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| Costa Rica | Malta | Vanuatu | ||||||||||||
| Type of Company | IBC |
IBC |
S.A. | Offshore |
LTD |
LLC |
Non-Res. |
Limited |
Exempt |
Limited | Ltd | Limited |
Limited |
check |
| Minimum number of Shareholders | 1 |
1 |
1 | 1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 | 1 | 1 |
1 |
our |
| Minimum number of Directors | 1 |
1 |
1 | 2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 | 1 | 3 |
1 |
special |
| Bearer Shares Allowed | Yes |
Yes |
No | No |
Yes |
N/A |
No |
No |
No |
No | Y | Yes |
No |
|
| Public Disclosure of Directors/ Shareholders Required | No |
No |
No | Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | No | Yes |
Yes |
|
| Local Directors Required | No |
No |
No | No but Normal |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No but
Normal |
No | No |
No |
|
| Standard Authorised Capital | US$50,000 |
$50,000 |
$30 |
CYP5,000 |
N/A |
N/A |
GBP |
HK$ |
GBP |
LM500 |
N/A |
$10,000 |
GBP |
|
| Audited Accounts Required | No |
No |
No | Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes | No | No |
Yes |
|
| Time to Incorporate |
72 Hours |
24 Hours |
2/3 weeks |
30 Days |
24 Hours |
24 Hours |
5 Days |
3 Weeks |
10-14 |
2 Weeks | 24h | 24 Hours |
2/3 Weeks |
|
| Ready Made Companies available |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No | Yes | No |
Yes |
|
| COSTS | ||||||||||||||
| Incorporation cost |
US$550 |
$399 |
$675 |
$1900 |
$460 |
$460 |
GBP300 |
US$620 |
GBP275 |
check |
$415 |
$200 |
GBP350 |
|
| Domiciliary service fee |
US$300 |
$300 |
$350 |
$500 |
$99 |
$99 |
GBP450 |
US$550 |
GBP400 |
page |
$99 |
$300 |
GBP200 |
|
| Government fees |
US$100 |
$300 |
$25 |
$15 |
$55 |
$200 |
GBP60 |
US$80 |
GBP800 |
for |
$85 |
$250 |
GBP15 |
|
| BASIC FIRST YEAR COST |
US$950 |
$999 |
$1050 |
$2415 |
$559 |
$559 |
GBP810 |
US$1,250 |
GBP1,675 |
details |
$599 |
$750 |
GBP465 |
|
| BASIC SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT YEAR'S COST |
US$400 |
$600 |
$500 |
$515 |
$154 |
$299 |
GBP530 |
US$550 |
GBP1125 |
|
$184 |
$550 |
GBP215 |
|
| OPTIONS | ||||||||||||||
| Annual Fee for the Provision of Nominee Directors when Required |
US$300 |
$300 |
$300 |
$500 |
$300 |
$300 |
GBP250 |
US$125 |
GBP100 |
|
$300 |
$100 |
GBP200 |
|
| Annual Fee for the Provision of Nominee Shareholders when Required |
US$300 |
$300 |
included |
$500 |
N/A |
N/A |
GBP250 |
US$125 |
GBP100 |
N/A |
bearers |
GBP200 |
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part II:
| Cook Islands | Dominica | Labuan | Liberia | Madeira | ||||||
| Type of Company | IBC |
IBC |
IBC |
Exempt |
Int'l | IBC | Res. |
Offshore | Limited | Limited |
| Minimum number of Shareholders | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 | 1 | 1 |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Minimum number of Directors | 1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 | 1 | 2 |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bearer Shares Allowed | Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | No |
No | Yes | n/a |
| Public Disclosure of Directors/ Shareholders Required | No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No | No | Yes |
No | No | Yes |
| Local Directors Required | No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No | No | No |
No | No | No |
| Standard Authorised Capital | US$50,000 |
US$5,000 |
US$12,000 |
US$ |
US$ 50,000 |
US$ 5,000 |
GBP |
US$ 10,000 |
