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JURISDICTIONS/COMPANIES' TYPE | INCORPORATION COST | FORMATION TIME (Days) | TAX RATE | ACCOUNTING FILING | AUDIT REPORTING | LOCAL DIRECTOR NEEDED | PUBLIC RECORD OF SHAREHOLDERS | PUBLIC RECORD OF DIRECTORS |
Anguilla IBC | Request | 2-4 | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Australia Proprietary | Request | 1 | 30% | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bahamas IBC | Request | 9-15 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
Barbados IBC | Request | 11-19 | 1 – 2.5% | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Belize IBC | Request | 1 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
Bermuda Exempt Company | Request | 12-20 | 0% | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Bulgaria LLC | Request | 3-5 | 10% | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
BVI BC | Request | 1-2 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
Canada Federal Corporation | Request | 5-6 | 11 – 16.5 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Cayman Islands Exempt Com | Request | 2-3 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
China WFOE | Request | 50-60 | 25% | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Cook Islands IC | Request | 5-7 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
Costa Rica Stock Corporation | Request | 21 | 0% | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Curacao LLC | Request | 14 | 2.4-3% | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Cyprus IBC | Request | 5 -9 | 12.5% | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Czech Republic | Request | 1 4 | 20% | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Denmark ApS/AS | Request | 2-7 | 0 – 25% | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Dominica IBC | Request | 2 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
Gibraltar Non-Resident | Request | 1-5 | 0% | Yes | Depends | No | No | No |
Hong Kong Private Limited | Request | 21 | 0% | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Hungary KFT | Request | 6-10 | 10% | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Ireland Private Limited | Request | 5-7 | 12.5% | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Isle of Man | Request | 14 | 0-10% | Yes | Depends | No | Yes | Yes |
Jersey Private Limited | Request | 15-25 | 0-10% | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Latvia LLC | Request | 7-21 | 15% | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Liechtenstein AG | Request | 5-6 | 12.5% | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Luxembourg S.A.R.L. | Request | 2-3 | 29% | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Madeira SA | Request | 28-35 | 0% | Yes | No | No | Yea | Yes |
Malta LLC | Request | 2-7 | 5-35% | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Marshall Islands IBC | Request | 1-2 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
Mauritius IBC1 | Request | 14-18 | 0-3% | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Mauritius IBC2 | Request | 21-27 | 0% | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Netherlands BV | Request | 21-31 | 20% | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Nevis LLC | Request | 4-5 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
New Zealand PLC | Request | 5 | 0-30% | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Panama Non-Resident | Request | 4-5 | 0% | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Samoa IC | Request | 1-2 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
Saint Vincent IBC | Request | 1-2 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
Scotland LP | Request | 3-9 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
Seychelles | Request | 1-2 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
Singapore PLC (Non-resident) | Request | 7-14 | 0% | Yes | Depends | Yes | Yes | Yes |
South Africa Pty | Request | 1-2 | 10% | Depends | No | No | No | No |
Switzerland AG,SA,PLC | Request | 14 | Various | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Turks and Caicos | Request | 4-6 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
Dubai offshore IC | Request | 1-2 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
UAE RAK IC | Request | 1-2 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
UK LTD | Request | 1-2 | 20% | Yes | Depends | No | Yes | Yes |
UK LLP | Request | 1-2 | 0% | Yes | Depends | No | Yes | Yes |
Uruguay SA (Non-Resident) | Request | 60-120 | 3% | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
USA Delaware LLC | Request | 5-12 | 0% | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Vanuatu IC/Exempt | Request | 1-4 | 0% | No | No | No | No | No |
Zimbabwe PLC | Request | 1-2 | 25% | Yes | Depends | No | Yes | Yes |