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Select from our premium offshore jurisdictions. Each offers unique advantages for your international business needs with competitive pricing and professional service.
Anguilla
In 1980 Anguilla was finally allowed to formally secede from Saint Kitts and Nevis and became a separate British overseas territory. Since then Anguilla has been politically stable, and has seen a large growth in its tourism and offshore financing sectors.
Key Features:
- It can have one or more subscribers and thereafter multiple shareholders
- Minimum of one member and director who may be individual or corporate
- No public disclosure of shareholders or directors
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world’s sixth-largest country.
Key Features:
- Can have one or more subscribers and thereafter multiple shareholders
- Can have one or more directors
- Directors can be corporate or individual
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Bahamas
The Bahamas is a coral-based archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, comprising 700 islands and cays that range from uninhabited to resort-packed. The northernmost Grand Bahama and Paradise Island, home to the sprawling Atlantis resort, are among the best known.
Key Features:
- Can have one or more subscribers and thereafter multiple shareholders
- Can have one or more directors
- Directors can be corporate or individual and need not be local residents (subject to business activity)
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Bahrain
Home to one of the most notorious Formula One tracks, Bahrain's economy thrives greatly from seasonal tourism and large quantities of oil.
Key Features:
- Please note that the Formation of a Company in Bahrain requires the physical presence of the Shareholders and Directors. The Formation process can be initiated remotely. A physical visit will be required to conduct the formalities locally.
Belize
Located in Central America on the southern border of Mexico and eastern border of Guatemala, Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D.
Key Features:
- No minimum capital required
- 100% foreign ownership allowed
- No annual filing requirements
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British Virgin Islands
The islands were part of the British colony of the Leeward Islands from 1872-1960; they were granted autonomy in 1967. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency.
Key Features:
- Maximum privacy protection
- No minimum capital
- Flexible share structures
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Bulgaria
Officially known as The Republic of Bulgaria, it was granted independence from the Soviet Eastern Bloc in 1989. Bulgaria is politically independent and its company law is based on a combination of German, Italian and French laws harmonised with EU law.
Key Features:
- Low Tax on Profits – Corporation tax in Bulgaria is just 10% on net profits making it an incredibly appealing European jurisdiction for offshore incorporation
- Low Capitalisation – The minimum share capital required to form a company in Bulgaria is €1
- Double Taxation treaty in place – Double tax treaties are in place with 70 countries
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Canada
Canada is the world’s tenth largest economy, as of 2018. Besides having substantial gas and oil reserves, Canada is also one of largest global suppliers of agriculture products as well as a major exporter of various metals including zinc, gold and aluminium.
Key Features:
- Please feel free to call our sales team on 01904 925200 for more information about Offshore Company Formation in Canada.
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands are a British Overseas Territory encompassing 3 islands in the western Caribbean Sea. Grand Cayman, the largest island, is known for its beach resorts and varied scuba diving and snorkelling sites.
Key Features:
- Preferred for investment funds
- Strong regulatory framework
- No corporate tax
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Costa Rica (SRL)
Key Features:
- Meet the Anti Money Laundering Requirements – In order to meet Anti Money Laundering Requirements you will need to provide a certified copy of the passport and current utility bill of each of the owners and shareholders. This is required even if you are using our Nominee Service. Translation of the due diligence and other supporting documentation to Chinese will be required. The additional costs for this will be calculated upon receipt of the documentation.
- Documents are issued to you – Once the company has been incorporated you will be issued with all of the Certificate of Incorporation + Memorandum and Articles of Association + Share Certificates and all other company documents as required by Law. These documents can then be used to open a bank account for the company.
- Financial Statements – Companies incorporated Costa Rica must all prepare financial statements. At all times Accounting Records must be maintained in accordance with Costa Rican Accounting Legislation.
Cyprus
Known for beaches, it also has a rugged interior with wine regions. Coastal Paphos is famed for its archaeological sites relating to the cult of Aphrodite, including ruins of palaces, tombs and mosaic-tiled villas.
Key Features:
- Only 12% corporation tax on profits
- No capital gains tax on the sale of companies (and shares in companies) or assets in Cyprus
- Access to over 50 Double Tax Treaties
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Czech Republic
Prague, the capital, is home to a 9th-century castle, preserved medieval Old Town and statue-lined Charles Bridge. Český Krumlov is a living gallery of Renaissance-era buildings housing restaurants and shops.
