how to open a company in gibraltar
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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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attention!
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