Top BVI companies guides in 2021? The main advantages of registering an offshore company in the British Virgin Islands are as follows: Tax exemption is legal in the BVI and the jurisdiction applies the territorial taxation system. This means that no taxes are due if the resident company does not make any income in the territory of the BVI. The application of this taxation system is going to continue in the foreseeable future while some other offshore jurisdictions are increasing the tax burden on business companies registered there.
Could my BVI company be conducting “shipping business”? Does owning a private pleasure vessel constitute shipping business? No, it does not. If the company is chartering or renting the vessel to third parties under contract, then “Yes”, your BVI company is conducting shipping business. Does the company provide general HR and/or payroll services to crewmembers? If “Yes”, your BVI company is conducting shipping business. Does the company provide placement of crew-members in ships or vessels and the repatriation of outgoing crewmembers? Does it participate in the relevant logistics, like getting the plane tickets, airport transfer etc.? If “Yes”, your BVI company is conducting shipping business.
The BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (“BC Act”) came into force on January 1st, 2005, to replace the International Business Companies Act, 1984 and the Companies Act (Cap 285). The following types of companies can be incorporated under the BVI BC Act: Companies Limited by Shares, Companies Limited by Guarantee, Companies Limited by Guarantee Authorized to Issue Shares, Unlimited Companies with or without Shares, Restricted Purposes Companies (or SPVs), Segregated Portfolio Companies (or SPCs), Limited Partnerships (LP), PTC. The name must not include words such as bank, insurance, assurance, reinsurance, trust, trustee, cooperative, royal, imperial, municipal, chartered, building, chamber of commerce, securities, fund, or their derivatives, without a written approval of the Registrar and a special license, where required. Read extra details at BVI Economic Substance.
Offshore companies operate according to the local regulations and law acts of where they are incorporated. Normally, investors choose a foreign jurisdiction that has more favorable policies than their home countries. Then, they set up a company and start a business there in order to enjoy the benefits from such policies. For instance, if you opened and managed your company in Australia, its worldwide income would be subject to the corporate tax rates from 25% to 30% (depending on the business size). However, if you registered a company in Hong Kong, its income would only be taxed from 8.25% form 16.5%. On top of that, the income that is earned outside of Hong Kong can be completely exempted from local tax.
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