Offices in Novi Sad & BelgradeServing clients across all of Serbia

Corporate & private clients

International tax advisory for cross-border life and business

When you, your income, or your company crosses a border, the questions stop being simple. Where are you tax resident? Which country taxes your income — and does a treaty protect you from being taxed twice? We advise individuals and businesses on the cross-border tax position of moving to, living in, and operating through Serbia — before decisions are made, not after.

Book the €49 Roadmap What we advise on

Advisory work is quoted in writing after the Roadmap. Not moved yet? The Tax Move Check (€395) covers your Serbian tax-residency date and treaty position.

If your passport needs a visa to enter Serbia, check with us first. We ask which passport you'll use before any booking form opens.

  • Tax-residency planning before you move — tax is case by case
  • Treaty positioning — Serbia has tax treaties with most EU countries and many others; whether one helps you depends on your case.
  • Permanent-establishment and structuring analysis for cross-border businesses
  • There is no income-tax treaty between Serbia and the United States. US citizens keep filing in the US wherever they live; we work alongside your US adviser.
CROSS-BORDER POSITIONSerbia · 2026
Tax residency
Case by case
Rates
Depend on residence and income
Double-tax treaties
Most EU countries and many others
Treaty relief
Depends on your case
US–Serbia income-tax treaty
None
Your own position
Tax Move Check · €395
Where is your income from?

Income from a salary or remote work

  • Earning foreign income while living in Serbia, or invoicing abroad through a Serbian company.
  • When you become a Serbian tax resident. Tax is case by case — the Tax Move Check (€395) looks at your situation.
  • Rates and treaties depend on where you are resident and what the income is — we check yours before you move.
What we advise on ↓

Income from a business

  • Whether your activity in Serbia creates a taxable presence — the question that quietly creates the largest liabilities when ignored.
  • Holding, IP, and operating structures that are commercially sound and have genuine substance — not paper arrangements.
  • Getting profits out cleanly, and handling VAT on cross-border services — including registration thresholds and non-established-supplier rules.
What we advise on ↓

Income from investments

  • Rates and treaties depend on where you are resident and what the income is — we check yours before you move.
  • Cross-border treatment of dividends, rental income, pensions, gains and crypto. Tax is case by case — the Tax Move Check (€395) looks at your situation.
  • Serbia has tax treaties with most EU countries and many others; whether one helps you depends on your case.
The treaty network ↓

Income from a pension

  • Holding foreign assets, dividends, pensions, or property across jurisdictions.
  • Coordinating exit from your former tax system — the UK Statutory Residence Test, Canadian non-residency, and similar — so you're not taxed in two places by default.
  • A treaty decides which country may tax each type of income, reduces withholding rates, and provides relief so the same income isn't taxed twice.
The treaty network ↓

These are this page's own lines for that income type, not tax advice. Your position depends on your facts.

  • TaxTax is case by case — the Tax Move Check (€395) looks at your situation.
  • TreatiesSerbia has tax treaties with most EU countries and many others; whether one helps you depends on your case.
Chapter 1 of 6 · Who this is for

When cross-border tax stops being simple

If your income or your business touches more than one country, the default answer is rarely the right one. These are the situations where planning ahead protects you.

Relocating individuals

Moving to Serbia and needing to know when — and whether — you become a Serbian tax resident.

US citizens

There is no income-tax treaty between Serbia and the United States. US citizens keep filing in the US wherever they live; we work alongside your US adviser.

Remote workers & founders

Earning foreign income while living in Serbia, or invoicing abroad through a Serbian company.

Cross-border businesses

Expanding into or out of Serbia, with permanent-establishment and withholding exposure to map.

Investors & HNW individuals

Holding foreign assets, dividends, pensions, or property across jurisdictions.

Groups & holding structures

Needing treaty positioning, transfer-pricing documentation, and clean profit repatriation.

Chapter 2 of 6 · What we advise on

The cross-border questions we resolve

Two distinct bodies of work — for private clients and for companies. We frame the issues, model the outcomes, and recommend a position; we don't hand you a do-it-yourself script, because cross-border tax punishes the generic answer.

