Bolivia | Effective April 1, 1996 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 15% | 15% | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Effective April 1, 1983 | 0% | 10% | 10% | The Yugoslavia treaty continues to apply. |
Botswana | Effective April 1, 2007 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government, or on a loan financed, guaranteed or insured by a specified institution 10% | 10% | |
Brunei | Effective April 1, 1950 | 0% | 20% (3) | 0% | |
Bulgaria | Effective April 1, 1998 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Canada | Effective April 1, 1976 Protocol effective April 1, 2005 | 0% | 0% when paid on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by a specified institution, or on sales on credit of equipment, merchandise or services 10% | 0% for the use of any literary, artistic, dramatic or musical copyright (excluding broadcasting royalties), computer software or patent, or information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific experience (excluding a rental or franchise agreement) 10% | |
Cayman Islands | Effective April 1, 2011 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Chile | Effective April 1, 2005 | 0% | 5% when paid on a bank or insurance company loan, or on bonds or securities regularly traded on a recognised securities market, or on sales on credit of equipment or machinery 15% | 5% for equipment royalties 10% | |
China | Effective April 1, 2014 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or the central bank, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by the government or the central bank 10% | 6% for equipment royalties 10% | |
Cote d’Ivoire | Effective April 1, 1988 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 15% | 10% | |
Croatia | Effective April 1, 1983 | 0% | 10% | 10% | The Yugoslavia treaty continues to apply. |
Cyprus | Effective April 1, 1973 | 0% | 10% | 0% 5% for broadcasting royalties | |
Czech Republic | Effective April 1, 1992 | 0% | 0% | 0% for copyright or broadcasting royalties 10% | The Czechoslovakia treaty continues to apply. |
Denmark | Effective April 1, 1978 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Egypt | Effective April 1, 1997 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 15% | 15% | |
Estonia | Effective April 1, 1995 | 0% | 0% when paid to or by the government, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by a government approved institution, or on a loan financed, guaranteed or insured by the central bank 10% | 5% for equipment royalties 10% | |
Ethiopia | Effective April 1, 2013 | 0% | 0% when paid to or by the government or the central bank 5% | 7.50% | |
Falkland Islands | Effective April 1, 1997 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Faroe Islands | Effective April 1, 2009 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Fiji | Effective April 1, 1975 | 0% | 10% | 0% for copyright royalties (excluding broadcasting royalties) 15% | |
Finland | Effective April 1, 1968 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
France | Effective April 1, 2010 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Gambia | Effective April 1, 1980 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or the central bank 15% | 12.50% | |
Georgia | Effective April 1, 2006 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Germany | Effective January 1, 2011 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Ghana | Effective April 1, 1995 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 12.5% | 12.5% 20% for broadcasting royalties (3) | |
Greece | Effective April 1, 1952 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Grenada | Effective April 1, 1949 | 0% | 20% (3) | 0% | |
Guyana | Effective April 1, 1993 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 15% | 10% 20% for broadcasting royalties (3) | |
Hong Kong | Effective April 1, 2011 | 0% | 0% when paid by the government or a bank, or to the government, the central bank, a pension fund, a company traded on a recognised stock exchange, or an independent financial institution (excluding bank-to-back loans) 20% (3) | 3% | |
Hungary | Effective January 1, 2012 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Iceland | Effective April 1, 1992 New treaty signed December 17, 2013 | 0% | 0% | 0% When new treaty is effective: 5% | New treaty not yet in force. |
India | Effective April 1, 1994 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or the central bank, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by a specified institution 10% when paid to a bank 15% | 10% for equipment royalties 15% | |
Indonesia | Effective April 1, 1995 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or the central bank, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by the government or the central bank 10% | 10% for equipment royalties 15% | |
Ireland | Effective April 1, 1976 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Israel | Effective January 1, 1961 | 0% | 15% | 0% 15% for broadcasting royalties | |
Italy | Effective April 1, 1991 | 0% | 0% when paid by the government, or on a loan financed, guaranteed or insured by the government, or on sales on credit of equipment or goods 10% | 8% | |
