// E-Commerce & Digital
Online course revenue is the definition of location-independent income. Your course sells while you sleep, from 195 countries, on autopilot. Yet you're taxed at domestic rates — 30-50% — on every sale. An offshore IP holding company means your course content is taxed where your IP lives, not where you happen to live.
Book Your Consultation// The Problem
You built the course in 3 months. It generates $15K/month on autopilot. Your government taxes it at the same rate as a salaried employee working 60 hours/week. There's no recognition of the passive, scalable nature of digital products. You created an asset — it should be taxed like one.
Teachable, Kajabi, Udemy, Gumroad — your platforms deliver globally. A student in Japan pays the same as one in Brazil. Your revenue has zero connection to your physical location. Yet 100% is taxed domestically. The mismatch is structural, and a structural problem needs a structural solution.
Platform fee: 5-15%. Payment processing: 2-3%. Tax: 30-50%. On a $100 course sale, you might keep $35-45. With proper structuring, you keep $75-90. Same course, same student, same platform — different entity behind it.
// The Solution
Your course is intellectual property. These jurisdictions offer favorable IP tax treatment.
2.5% effective tax on IP income. 80% deduction on qualifying IP profits. EU member. Perfect for course content, templates, and digital products. Best for: course creators wanting lowest EU IP rate.
6.25% on qualifying IP income. Knowledge Development Box. Premium jurisdiction. EU treaty network. Best for: high-revenue course creators wanting maximum credibility.
0% on all income. Owns your course library. Licenses to your operating entity. Maximum simplicity. Best for: solo creators wanting zero-tax IP holding.
0% tax. Media City or DMCC free zone. Zero tax on course revenue. Visa included. Best for: creators willing to relocate for zero-tax operations.
0% until distribution. Reinvest course profits tax-free. EU company. E-residency for remote management. Best for: creators reinvesting in new courses and content.
5% effective rate. Full imputation system. EU member. English-speaking. Digital content incentives. Best for: EU-based creators wanting low-rate EU jurisdiction.
A 30-minute consultation to assess your course revenue, platform setup, and IP portfolio. We'll tell you exactly how much you could save — no obligation.
// The Structure
Your course content is intellectual property. An IP holding company owns the content. Your operating company licenses it and pays a licensing fee. That fee is deductible where you operate and taxable where your IP lives — at 0-6.25% instead of 40-50%.
"My photography course does $420K/year on Teachable. I was paying 40% tax in the UK. After setting up a Cyprus IP company, effective rate: 4.5%. Saved £149,000 in year one. The course is the same. The students don't know. The only difference is the entity behind the curtain."
// Important
Teachable, Kajabi, and Gumroad accept corporate accounts. Udemy has specific requirements. We ensure platform compliance before making changes — no revenue disruption during transition.
Selling digital products to EU consumers triggers VAT obligations regardless of where your company is based. The EU One-Stop Shop (OSS) simplifies this. We handle VAT registration and compliance as part of the structuring.
If you're actively creating new content, the IP company should be where development happens — or at least where decisions about development are made. This creates genuine substance. Ongoing content creation strengthens the structure.
// FAQ
Yes. Teachable, Kajabi, Gumroad, Podia, and Thinkific all accept corporate entities with proper documentation. You'll update your payout entity and provide company registration, tax forms, and banking details. We handle the transition. Book a consultation to get started.
Typically $75,000+/year in course revenue. At $100K, you save $20K-$35K annually. At $250K+, savings exceed $75K/year. Setup costs ($8K-$15K) pay for themselves in 2-4 months. Book a consultation for exact numbers based on your revenue and nationality.
Existing content can be transferred to the IP holding company at fair market value. Early-stage content (pre-revenue or low-revenue) has lower valuation, making transfer cheaper. The ideal time is before courses scale significantly. Book a consultation to plan the IP transfer.
For IP optimization, it depends on your country's CFC rules. Some IP structures work without relocation. For full tax optimization, genuine residency in a favorable jurisdiction is usually required. We assess what's possible for your specific nationality and situation. Book a consultation to explore options.
Coaching and consulting revenue can be structured through the same or a separate entity. The key distinction: course revenue is IP-based (passive), coaching is service-based (active). Different structures may optimize each stream. Book a consultation to design your multi-stream structure.
// Related Solutions
Your course works 24/7. Your tax structure should work just as smart. Book a consultation — 30 minutes, no obligation.