how to open a company in gibraltar

How to Open a Company in

Gibraltar

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Investing in Gibraltar

• The foreign investors willing to

perform business activities in Gibraltar

are advised to choose between the

following types of companies:

tax exempt companies;

non-resident companies;

hybrid companies;

qualifying companies.

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Opening an Offshore

Company in Gibraltar

• An offshore company opened in

Gibraltar must have one shareholder

and one director.

• The residency of the appointed

secretary must be from Gibraltar.

• The names of these company’s

members are confidential, according

to the legislation.

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Requirements for Opening a

Company in Gibraltar >>

• An offshore company incorporated

in Gibraltar must have a registered office

in this country and keep the following:

the register of directors;

the registers of shareholders;

the statutory books.

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>> Requirements for Opening

a Company in Gibraltar

• There are a few records that an offshore

company in Gibraltar is advised to keep

and these are depending mostly on the size

of the company.

• The medium companies must keep a

balance sheet, an auditor’s report and a

limited detail profit and loss account.

• A large company must provide the profit and

loss account, a balance sheet and an

auditor’s report.

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Company Registration in

Gibraltar >>

• The process of registration is made in

the same manner as the one for the

domestic companies.

• It is advisable to contact a company

formation firm in Gibraltar in order to

obtain help with the registration procedure in this country.

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Company Registration in

Gibraltar >>

• A memorandum of association is

required containing the name of the

company and its objectives.

• Also the articles of association

containing the internal regulations must

be provided.

• These documents must be deposited at

the Trade Register which will issue a

certificate of registration.

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Other Aspects of Company

Registration in Gibraltar

• As a general rule, an offshore

company in Gibraltar must pay an annual

fee at the Companies House, with a value

that may differ from year to year.

• The main advantage of incorporating

an offshore company in Gibraltar is that

the founders don’t need to provide a

minimum share capital at registration,

unlike the domestic companies.

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Paying Taxes in Gibraltar

• There are no requirements for paying

taxes in Gibraltar, if certain conditions are

met such as:

the management and ownership are

from abroad;

no income is remitted in Gibraltar;

no local individuals (from Gibraltar)

are hired at the company.

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Company Formation in Gibraltar

• Opening companies in Gibraltar is a

complex matter that usually requires the

advice of a company formation

specialist.

• Please contact our company formation

specialists in Gibraltar for more

information about the process of creating

an offshore company in this country.

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