Belize
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Company Legal Form: |
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Time required for incorporation: |
1-7 days |
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Corporate tax: |
0% but there are annual government fees (USD $100) |
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Tax on dividends: |
0% |
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Taxation of capital gains: |
0% |
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Intellectual property tax: |
0% |
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Double tax treaty: |
Yes |
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VAT rate: |
12.5% |
Company Incorporation
- Apostilled set of primary documents notarized & legalized by Apostile
- Government Registration Fee (for the 1st year)
- Registered agent & address (for the 1st year)
- Annual Accounting Declaration
Payable from the 2nd Year
- Annual Government license fee
- Annual Compliance Fee
- Annual Declaration Fee (mandatory)
Nominee Services (annual)
- Provision of Registered agent & address
- Provision of nominee corporate director
- Provision of nominee corporate shareholder
Optional Services
- International courier services
- Certificate of Good Standing
- Certificate of Incumbency
- Power of Attorney for 1 year
- Apostile of any document and Notary certification
- Stamp
Banking Support Services
- Bank account opening
Changes in Corporate Structure
- Change of Shareholder/Beneficial Owner
- Change of Director
- Change of Secretary
- Change of Registered office address
- Statutory registers update
British Virgin Islands
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Company Legal Form: |
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Time required for incorporation: |
3-6 days |
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Corporate tax: |
0% |
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Tax on dividends: |
0% |
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Taxation of capital gains: |
0% |
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Intellectual property tax: |
1.5% of |
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Double tax treaty: |
No double tax treaties, but they have signed 28 tax information exchange agreements |
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VAT rate: |
0% |
Company Incorporation
- Apostilled set of primary documents notarized & legalized by Apostile
- Government Registration Fee (for the 1st year)
- Registered agent & address (for the 1st year)
Payable from the 2nd Year
- Annual Government license fee and related services
- Annual Accounting Declaration
- Compliance fee – depends on registered agent
- Fee for filing of the registry of directors (mandatory)
Nominee Services (annual)
- Provision of Registered agent & address
- Provision of nominee director (corporate)
- Provision of nominee director (individual)
- Provision of nominee shareholder (corporate)
- Provision of nominee shareholder (individual)
Optional Services
- International courier services
- Certificate of Good Standing
- Certificate of Incumbency
- Power of Attorney for 1 year
- Apostille of any document
- Stamp
Banking Support Services
- Bank account opening
Changes in Corporate Structure
- Change of Shareholder/Beneficial Owner
- Change of Director
- Change of Secretary
- Change of Registered office address
- Statutory registers update
Bulgaria
| Company Legal Form: | Private Limited Company by shares |
| Time required for incorporation: | 1-2 weeks |
| Corporate tax: | 10% flat corporate tax |
| Tax on dividends: | 5% |
| Taxation of capital gains: | 0% |
| Intellectual Property tax: | 15% |
| Double tax treaty: | Extensive network of DTTs |
Benefits
- 10% Flat corporate tax
- 5% Dividend tax
- Registrar efficiency
- Banking stability
- Stable monetary policy
Cyprus
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Method of incorporation / registration: |
The Memorandum and Articles of Association must be signed by the shareholders of the company. The minimum number of shareholders is 1. |
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Company legal form: |
Private Company Limited by shares |
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Company status: |
Resident Company by shares |
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Source of corporate legislation: |
Companies Law, Cap. 113 |
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Possible suffixes to company name: |
Limited, Ltd. |
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Restrictions on company name: |
The terms Bank, Insurance, Global,National, Imperial, European, Cooperative, World-wide, Investment, Financial and Trust may not appear in the company name. |
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Time required for incorporation: |
1-2 weeks |
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Number of directors: |
Minimum 1 Cypriot Director and (optional) Director of any nationality |
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Number of shareholders: |
Minimum 1 |
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Capitalisation: |
No minimum requirement, usually 1000 EUR the payment of which is not obligatory on incorporation |
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Accounting / reporting requirements: |
Yes. Audited accounts are obligatory and are required annually |
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Type of shares: |
Ordinary |
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Income tax and annual levy: |
12,5% of net taxable profit and 350 EUR |
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Information publicly available: |
Registered office, directors, secretary, shareholders (payable research) |
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Disclosure of beneficiaries: |
N/A |
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Registered office: |
Registered office is required by law |
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Registered secretary / agent: |
Secretary (physical person or legal entity) is required by law. |
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Double tax treaty: |
Cyprus has an extensive network of DTTs |
Incorporation of Cyprus Company
- Memorandum & Articles of Association in Greek, filing with the Registrar
- Certificate of Incorporation
- Certificate of Registered Office address
- Certificate of Directors & Secretaries
- Certificate of Shareholders
- Share Certificate
- Consent to act as a director/secretary
- Declaration of Trust & Indemnity
- First Company’s Registers
- Compliance Fee
Annual Government Levy
- Annual Government Levy:
- If the Company is registered within a period of January-June of the current year, the levy must be paid by June 30th of the same year
- If the Company is registered within a period of July-December of the current year, the levy must be paid by June 30th of the following year
- Administration Fee:
- If payment to the Registrar of Companies is through our office
Nominee Services (annual)
- Provision of Registered office address & nominee corporate secretary
- Provision of Registered office address & nominee secretary (physical person)
- Provision of nominee corporate director
- Provision of nominee director (physical person)
- Provision of nominee corporate shareholder
