Jurisdiction Comparison Table  Back      Close   Jurisdiction Company type shelf companies available Minimum Time to incorporate Min no of Directors Directors to be resident Corporate directors permitted Secretary required Min no of shareholders Tax rates % Disclosure of ownership AGM required Filing of Annual return Filing of Accounts Accounts Audited Bahamas IBC Yes 3 days 1 No Yes Yes 1 0% No Yes No No No Belize IBC Yes 3 days 1 No Yes No 1 0% No No No No No British Virgin Islands IBC Yes 3 days 1 No Yes No 1 0% No No No No No Cayman Islands Exempt No 2 weeks 1 Advisable Yes Yes 1 0% Yes Yes Yes No No Cyprus IBC No 2 weeks 1 Advisable Yes Yes - resident 2 10% Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Delaware Corporation Yes 3 days 2 No No No 1 0% No Yes No No No Hong Kong Limited Yes 2 weeks 2 No Yes Yes - resident 2 0% No Yes Yes Yes Yes Gibraltar Exempt Yes 1 week 1 No Yes Yes 2 0% Yes Yes Yes No No Guernsey Exempt No 4 weeks 1 No Yes Yes 2 0% Yes Yes Yes No No Isle of Man Exempt Yes 3 days 2 Yes No Yes - resident 1 0% No Yes Yes No No Isle of Man LLC No 3 days 2 Advisable No Yes - resident 2 0% No Yes Yes No No Isle of Man International Yes 3 days 2 Yes No Yes - resident 1 1% to 35% No Yes Yes Yes No Jersey Exempt No 4 weeks 1 No No Yes 2 0% Yes Yes Yes No No Nevis IBC Yes 3 days 1 No Yes No 1 0% No No No No No Mauritius Offshore No 2 weeks 2 Yes No Yes - resident 2 2% Yes Yes No Yes No Panama IBC Yes 3 days 3 No Yes No 2 0% No No No No No Turks and Caicos IBC No 3 days 1 No Yes No 1 0% No No No No No United Kingdom Limited Yes 1 week 1 No Yes Yes - resident 1 10% to 32.5% No Yes Yes Yes Possible United Kingdom PLC No 1 week 2 No No Yes 2 20% to 30% No Yes Yes Yes Yes Utah/Wyoming LLC No 3 days 2 No Yes No 2 0% No Yes No No No

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