PAR → TLL · FOUNDER GUIDE · OCTOBER 2026
Leaving France for Tallinn 🇪🇪 as a founder
0% on retained profit · 22% when you pay it out · no extra tax on dividends. Keep the money in the company and you pay 0%. Tax only hits when you take it out.
What you'd keep vs France
Solo founder, 100% owner, whole profit paid out as dividends each year. How the math works.
| PROFIT | TAX IN 🇫🇷 | TAX IN 🇪🇪 | KEEP IN 🇪🇪 | VS FRANCE / YR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €100K | 41.2% | 22.0% | €78,000 | +€19,243 |
| €250K | 47.4% | 22.0% | €195,000 | +€63,460 |
| €500K | 53.4% | 22.0% | €390,000 | +€157,141 |
| €1M | 53.7% | 22.0% | €780,000 | +€316,891 |
ENTRY TICKET
EU right of residence + ID card
- Cost
- €45 for the ID card
- Timeline
- Register within 3 months, card in ~30 days
REQUIREMENTS
- —Register your address in the population register
- —Lease or ownership document
- —Apply for the ID card at the police service office
THE CATCH
We assume you take everything out, so it's a flat 22%. No salary also means no public health insurance.
SOURCES
Simplified simulation, not tax advice. You own 100%, so France's exit tax on your shares applies. Moving within the EU, it's deferred automatically. It's wiped if you keep your shares 2 years after leaving (5 if they're worth over €2.57M). Moving tax residency means actually living there, not just a mailbox.