Open an IBC in Seychelles
IBC for just US$1,100
Seychelles IBCs are a very popular offshore vehicle as Seychelles IBCs are tax exempt, low yearly compliance requirements, possibility and legality of hiring nominee shareholders, fast and simple company set up.
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EU Status: the Seychelles is on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.
Executive Summary
Location: Africa.
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Official Language: English.
Regulation: International Business Companies Act, 2016 and the Business Tax Act.
Company type: International Business Company (IBC).
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Time to open company: after all the documents are completed, and payment has been duly recieved, a company in Seychelles can be opened between 1-2 days.
Privacy
Privacy: Names of the shareholders, directors, officials, beneficial owners, are not public record, as this information is not submitted to the registrar when opening the IBC.
Public Information: Memorandum & Articles of Association, which excludes information of who owns the company..
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Are Nominee Shareholder and Director services legal in Seychelles: Yes
Corporate Governance
Shareholder: 1 shareholder minimum, can be of any nationality and does not need to be a resident. Can be a corporate or individual shareholder.
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Director: 1 director. Individual and/or corporate director(s) allowed. Can be a non-resident of Seychelles.
Annual Meeting: mandatory annual meeting NOT required. Meetings can be held by any means, be it via electronic means, calls, personal meetings, etc.
Reopening a dissolved company: A company that has been dissolved can be restored by request to the court within 5 years of dissolution.
Time to Strike Off Company: 90 days
Taxation of a Seychelles Offshore Company
Tax Exemption: Seychelles has a territorial tax system, which means that only income generated in Seychelles will be subject to taxation. Hence, a Seychelles IBC that does not do business in Seychelles, will not be subject to Income or Corporate Tax, nor Stamp Duty.
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Having bank accounts in Seychelles and remitting income to Bank Account(s) in Seychelles is not considered as doing business in Seychelles.
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Mandatory audit: No Audit required.
Yearly compliance requirement of a Seychelles IBC
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Register of Directors: The names of the directors are reported to the Register, but this information is not accessible to third parties.
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Financial Reports: No obligation to submit a financial report for public record if the company does not trade in Seychelles.
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Renew Registered Agent and Address.
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Government fee: US$150
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Uses of a Seychelles Offshore Company
A company in Seychelles can be used for several legal purposes:
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Conducting business / trading.
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Counseling or Professional Services.
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Asset Protection.
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Holding Company.
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Acting as a corporate shareholder or director of another entity.
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International Tax Planning.
Our Services
Basic Formation
US$1,100
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IBC Formation and primary documents.
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Government Fee.
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Registered Agent and Address by a local licensed CSP.
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Full assistance in filling formation and due diligence form
Premium
US$2,300
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All in Basic Package, plus:
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Corporate Shareholder and Director. (Nominees)
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Business and Mailing Address.
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Notarization and Apostille of primary formation documents
Counseling
US$200/Hour
We provide counseling on international tax planning, asset protection, banking, and more. Through this counseling you can make sure your international strategy will work.