COMPARATIVE TABLE OF 15 most popular offshore jurisdictions
Jurisdiction |
Cost |
Annual charge instead of income tax |
Legal services |
Nominee services |
Time needed to receive documents |
Ready-made compa |
Minimum share capital |
Minimum requirements to shareholders |
Minimum requirements to directors |
Information available to public |
Bearer |
Submit accounts / audit |
Anguilla |
2750 |
230 |
1045 |
800 |
3-4 weeks |
no |
50 000 |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
no |
not re |
no |
Antigua |
2750 |
300 |
975 |
800 |
3-4 weeks |
no |
1 000 |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
no |
yes |
no |
Belize |
1690 |
100 |
900 |
800 |
2 weeks |
yes |
50 000 |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
no |
Yes, in custody |
no |
BVI |
1690 |
350 |
680 |
800 |
2 weeks |
yes |
50 000 |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
no |
Yes, in custody |
no |
Gibraltar |
2500 |
1000 |
800 |
3 weeks |
yes |
GBP2000, |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
yes |
no |
no |
|
Hong-Kong |
3450 |
2000 |
800 |
2-3 weeks |
no |
HKD 10,000 |
2 corporate or individual, resident or not |
2 corporate or individual, resident or not |
yes |
no |
yes |
|
Dominica |
1900 |
150 |
750 |
800 |
2 weeks |
yes |
10 000 |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
no |
Yes, in custody |
no |
Cayman Islands |
3900 |
573 |
1750 |
800 |
3-4 weeks |
no |
50 000 |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
no |
Yes, in custody |
no |
Mauritius |
1800 |
200 |
600 |
800 |
3 weeks |
no |
100 000 |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
no |
no |
no |
Nevis |
1690 |
200 |
850 |
800 |
2 weeks |
yes |
10 000 |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
no |
Yes, in custody |
no |
Panama |
1550 |
250 |
600 |
800 |
2 weeks |
no |
10 000 |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
3 corporate or individual, resident or not |
yes (for directors), no (for shareholders) |
Yes, if paid |
no |
Santa Lucia |
1980 |
300 |
|
800 |
3-4 weeks |
no |
1 000 |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
no |
no |
no |
Seychelles |
1290 |
100 |
700 |
800 |
2 weeks |
yes |
5 000 |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
no |
not re |
no |
Turks and Caicos |
1750 |
300 |
550 |
800 |
2 weeks |
no |
5 000 |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
no |
Yes, in custody |
no |
Uruguay |
4150 |
940 + 0,3% of the income |
800 |
800 |
3-4 months |
no |
100 000 |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
1 corporate or individual, resident or not |
no |
yes |
yes |