US$ 50,000 |
ESC 1 mil |
| Audited Accounts Required | No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No | Yes |
No | No | Yes |
| Time to Incorporate |
24 Hours |
24 Hours |
3/5 Weeks |
24 Hours |
24 Hours | 24 Hours |
7-10 Days |
2 Weeks | 24 Hours | 2 Mnths |
| Ready Made Companies available |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No | Yes |
Yes |
No | Yes | No |
| COSTS | ||||||||||
| Incorporation cost |
US$500 |
US$5,000 |
US$1,200 |
US$500 | US$350 |
GBP500 |
US$500 | US$400 | US$900 | |
| Domiciliary service fee |
US$700 |
US$4,000 |
US$800 |
US$900 | US$700 |
GBP440 |
US$880 | US$850 | US$800 | |
| Government fees |
US$250 |
US$1,600 |
US$500 |
US$500 | US$150 |
GBP10 |
US$520 | US$150 |
US $1,000 |
|
| BASIC FIRST YEAR COST |
US$1,450 |
US$10,600 |
US$2,500 |
US$1,900 | US$1,200 |
GBP950 |
US$1,900 | US$1,400 | US$2,700 | |
| BASIC SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT YEAR'S COST |
US$950 |
US$5,600 |
US$1,300 |
US$1,400 | US$850 |
GBP450 |
US$1,400 | US$1,000 | US$1,800 | |
| OPTIONS | ||||||||||
| Annual Fee for the Provision of Nominee Directors when Required |
US$300 |
US$500 |
US$300 |
US$300 |
US$300 |
GBP350 |
US$300 |
US$300 |
US$300 |
|
| Annual Fee for the Provision of Nominee Shareholders when Required |
US$300 |
US$500 |
US$300 |
US$300 |
US$300 |
GBP250 |
US$300 |
US$300 |
US$300 |
part III:
| Nevis | Samoa | Seychelles | Singapore | St. Vincent | |||||
| Type of Company | IBC |
Offshore |
BV |
NBCO | International | IBC | Limited | IBC | Exempt |
| Minimum number of Shareholders | 1 |
2 |
1 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Minimum number of Directors | 1 |
2 |
1 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bearer Shares Allowed | Yes |
No |
No |
Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Public Disclosure of Directors/ Shareholders Required | Yes |
No |
Yes |
No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Local Directors Required | No |
Yes |
No but Normal |
No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Standard Authorised Capital | US$ |
US$ |
NLG |
US$ |
US$ |
US$ |
US$ |
US$ |
US$ |
| Audited Accounts Required | No |
No |
Yes |
No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Time to Incorporate |
24 Hours |
10 Days |
5/7 Weeks |
24 Hours | 24 Hours | 24 Hours | 3-4 weeks | 2 Days |
24 Hours |
| Ready Made Companies available |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
| COSTS | |||||||||
| Incorporation cost |
US$400 |
US$1,500 |
US$2,200 |
US$400 |
US$275 |
US$299 |
US$2,150 |
US$349 |
US$500 |
| Domiciliary service fee |
US$800 |
US$1,000 |
US$1,940 |
US$600 |
US$400 |
US$300 |
US$1,250 |
US$425 |
US$500 |
| Government fees |
US$100 |
US$1,500 |
US$60 |
US$200 |
US$300 |
US$100 |
- |
US$225 |
US$300 |
| BASIC FIRST YEAR COST |
US$1,300 |
US$4,000 |
US$4,200 |
US$1,200 |
US$975 |
US$699 |
US$3,400 |
US$999 |
US$1,300 |
| BASIC SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT YEAR'S COST |
US$900 |
US$2,500 |
US$2,000 |
US$800 |
US$700 |
US$400 |
US$1,250 |
US$650 |
US$800 |
| OPTIONS | |||||||||
| Annual Fee for the Provision of Nominee Directors when Required |
US$500 |
US$1,000 |
US$500 |
US$300 |
US$500 |
US$300 |
US$300 |
US$800 |
US$300 |
| Annual Fee for the Provision of Nominee Shareholders when Required |
US$500 |
US$1,000 |
US$500 |
US$300 |
US$300 |
US$300 |
US$300 |
US$300 |
US$300 |
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