Jamaica | Effective April 1, 1973 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 12.5% | 10% | |
Japan | Effective January 1, 2007 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government, the central bank, a bank, an insurance company, a securities dealer or a pension fund, or on a loan or credit guaranteed, insured or indirectly financed by the government or the central bank, or on sales on credit of equipment or merchandise 10% | 0% | |
Jordan | Effective April 1, 2003 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or the central bank 10% | 10% | |
Kazakhstan | Effective April 1, 1993 Protocol effective April 1, 1999 | 0% | 0% when paid to or by the government 10% | 10% | |
Kenya | Effective April 1, 1973 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or the central bank 15% | 15% | |
Kiribati | Effective April 1, 1949 | 0% | 20% (3) | 0% | |
Korea, South | Effective April 1, 1997 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or the central bank 10% | 2% for equipment royalties 10% | |
Kuwait | Effective April 1, 2001 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
Latvia | Effective April 1, 1997 | 0% | 0% when paid to or by the government, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by a specified institution, or on a loan financed, guaranteed or insured by the central bank 10% | 5% for equipment royalties 10% | |
Lesotho | Effective April 1, 1998 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 10% | 10% | |
Libya | Effective April 1, 2010 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Liechtenstein | Effective February 1, 2013 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Lithuania | Effective April 1, 2002 | 0% | 0% when paid to or by the government, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by a government approved institution, or on a loan financed, guaranteed or insured by the central bank, or on sales on credit of equipment 10% | 5% for equipment royalties 10% | |
Luxembourg | Effective April 1, 1966 | 0% | 0% | 5% | |
Macedonia | Effective April 1, 2008 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government, or on a loan or credit financed by a company to a company 10% | 0% | |
Malawi | Effective April 1, 1953 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Malaysia | Effective April 1, 1999 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or the central bank, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by the government or the central bank 10% | 8% | |
Malta | Effective April 1, 1996 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by the government 10% | 10% | |
Mauritius | Effective April 1, 1981 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or a bank 20% (3) | 15% | |
Mexico | Effective April 1, 1994 | 0% | 0% when paid to or by the government or the central bank, or to a pension fund, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured for at least three years by a specified institution 5% when paid to a bank or insurance company, or on bonds or securities regularly traded on a recognised securities market 10% when paid by a bank, or on sales on credit of equipment or machinery 15% | 10% | |
Moldova | Effective April 1, 2009 | 0% | 0% when paid by the government, or to the government, the central bank or a financial institution, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by the government, or on sales on credit of equipment 5% | 5% | |
Mongolia | Effective April 1, 1997 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by a specified institution 7% when paid to a bank 10% | 5% | |
Montserrat | Effective January 1, 1947 | 0% | 20% (3) | 0% | |
Morocco | Effective April 1, 1981 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 10% | 10% | |
Namibia | Effective January 1, 1962 | 0% | 20% (3) | 0% for literary, artistic, dramatic or musical copyright royalties (excluding broadcasting royalties) 5% | |
Netherlands | Effective April 1, 2011 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
New Zealand | Effective April 1, 1985 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by a specified institution 10% | 10% | |
Nigeria | Effective April 1 1988 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 12.5% | 12.50% | |
Norway | Effective April 1, 2014 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Oman | Effective April 1, 1996 Protocol effective January 1, 2012 | 0% | 0% | 8% | |
Pakistan | Effective April 1, 1998 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 15% | 12.50% | |
Panama | Effective January 1, 2014 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government, the central bank or a pension fund, or on financing approved by both governments, or on sales on credit of equipment or merchandise 5% | 5% | |
Papua New Guinea | Effective April 1, 1992 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 10% | 10% | |
Philippines | Effective April 1, 1997 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government, or on a loan financed, guaranteed or insured by a government approved institution 10% when paid on public issues of bonds or debentures 15% | 15% for broadcasting royalties 20% (4) | |