Key Features:
- At least one director required
- At least one shareholder required
- Minimum share capital of CZK 100K
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Delaware
Key Features:
- Business-friendly laws
- Sophisticated legal system
- Court of Chancery
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Dominica
Morne Trois Pitons National Park is home to the volcanically heated, steam-covered Boiling Lake. The park also encompasses sulphur vents, the 65m-tall Trafalgar Falls and narrow Titou Gorge. To the west is Dominica’s capital, Roseau, with colourful timber houses and botanic gardens.
Key Features:
- Can have one or more Members and Managers
- Members and Managers can be corporate or individual and need not be local residents
- Members and Managers can be the same person or the same corporate entity
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Dubai DMCC Freezone
Starting out as a fishing village in the eighteenth century, following the discovery of oil, Dubai has emerged as one of the world’s fastest growing economies with thriving tourist and financial services industries. The world’s fastest growing free zone, known as the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, was established in Dubai in 2002.
Key Features:
- 100% foreign ownership
- Zero corporate tax
- World-class infrastructure
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Dubai IFZA
Key Features:
- Full foreign ownership
- 0% Corporation Tax
- Fast setup and flexible licensing
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Estonia
As a member of the European Union, Estonia is considered a high-income economy by the World Bank.
Key Features:
- Minimum of one member who may be corporate (subject to additional requirements) and one director (who must be an individual)
- Minimum Share Capital of 2500 Euros
- Accounts are required to be maintained and filed
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Georgia
Georgia, a country at the intersection of Europe and Asia, is a former Soviet republic that is home to Caucasus Mountain villages and Black Sea beaches.
Key Features:
- No Minimum paid-up Share Capital Requirement
- For foreign officers to incorporate remotely a Power of Attorney is required to be signed and then notarised and legalised in the country of residence. Accounts are required to be maintained and filed on a monthly basis following formation. We will contact you after formation to discuss the requirements and costs.
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory and headland on Spain’s south coast. First settled by the Moors in the Middle Ages and later ruled by Spain, the outpost was ceded to the British in 1713.
Key Features:
- Can have one or more subscribers and thereafter multiple shareholders
- Must be beneficially owned by non-Gibraltarian or non-Gibraltar residents
- Income must arise from outside of Gibraltar
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Guernsey
Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands in the English Channel near the French coast, and is a self-governing British Crown dependency. It’s known for beach resorts like Cobo Bay and the scenery of its coastal cliffs.
Key Features:
- Guernsey offers 0% corporation tax for all companies owned by non-residents that trade outside of Guernsey (Apart from companies who conduct Financial Services)
- For non-Guernsey residents there is no capital gains - inheritance - capital transfer - VAT or general withholding tax.
- No stamp duty on the issuing or transferring or redemption of shares
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Guyana
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. It is culturally considered part of the Anglophone-Caribbean sphere.
Key Features:
- Minimum of two Shareholders and a minimum of one Director
- No minimum Share Capital requirement
- Accounts and Director’s Reports are required to be maintained and filed and in some cases audited.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is famous for its impressive skyscrapers close to its equally magnificent green mountains. But there is more to Hong Kong that makes it popular. It is seen as one of the fastest emerging business capitals in Asia.
Key Features:
- Professional business reputation
- Access to Asian markets
- Strong legal system
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Isle of Man
In the Irish Sea off the northwest coast of England. By virtue of its constitution, the Isle of Man has never been part of the UK although it does have close ties. Not a member of the EU and its parliament, named Tynwald, is autonomous and mirrors the structure of the United Kingdom parliament.
Key Features:
- The number and residency of officers are subject to the company’s business activities – please enquire for further information
- A local registered office is required
- Minimum of one shareholder
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Jersey
Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands, between England and France. An independent English-speaking territory with a mix of British and French cultures, it’s known for its beaches, walking trails along cliffs and inland valleys, as well as its defensive castles.
Key Features:
- All Jersey ‘exempt’ (non-resident) companies will pay 0% corporate tax unless they are: Rental and Development companies or a Utility company. (Both pay 20% tax rate). Or if they are a Financial Services Provider (Pay a 10% tax rate)
- The Jersey Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a sales tax on services and goods consumed in Jersey (no matter where they were purchased) with a current rate of 5% tax
- Resident companies pay 20% corporate tax on income
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Latvia
Since the year 2000, Latvia has had one of the highest (GDP) growth rates in Europe. The Latvian economy is dominated by three main sectors of Services, Industries and Agriculture.
