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JURISDICTIONS COMPARISON TABLE

 

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DESCRIPTION

Hong Kong

BVI

Anguilla

Cayman Islands

Marshall Islands

Samoa

Seychelles

Belize

 

Type of Company

Ltd.

BC

IBC

exempt

IBC

  Int’l

IBC

IBC

 

Type of Law

British Common Law

British Common Law

British Common Law

British Common Law

British Common Law

British Common Law

British Common Law

British Common Law

 

Political Stability

Good

Good

Good

Good

Fair

Fair

Good

Good

 

Confidentiality

No

Yes

Yes

Need to disclose for crime

  Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Require “Limited” in company name

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

 

Chinese Name on Cert. of Incorporation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Minimum Number of Director/Shareholder

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

1/1

 

Corporate Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Yes

 

Company Secretary

 Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

 

Standard Authorized Capital / Shares

HK$ 10,000

50,000 shares

US$

1,000,000

US$

50,000

US$

50,000

US$

1,000,000

US$

1,000,000

US$

50,000

 

Bearer Shares

No

Yes*

Yes*

Yes*

Yes

Yes*

Yes

Yes

 

Public Disclosure of Directors and Shareholders

Yes

No

No

Need to disclose for crime

  No

No

No

No

 

Register of Directors to Government

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

 

Register of Shareholders to Government

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

 

Register of Directors & Shareholders at Registered Office

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Registered Agent License required

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Annual Return

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

 

Audited Accounts

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

 

Offshore Profit Tax

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

 

Onshore Profit Tax

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

 No

 

No Tax Guarantee

N/A

N/A

N/A

20 years

N/A

N/A

20 years

N/A

 

Duration for formation

1 week

2 days

1 day

3 days

2 days

3 days

1 day

3 days

 

NOTE: * Bearer Shares must be kept by Custodian.