Freelancing From Hong Kong as an Expat

[thatandyrose]

@bibbju, awesome, thats super helpful, thanks so much.

@howard, thanks for clarifying that. I think I get what you're trying say. You can set up a company anywhere, but that doesn't mean you can legally work in that country.

I guess I'm just confused about the difference between a person working and a company issuing an invoice. To me it feels like the same thing but of course legally its not.

I don't really understand how I can set up a company in HK, them invoice from that company but be working in the UK. If I want to get at the cash the end result is the same.

I get that for big companies there are loads of advantages but for my situation not sure it helps?

Regardless I'm not sure how that solves my issue.

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[HowardCoombs]

@howard, thanks for clarifying that. I think I get what you're trying say. You can set up a company anywhere, but that doesn't mean you can legally work in that country.

Correct

I don't really understand how I can set up a company in HK, them invoice from that company but be working in the UK. If I want to get at the cash the end result is the same.

Where you bill from and where you reside makes a huge difference in calculating taxes. You may get the cash, but it may be higher or lower depending on how you set things up.