Poland | Effective January 1, 2007 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or the central bank, or on a loan financed, guaranteed or insured by a government institution to promote exports, or on a bank loan, or on sales on credit of equipment 5% | 5% | |
Portugal | Effective April 1, 1970 | 0% | 10% | 5% | |
Qatar | Effective January 1, 2011 | 0% | 0% when paid by the government or a bank, or to the government, a pension fund, a company either traded on a recognised stock exchange or less than 25% owned by non-residents, or an independent financial institution (excluding bank-to-back loans) 20% (3) | 5% | |
Romania | Effective April 1, 1976 | 0% | 10% | 10% for copyright or broadcasting royalties 15% | |
Russia | Effective April 1, 1998 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Saint Kitts | Effective April 1, 1947 | 0% | 20% (3) | 0% | |
Saudi Arabia | Effective April 1, 2010 | 0% | 0% | 5% for equipment royalties 8% | |
Montenegro | Effective April 1, 1983 | 0% | 10% | 10% | The Yugoslavia treaty continues to apply. |
Sierra Leone | Effective April 1, 1946 | 0% | 20% (3) | 0% | |
Singapore | Effective April 1, 1998 Protocol effective April 1, 2013 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or the central bank, or between banks or financial institutions 5% | 8% | |
Slovakia | Effective April 1, 1992 | 0% | 0% | 0% for copyright or broadcasting royalties 10% | The Czechoslovakia treaty continues to apply. |
Slovenia | Effective January 1, 2009 | 0% | 0% when paid to or by the government, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by a specified institution, or on a loan financed, guaranteed or insured by the central bank 5% | 5% | |
Solomon Islands | Effective April 6, 1949 | 0% | 20% (2) | 0% | |
South Africa | Effective April 1, 2003 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Spain | Effective April 1, 1976 New treaty signed March 14, 2013 | 0% | 12% When new treaty is effective: 0% | 10% When new treaty is effective: 0% | New treaty not yet in force. |
Sri Lanka | Effective April 1, 1977 | 0% | 0% when paid to a bank or financial institution 10% | 0% for copyright or broadcasting royalties 10% | |
Sudan | Effective April 1, 1975 | 0% | 15% | 10% | |
Swaziland | Effective April 1, 1968 | 0% | 20% (3) | 0% | |
Sweden | Effective April 1, 1984 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Switzerland | Effective April 1, 1978 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Taiwan | Effective April 1, 2003 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by a government approved institution 10% | 10% | |
Tajikistan | Effective April 1, 1986 | 0% | 0% | 0% | The USSR treaty continues to apply. |
Thailand | Effective April 1, 1981 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or the central bank 10% when paid to a bank, financial institution or insurance company 20% (4) | 5% for copyright royalties (excluding broadcasting royalties) 15% | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Effective April 1, 1984 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 10% | 0% for copyright royalties (excluding broadcasting royalties) 10% | |
Tunisia | Effective April 1, 1985 | 0% | 10% when paid to a bank or financial institution 12% | 15% | |
Turkey | Effective April 1, 1989 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government or the central bank 15% | 10% | |
Turkmenistan | Effective April 1, 1986 | 0% | 0% | 0% | The USSR treaty continues to apply. |
Tuvalu | Effective April 1, 1949 | 0% | 20% (3) | 0% | |
Uganda | Effective April 1, 1994 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government, or on a loan or credit guaranteed or insured by the government 15% | 15% | |
Ukraine | Effective April 1, 1994 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
United States | Effective May 1, 2003 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Uzbekistan | Effective April 1, 1995 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by a specified institution 5% | 5% | |
Venezuela | Effective April 1, 1997 | 0% | 0% when paid to or by the government, or on a loan or credit financed, guaranteed or insured by a specified institution 5% | 5% 7% for copyright or broadcasting royalties | |
Vietnam | Effective April 1, 1995 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 10% | 10% | |
Zambia | Effective April 1, 1972 New treaty signed February 4, 2014 | 0% | 10% When new treaty is effective: 0% when paid to the government or the central bank 10% | 10% When new treaty is effective: 5% | New treaty not yet in force. |
Zimbabwe | Effective April 1, 1981 | 0% | 0% when paid to the government 10% | 10% | |
Serbia | Effective April 1, 1983 | 0% | 10% | 10% | The Yugoslavia treaty continues to apply. |
Myanmar | Effective April 1, 1948 | 0% | 20% (3) | 0% |
Notes
1. The United Kingdom’s default dividends withholding tax rate is 0%. A treaty may stipulate a higher rate.
2. In the case of European Union countries, the EC Interest and Royalties Directive can reduce interest and royalties withholding tax to 0%, subject to certain conditions.
3. The domestic rate applies.
4. The treaty specifies a different rate but the default rate is lower and would therefore apply.