Key Features:
- Minimum of one Shareholder and one Director who may be of any nationality and need not be a resident of Latvia
- Minimum Share Capital of 2800 Euros and 50% of which must be fully paid on incorporation
- Accounts are required to be maintained and filed.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg is a small European country, surrounded by Belgium, France and Germany. It is mostly rural, with dense Ardennes forest and nature parks in the north, rocky gorges of the Mullerthal region in the east and the Moselle river valley in the southeast.
Key Features:
- Minimum paid up Share Capital Requirements of 7500 Euros for a Public Limited Company (SA) and 12000 Euros for a Limited Liability Company (SARL).
- Appointment of Local Officers available.
- Business Permits and Local Offices required in most instances and are available.
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Madeira
Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal, is an archipelago comprising four islands off the northwest coast of Africa. It’s known for its namesake wine and warm, subtropical climate. The main island of Madeira is volcanic, green and rugged, with high cliffs, pebbly beaches and settlements on deltas of the Fajã River.
Key Features:
- Permitted to have only one subscriber and thereafter only one quotaholder (shareholder). If only one quotaholder then the name “Sociedade Unipessoal” must be reflected in the company name.
- Permitted to have only one director.
- Director need not be local resident.
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Malta
Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast. It’s a nation known for historic sites related to a succession of rulers including the Romans, Moors, Knights of Saint John, French and British. It has numerous fortresses, megalithic temples and the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, a subterranean complex of halls and burial chambers dating to circa 4000 B.C.
Key Features:
- A Maltese Private Exempt Company requires one director and one shareholder and Non-residents can hold all of the shares
- Malta has no wealth tax or capital gains tax or inheritance tax and there are no taxes on dividends or bank account interest
- Malta has over 70 double taxation agreements with other countries to ensure a company does not pay taxes twice for the same income
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Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands are a sprawling chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls in the central Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and the Philippines. In the northwest, Bikini Atoll’s largely undisturbed waters, used as a ship graveyard after World War II, are now a popular wreck dive site.
Key Features:
- Exceptionally fast incorporation – companies are formed within one day.
- There is no public register of beneficial owners (ensures confidentiality).
- Companies incorporated by non-residents (deriving their income from outside the Marshall Islands) pay no tax in that country.
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Mauritius
A volcanic island nation in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is known for its beaches, lagoons and reefs. The mountainous interior encompasses Black River Gorges National Park, with rainforests, waterfalls, hiking trails and native fauna like the flying fox.
Key Features:
- Can have one or more subscribers and thereafter multiple shareholders.
- Can have one or more directors.
- Directors can be corporate or individual and cannot be local residents.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands is a country located in North western Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Key Features:
- No Minimum paid-up Share Capital Requirement.
- For foreign officers to incorporate remotely a Power of Attorney is required to be signed and then notarised and legalised in the country of residence. This will be drafted for you.
- Accounts are required to be maintained and filed (including quarterly tax returns).
Nevada
Key Features:
- Nevada limited liability companies are formed by filing Articles of Organization with the Nevada Secretary of State.
- The process (on average) takes between 5 - 7 business days.
- The state does offer quicker filing of one business day for an extra fee.
Nevis (St. Kitts & Nevis)
Nevis is a Caribbean Island approximately 1,200 miles south of Miami and 225 miles south-west of Puerto Rico. It has an area of approximately 36 square miles. As well as being an independent member of the British Commonwealth and the United Nations, it is also a member of the sovereign federation of St. Kitts & Nevis.
Key Features:
- Minimum of two subscribers and thereafter minimum of one shareholder.
- Minimum of one director – number of directors must equal number of shareholders where there are three shareholders or fewer.
- Company secretary must be appointed.
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Norway
Key Features:
- Minimum of one Shareholder who may be corporate (subject to additional requirements).
- Corporate Directors are permitted - provided that there is at least one natural individual Director appointed in addition.
- Accounts are required to be maintained and filed.
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Panama
Panama is a country on the isthmus linking Central and South America. The Panama Canal, a famous feat of human engineering, cuts through its centre, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to create an essential shipping route.
Key Features:
- Territorial tax system
- Asset protection friendly
- Strong banking sector
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Poland
Poland is located in Central Europe, bordered by countries such as Germany, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine. It’s a member of both the European Union and NATO and has a rich historical and cultural heritage.
