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merek 6 days ago

It's not bankruptcy if the company has no liabilities. You're allowed to wind down a profitable company because you can't be bothered running it any more.

A question of legality might come from German authorities determining if this is solely to avoid tax, which is open-ended. It might be hard for them to make this argument if you can prove you transferred operations to country X to maximize company's growth, access local talent, closer proximity to customers etc.

Regardless, anther commenter pointed out that the exit tax applies to all companies that you own regardless of location. In that case, the approach isn't feasible.

Also it goes without saying, seek your own legal advice rather than trusting random comments on the internet.

csomar 6 days ago | parent [-]

> You're allowed to wind down a profitable company

I can't speak for all jurisdiction but on one that I worked in, this is not legal. This might be more defensible if the company really is just you but not if it has employees and can operate with a different CEO than you.

kmlx 6 days ago | parent [-]

> > You're allowed to wind down a profitable company

> I can't speak for all jurisdiction but on one that I worked in, this is not legal.

which jurisdiction doesn’t allow you to shut down your own company?