For individuals & families

Private cross-border tax

  • Tax-residency determinationWhen you become a Serbian tax resident. Tax is case by case — the Tax Move Check (€395) looks at your situation.
  • Worldwide-income exposureRates and treaties depend on where you are resident and what the income is — we check yours before you move.
  • Breaking prior residencyCoordinating exit from your former tax system — the UK Statutory Residence Test, Canadian non-residency, and similar — so you're not taxed in two places by default.
  • US-citizen specialist careThere is no income-tax treaty between Serbia and the United States. US citizens keep filing in the US wherever they live; we work alongside your US adviser. US-citizen cases are quoted in writing after the Roadmap.
  • Foreign income, pensions & capital gainsCross-border treatment of dividends, rental income, pensions, gains and crypto. Tax is case by case — the Tax Move Check (€395) looks at your situation.
For companies & groups

Corporate cross-border tax

  • Permanent-establishment riskWhether your activity in Serbia creates a taxable presence — the question that quietly creates the largest liabilities when ignored.
  • Treaty & withholding positioningRates and treaties depend on where you are resident and what the income is — we check yours before you move.
  • Cross-border structuringHolding, IP, and operating structures that are commercially sound and have genuine substance — not paper arrangements.
  • Transfer pricingTax is case by case — related-party pricing and its documentation are scoped and quoted in writing after the Roadmap.
  • Profit repatriation & VATGetting profits out cleanly, and handling VAT on cross-border services — including registration thresholds and non-established-supplier rules.
Chapter 3 of 6 · The treaty network

Serbia's double-taxation treaties — and where they don't reach

Serbia has tax treaties with most EU countries and many others; whether one helps you depends on your case. A treaty decides which country may tax each type of income, reduces withholding rates, and provides relief so the same income isn't taxed twice. Knowing whether one applies to you — and how — is often the single most valuable piece of cross-border planning.

Broad coverage

Many partner countries

Serbia has tax treaties with most EU countries and many others; whether one helps you depends on your case.

The key exception

No treaty with the USA

There is no income-tax treaty between Serbia and the United States. US citizens keep filing in the US wherever they live; we work alongside your US adviser.

What it changes

Rates that move

Rates and treaties depend on where you are resident and what the income is — we check yours before you move.

Chapter 4 of 6 · How we work

From exposure mapped to position secured

  1. 1

    Assess

    We map your full cross-border picture — residency, income types, jurisdictions, and treaty exposure.

  2. 2

    Plan

    We model the options and recommend a defensible position — residency timing, structure, and treaty application.

  3. 3

    Implement

    We put it in place — entities and documentation. Transfer-pricing files and work with foreign advisors are quoted in writing.

  4. 4

    Maintain

    We hand off to ongoing compliance so the position holds year after year, not just on day one.

Advisory, then compliance — two stages, one team

International tax advisory is the strategic work: deciding the right position before you act. Once the structure is set, the ongoing filing, bookkeeping, payroll, and VAT returns are handled by our tax & bookkeeping service — so the plan is actually executed and maintained, not left on paper. Many clients start here, then move into ongoing compliance with the same team.

Chapter 5 of 6 · How pricing works

Priced to your case — not a one-size-fits-all package

We don't publish fixed packages for this service, because no two situations are the same — what one client needs looks nothing like the next. After your €49 Roadmap we scope your specific case and agree a clear price in writing before any work begins — a fixed quote for one-off work, or a set monthly rate for ongoing support. No cookie-cutter packages, no guesswork, no surprises later.

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A clear price, agreed upfront

You get a clear price for your scope before we start — a fixed fee for one-off work, or a set monthly rate for ongoing services. No hourly meter running in the background.

02

Scoped to your situation

We price what you actually need. Simpler cases cost less; complex ones are quoted honestly — you're never over-charged for a package you don't need.

03

No hidden fees

Third-party costs — government fees, translations, official charges — are always passed through at cost, with nothing marked up.

The €49 Roadmap, then a clear price for your case — quoted in writing.

