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How To Incorporate Offshore

This article takes some of the mystery of theIsland-Cyprus-Gibraltar-Guernsey-Hong
offshore incorporation process. It brings youKong-Ireland-Isle of
a summary of the different stages which theMan-Jersey-Labuan-Liechtenstein-Luxembourg-Ma
incorporator goes through when setting up andeira-Malta-Marshall
offshore company.JURISDICTIONThere are manyIslands-Mauritius-Montenegro-Nevis-Niue-Panam
optional offshore jurisdictions in which youa-Samoa-Seychelles-Singapore-Switzerland-Turk
can incorporate your business. In this guides and Caicos-VanuatuENTITY TYPEInternational
we focus on two of the most popularBusiness  Companies  -  IBCWhat  is  IBC?
jurisdictions and list other
separately.Cayman IslandsThe Cayman IslandsA term used to define a variety of offshore
consist of a group of three islands in thecorporate structures. Common to all IBC's are
Caribbean. The main island- Grand Cayman- isthe dedication to business use outside the
situated at approximately 1100km south ofincorporating jurisdiction, rapid formation,
Florida. The three islands have a total areasecrecy, broad powers, low cost, low to zero
of 260km², the Grand Cayman by itselftaxation and minimal filing and reporting
having an area of 200km² . The populationrequirements. An increasing number of
of all three islands is of approximately 30offshore jurisdictions are permitting the use
000 inhabitants most of which reside on Grandof nominee shareholders, directors and
Cayman where the capital, Georgetown, isofficers.ENTITY nameYour entity's name must
located.The Cayman Islands are a Britishnot match or be too similar to the name of an
colony and the United Kingdom retains theexisting company registered in your desired
right to legislate. They have a specialstate.OfficerOfficer is appointed by the
statute that has allowed them to become anboard of directors and responsible for the
important Offshore Financial Centre where alldaily operation of the corporation. The
the big banks are established or representedtitles and duties of each officer are usually
for years. In this jurisdiction there are nolisted in the company's bylaws. Common
income tax or currency exchange controls.officer titles are president, vice president,
Approximately 50 000 companies, 450 to 500secretary, and treasurer. An officer can be
insurance companies ( most of which areone of the shareholders, owners or employees
captive of great International groups ) andof the entity. Officer is part of the
between 600 and 700 offshore banks areentity's management.ShareholdersShareholders:
incorporated in The Cayman Islands. TheOwners of the issued stock of a corporation.
islands are an appealing jurisdiction to openShareholders do not own specific corporate
offshore banks.During the year 2000, theproperty; they merely own an interest in the
Cayman Government decided to negotiate acorporation. Shareholders appoint the
"Goodwill" agreement in order not be listedentity's board of directors which oversight
as " Non Cooperative Country" by the OECD'sthe entity's management (officers).Bank
Financial Action Task Force. The name ofaccountOnce the incorporation has been
Cayman Islands was not anymore on the Junecompleted the entity can set up a bank
2001 report (the latest one) probably as aaccount.The information we need to collect
result of negotiations with the FATF. Willfrom you includes:Proof of IdentityTo
this lead to the removal of bank secrecy andestablish the identity and signature of
exchange of tax information with the membersdirectors, account signatories and beneficial
of the OECD ? This yet unanswered questionowners you must provide a copy of a current
leads us not to recommend this jurisdictionvalid full passport. Such copy must bear a
as an alternative on a long-termphotograph, a signature and the number and
basis.However, it is correct to say that thismust be certified by:Passport photographs of
situation will cause no problems whatsoevereach party - The passport copy you send to us
to our existing clients since all themust be sent by mail or courier (not Fax) and
companies created for them were done withit must bear the ORIGINAL signature of the
Nominee Shareholders, Nominee Directors etc.person certifying the identity document; it
The names of the Beneficiaries are notmust not be a copy.Proof of Residential
registered on Public or Private Records inAddress - To validate the home address of
Cayman Islands. Actually, and this is truedirectors, account signatories and beneficial
for all of our tax-optimizing structures, theowners please provide one of the following,
only entities that know the names of thefor each party original recent (not older
Clients are the banks themselves, thosethan three months) credit card statement or
chosen for the opening of the commercialthree original utility bills (telephone,
accounts. For obvious reasons ofelectricity etc.) showing the residential
confidentiality and assets protection weaddress.References - All the banks require
always recommend to select a differentoriginal bank references from the personal
Jurisdiction for locating the Bank operationsbankers of the directors, account signatories
of your newly formedand beneficial owners.Merchant accountA
company.SeychellesSeychelles InternationalMerchant Account is simply a relationship
Business Companies are useful alternatives tobetween a retailer and a merchant bank that
offshore companies established inenables retailers to accept web-based credit
jurisdictions such as the British Virgincard payments from their customers. This is
Islands. In December 1994 the Seychellesthe account into which a Merchant Account
enacted legislation enabling the registrationProvider deposits payments into your business
of International Business Companies,checking account from the transactions made
International Trusts and the licensing ofonline. To qualify for a merchant account,
International (free) Trade Zone Companies.retailers must meet the bank's
More recent legislation covers the licensingrequirements.Tax  USA  Inc.
of offshore banks, offshore Insurance, mutual
funds activities and the regulating of a------------
securities industry. The new laws were a
result of intensive studies of longTax USA, Inc. is a complete tax, accounting
established offshore jurisdictions andand financial management firm specializes in
world-wide trust legislation.Although notsmall businesses, corporations and high
dissimilar to those of the well-establishedincome individuals. Tax USA Inc.'s mission is
offshore jurisdictions such as the Cayman,to exceed clients' expectation by providing
the laws take a most comprehensive, modernsuperb tax, accounting & financial Management
and attractive approach to the establishmentservices. We offer our clients tax,
and operation of offshore companies, mutualaccounting and bookkeeping services, CFO
funds, offshore banking, offshore insuranceOutsourcing, Budget Review and Business
and freeport activities. Seychelles is one ofPlans, Cash Flow Management, Payroll Services
the fastest IBC registrar in the world. Theand  Entities'  Incorporation.Our  Clients
International Business Companies Act, 1994,
governs the operations of offshore companies.We focus on small and mid size businesses,
The registration process in Seychelles isnon-profit organization and high income
straightforward.LIST OF OTHER OFFSHOREindividuals. Client list comprised of
JURISDICTIONS-Andorra-Anguilla-Bahamas-Belizecorporations, non-profit organizations and
-Bermuda-British Virgin Islands-Caymanhigh-tech employees.
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