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RichardQuest
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Hi,
I am looking to set myself up as a sole trader working over the internet selling services rather than actual tangible goods.
I'm an Irish citizen and I have both an Irish PPS and a British NI Number.
I am no longer resident in either Ireland or the UK, but am still resident inside the EU.
I have looked into setting up the business here but face enormous bureaucratic obstacles and an equally insurmountable language barrier.
By setting up in either the ROI or the UK I circumvent a whole world of pain and can therefore conduct business exclusively in the English language. Besides which my target market would be primarily in Ireland and the UK anyway.
The thing is I keep getting conflicting information about whether it is even possible for someone residing outside either country to set up as a sole trader. I have lots of other questions, but I guess my first one is, can I actually do this?
I am looking to set myself up as a sole trader working over the internet selling services rather than actual tangible goods.
I'm an Irish citizen and I have both an Irish PPS and a British NI Number.
I am no longer resident in either Ireland or the UK, but am still resident inside the EU.
I have looked into setting up the business here but face enormous bureaucratic obstacles and an equally insurmountable language barrier.
By setting up in either the ROI or the UK I circumvent a whole world of pain and can therefore conduct business exclusively in the English language. Besides which my target market would be primarily in Ireland and the UK anyway.
The thing is I keep getting conflicting information about whether it is even possible for someone residing outside either country to set up as a sole trader. I have lots of other questions, but I guess my first one is, can I actually do this?