Where private clients can start

Two published tax services sit in front of the advisory work. Prices from our pricing page.

Tax Move CheckBefore you move — your Serbian tax-residency date and treaty position. Credited against Year-One Care within 12 months
€395one-timeOrder the Tax Move Check
Resident Tax ReviewAlready in Serbia — your residency position, income review and what to fileOn the form, tick “Resident Tax Review”.
€295one-timeAsk for the Resident Tax Review — €295
International tax advisoryResidency planning, treaty positioning, permanent-establishment and structuring work. US-citizen cases quoted in writing.
Quoted in writing after the Roadmap

If your passport needs a visa to enter Serbia, check with us first. We ask which passport you'll use before any booking form opens.

Chapter 6 of 6 · Start

Plan before you act — start with one step.

Three ways in. Every booking and form opens after one quick passport check.

Recommended first step€49

Relocation Roadmap

A 60-minute call that maps your move, your company and your tax questions in the right order — credited toward any package within 90 days. Advisory work is quoted in writing after the call.

Book the €49 Roadmap
Not moved yet?€395

Tax Move Check

Before you move — your Serbian tax-residency date and treaty position. Credited against Year-One Care within 12 months.

Order the Tax Move Check
Not ready yet?Free

Serbia Relocation Checklist

It has a tax and accounting section: the registrations, the first filings and the dates to watch in your first year — so you can see the size of the job before you spend anything.

Get the free Checklist

Find your route into Serbia in about 2 minutes.

We tell you which residency path fits your situation, what it costs in year one, and the first document to request.

Find my route Free. No call required. We email the result.

If your passport needs a visa to enter Serbia, check with us first. We ask which passport you'll use before any booking form opens.

Questions

International tax — frequently asked

When do I become a tax resident of Serbia?

Tax is case by case — the Tax Move Check (€395) looks at your situation. Timing your move is one of the first things we plan.

Will Serbia tax my foreign income?

Rates and treaties depend on where you are resident and what the income is — we check yours before you move. Serbia has tax treaties with most EU countries and many others; whether one helps you depends on your case.

Does Serbia have a tax treaty with the United States?

No. There is no income-tax treaty between Serbia and the United States. US citizens keep filing in the US wherever they live; we work alongside your US adviser. US-citizen cases are quoted in writing after the Roadmap.

What is permanent establishment, and why does it matter?

A permanent establishment (PE) is a taxable business presence — for example a fixed place of business or a dependent agent — that can make a foreign company liable to Serbian corporate tax on the profits attributable to it. PE risk is the issue that quietly creates the largest unexpected liabilities for cross-border businesses, so we assess it deliberately before you scale activity in Serbia.

How are dividends, interest, and royalties taxed cross-border?

Rates and treaties depend on where you are resident and what the income is — we check yours before you move. Tax is case by case — the Tax Move Check (€395) looks at your situation.

Is this the same as your tax & bookkeeping service?

No — they're two stages. International tax advisory is the strategic planning: residency, treaty position, structuring, and PE analysis, decided before you act. Tax & bookkeeping is the ongoing execution: filings, bookkeeping, payroll, and VAT returns that keep the position compliant over time. Many clients begin with advisory and then move into ongoing compliance with the same team.

Plan before you act

Get your cross-border position right the first time

The most expensive tax mistakes are the ones made before anyone thinks to ask. The €49 Roadmap maps your move; tax advice comes with the Tax Move Check (€395).

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This page is general information about Serbian and cross-border tax, not tax or legal advice, and does not create an advisor–client relationship. Tax outcomes depend on your specific facts and on the law in force at the time. We provide tailored advice on engagement and coordinate with qualified advisors in your home jurisdiction where needed.

General information, not tax advice. We do not promise any tax outcome, ruling, treaty relief or date — the tax authorities decide. The registered address we offer is in Novi Sad (Laze Telečkog 6). Services in Serbia are delivered by Globalna Poslovna Rešenja DOO, Novi Sad, under agreement with Helion Global Group LLC. Read our privacy notice.