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1) |
Jurisdiction |
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List of Countries |
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Type of
company |
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International |
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Political stability |
: |
Good |
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English
Common Law model |
: |
Yes |
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Special
Financial Privacy Regulation |
: |
No |
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Tax on
Offshore Profits |
: |
No |
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Double
Taxation Treaties |
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No |
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Chinese name
allowed on Certificate of Incorporation? |
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Yes |
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2) |
Corporate Requirements |
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Name
restriction |
: |
Yes |
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Minimum
number of shareholders required |
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One
(1) |
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Minimum
number of directors required |
: |
One
(1) |
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Bearer
shares permitted? |
: |
Yes |
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Corporate directors permitted? |
: |
Yes |
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Standard authorised capital |
: |
US$1,000,000 |
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3) |
Statutory Requirements |
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Local
directors required |
: |
No |
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Local
meetings required |
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No |
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4) |
Filing Requirements |
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Disclosure of
beneficial owner |
: |
No |
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Disclosure of
shareholders |
: |
No |
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Disclosure of
corporate directors |
: |
No |
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Annual
audited accounts |
: |
No |
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Annual
returns |
: |
No |
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Registered Office/Agent |
: |
Yes |
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5) |
Costs |
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Incorporation fee |
: |
US$650 |
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Domiciliary services fee |
: |
US$750 |
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Government tax |
: |
US$300 |
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Filing
fees |
: |
Nil |
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Basic
first year costs |
: |
US$1,700 |
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Basic
second and subsequent year costs |
: |
US$1,050 |
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6) |
Advantage |
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Exemption
from all local taxes for International Business Company (IBC)
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Well
developed financial services industry
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Common
law legal system based on UK English law
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Well
developed professional infrastructure
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Excellent
telecommunications system
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No
audit requirement
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No
tax filing and taxation
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No
foreign exchange control
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| 7) |
Other Information |
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Location |
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Oceana |
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Status |
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UN Country |
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Capital |
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Apia |
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Main Cities |
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Population |
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159,000 |
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Area |
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2,840 Sq. Km. |
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Currency |
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Tala: 1 tala = 100 Sene |
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Languages |
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English |
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Religions |
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Protestant, Roman Catholic |
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