Key Features:
- The Director will need to sign a Power of Attorney (that we will provide). This will then need to be signed and witnessed by a Notary Public. All before being Apostilled in the Director’s home country (to enable remote formation). Should you opt for the nominee service - the nominee will take care of this aspect on your behalf.
- Minimum of one member who may be corporate (subject to additional requirements) and one director (who must be an individual).
- Accounts are required to be maintained and filed.
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Ras Al Khaimah (RAK)
Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) is the northernmost emirate of the United Arab Emirates. It’s known for its Arabian Gulf beaches. In the capital city of the same name, the National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah occupies a centuries-old fort. The museum features regional history and archaeological exhibits.
Key Features:
- Permitted to have only one subscriber and thereafter only one shareholder.
- Permitted to have only one director - who must be an individual.
- Director and shareholder need not be local resident.
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Republic of Ireland
The Republic of Ireland occupies most of the island of Ireland, off the coast of England and Wales. Its capital, Dublin, is the birthplace of writers like Oscar Wilde, and home of Guinness beer.
Key Features:
- Corporation tax rate for the Republic of Ireland is just 12.5% for trading income and 25% for non-trading income.
- Double taxation treaty in place – The Irish taxation treaties give business owners access to double tax treaties with 72 countries worldwide.
- An Irish incorporation gives you access into the EU market which will be unaffected by Brexit.
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Seychelles
Situated in the Indian Ocean. Discovered by Vasco de Gama in 1502 and became British Sovereignty in 1814 and a Crown Colony in 1903. Granted independence from Britain 29th June 1976.
Key Features:
- Very affordable
- Minimal compliance
- Strong privacy laws
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Singapore
Singapore is an island city-state off southern Malaysia. It is a global financial centre with a tropical climate and multicultural population. Its colonial core centres on the Padang, a cricket field since the 1830s and now flanked by grand buildings such as City Hall, with its 18 Corinthian columns.
Key Features:
- Excellent reputation
- Gateway to Asia
- Strong legal system
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South Africa
South Africa is a multi-ethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions. Its pluralistic makeup is reflected in the constitution’s recognition of 11 official languages, which is the fourth-highest number in the world.
Key Features:
- Minimum of one Shareholder and one Director (who may be of any nationality).
- Minimum Share Capital of ZAR1.
- Accounts are required to be maintained and filed.
Spain
Spain is a European country located in Sourthwestern Europe with some pockets of Spanish territory across the Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean. Since the 1990s, some Spanish companies have gained multinational status, often expanding their activities in culturally close Latin America.
Key Features:
- Minimum of one Shareholder that may be an individual or corporate and one Director (who must be an individual).
- Minimum paid up Share Capital Requirement of 3000 Euros.
- Accounts are required to be maintained and filed.
St. Lucia
Country: St. Lucia Population: 178,844 Capital: Castries Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar Language: English and French
Key Features:
- Can have one or more subscribers and thereafter multiple shareholders.
- Minimum of one member and director who may be individual or corporate.
- No public disclosure of shareholders or directors.
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St. Vincent
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a southern Caribbean nation comprising a main island, St. Vincent, and a chain of smaller islands. With yacht-filled harbors, chic private isles and volcanic landscapes, it’s known for its major sailing destinations such as reef-lined Bequia Island off Admiralty Bay, bordered by white-sand beaches like Princess Margaret.
Key Features:
- Can have one or more subscribers and thereafter multiple shareholders.
- Can have one or more managers.
- Managers can be corporate or individual and need not be local residents.
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Switzerland
Switzerland is a landlocked central European country bordered by France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Austria and Italy. Switzerland is famous for its mountains. The central Swiss plateau is surrounded by the Jura mountains to the West and the Alps to the South and East. Switzerland is considered to be one of the world’s most powerful economies, being the home of several multi-national companies such as Nestlé, ABB and Rolex. Switzerland is also an armed neutral country being a relative newcomer to the United Nations joining in 2002.
Key Features:
- Can have one or more subscribers and thereafter multiple shareholders.
- Minimum of one member and director who may be individual or corporate.
- No public disclosure of shareholders or directors.
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Vanuatu
Vanuatu is a South Pacific Ocean nation made up of roughly 80 islands that stretch 1,300 kilometers. The islands offer scuba diving at coral reefs, underwater caverns and wrecks such as the WWII-era troopship SS President Coolidge.
Key Features:
- Can have one or more subscribers and thereafter multiple shareholders.
- Minimum of one member and director who may be individual or corporate.
- No public disclosure of shareholders or directors.
- +2 more features
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