- Provision of nominee shareholder (physical person)
- Annual Compliance Fee – KYC review and update
Special Offers
- Private Company Incorporation with provision of registered office address & Nominee Corporate Secretary
- Private Company Incorporation with provision of registered office address & Nominee Secretary (physical person)
- Nominee Services package
- Provision of nominee corporate director for the 1st year
- Provision of nominee corporate shareholder for the 1st year
- Provision of registered office address for the 1st yea
- Provision of corporate secretary for the 1st year
- TIC registration (Tax Identification Code)
- Rubber Stamp
- International Courier Services
Optional Services
- Memorandum & Articles of Association in English stamped as True translation
- Additional name application for the name approval
- Appeal on rejection of company’s name by the Registrar of Companies – price on application
- TIC (Tax Identification Code) registration
- VAT registration/deregistration
- EORI registration (Economic Operations Registration and Identification System)
- International courier services
- Local courier services
- Shipping by registered post
- Issue of Certificate of Incumbency
- Issue of Tax Clearance Certificate
- Issue of Tax Residency Certificate
- Apostile of any document
- Company Stamp
Changes in Corporate Structure
- Change of Shareholder/Beneficial Owner
- Change of Director
- Change of Secretary
- Change of Registered office address
- Change of Company’s Name
Banking Support Services
- Bank account opening
Hungary
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Company Legal Form: |
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Company Status: |
Resident Company by registration. There are no rules concerning the place/country of management. |
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Time required for incorporation: |
1-2 weeks |
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Corporate tax: |
9% flat corporate tax |
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Tax on Dividends: |
0% |
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Taxation of Capital Gains: |
0% |
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Intellectual Property Tax: |
4.5% – 9% |
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Double Tax Treaties: |
Extensive network of DTTs |
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VAT: |
27% |
Benefits
- 9% flat corporate tax
- 0% dividend tax
- Double tax treaties
- Tax resident
- Registrar efficiency
- Banking stability
- Stable monetary policy
- Good geographical location (centre of Europe)
Hong Kong
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Company Legal Form: |
Private Company Limited |
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Company status: |
A company is considered a resident if the management and control is in Hong Kong |
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Time required for incorporation: |
10 days |
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Corporate tax: |
16.5% |
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Tax on dividends: |
0% |
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Taxation of capital gains |
0% |
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Intellectual property tax: |
15% |
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Double tax treaty: |
Extensive network of DTT’S |
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VAT rate: |
0% |
Benefits
- 0% corporate tax on HK income
- 0% dividend tax
- 0% copyright tax
- Gateway to China
- Double tax treaties
Seychelles
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Company Legal Form: |
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Company Status: |
A company is considered a resident if:
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Time required for incorporation: |
14 days |
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Corporate tax: |
Limited Liability Company: 33% International Business Company: 0% Special License Company: 1.5% |
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Tax on dividends: |
International Business Company: 0% Special License Company: 1.5% Other companies (business tax): 25% (on first SCR 1,000,000 and 30% on remainder except for some financial institutions, telecom companies, alcohol producers, etc at 33%) |
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Taxation of capital gains |
0% |
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Double tax treaty: |
Extensive network of DTT’s |
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VAT rate: |
15% |
Company Incorporation
- Apostilled set of primary documents notarized & legalized by Apostile
- Government Registration Fee (for the 1st year)
- Registered agent & address (for the 1st year)
Payable from the 2nd Year
- Annual Government license fee
- Annual Compliance Fee
- Annual Accounting Declaration
Nominee Services (annual)
- Provision of Registered agent & address
- Provision of nominee director (corporate)
- Provision of nominee director (individual)
- Provision of nominee shareholder (corporate)
- Provision of nominee shareholder (individual)
Optional Services
- International courier services
- Certificate of Good Standing with legalization (Apostille)
- Certificate of Incumbency with legalization (Apostille)
- Issue of director’s minute / resolution
- Review & execution of a document by nominee director
- Apostile of any other document
- Stamp
Banking Support Services
- Bank account opening
Changes in Corporate Structure
- Change of Shareholder/Beneficial Owner
- Change of Director
- Change of Registered office address
- Statutory registers update
United Kingdom
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Company Legal Form: |
Private Company Limited |
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Company status: |
A company is considered a resident when it is incorporated in the UK or the central control or management is in the UK |
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Time required for incorporation: |
7-10 days |
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Corporate tax: |
19% |
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Tax on dividends: |
0% |
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Taxation of capital gains |
19% |
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Intellectual property tax: |
0% |
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Double tax treaty: |
Extensive network of DTT’S |
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VAT rate: |
20% |
Incorporation of UK company
Includes
- Government Fee
- 3 Bound copies of the Articles of Association
- Compliance fee
Annual Services
- Registered office
- Secretarial Services with Registered office
- Director Service address*
- Professional Director Service – On Request
- Statutory tax compliance services
- Nominee shareholder services (per nominee)
- Annual compliance fee
Additional Services
- Opening of a bank account
- Quarterly VAT returns
- UK mail forwarding services
- Virtual office package
* The Director service address is the provision of a different address than the residential address for the purposes of appearing on the public file at Companies House. If you do not select or nominate a service address, then the director’s residential address will appear.