Gibraltar Offshore Investment. Bank accounts




    Gibraltar Offshore Investment. Bank accounts




    The high reputation. Perfect for the registration of insurance companies and e-commerce.

    Geography

    Gibraltar - the tiny piece of land, located on the southwestern tip of Europe (Spain). He goes on the shores of the Strait of Gibraltar that separates Europe and Africa.

    The area - 6.5 square meters. km.

    Population - 28 000 people. Historical background Britain selected Gibraltar from Spain in 1713 in Utrecht peace. In 1830 the territory was officially proclaimed a colony of the United Kingdom.

    In 1967 passed a referendum in Gibraltar, where the vast majority of residents expressed their desire to remain under British administration. Between 1997 and 2002, Britain and Spain held talks on the interim joint administration of Gibraltar. In response, the Gibraltar Government conducted another referendum, which reaffirmed the complete unwillingness of Gibraltarians to be part of Spain.

    In 2006, tripartite talks were held (Spain, Britain, Gibraltar). As a result of these negotiations, Gibraltar has received a number of advantages. Gibraltar has also managed to retain nizkonalogovy regime, despite the aggressive attacking the UK, EU and IMF.

    In 2007, entered into force nekolonialnaya new constitution, but Britain has an obligation to provide external and internal security, international relations and financial stability. Politics Gibraltar - British Overseas Territories. The head of state - the Queen of Great Britain - represented by the Governor-General. Head of government - Prime Minister.

    At Gibraltar is British law.

    Official language - English. Currency - British pound sterling and euro. Companies and other offshore structure

    At Gibraltar, the following types of companies:

  • Non-resident
  • Excepted.

    Exempted companies are no longer registered in 2010 and should finish its existence. Non-resident companies registered and operating under the Companies Act 1984, which is based in the UK Companies Act 1929 with some amendments.

  • Declared a non-resident company's authorized capital is usually equal to ? 2000
  • The minimum paid up capital - ? 1
  • The minimum number of shareholders - 1;
  • The minimum number of directors - 1;
  • Director may be corporate;
  • The company secretary is required.

    Gibraltar has become a popular point of registration of insurance companies. Now there is more than 30 insurance companies. Thanks to a special procedure for certification they are eligible to work in the EU. Tax and accounting For rent limited financial records. The audit is not required. Mandatory annual payments ? 200

    Features of Gibraltar non-resident companies

    1. The company must belong to non-residents of Gibraltar. 2. Companies must manage (to be directors), non-residents of Gibraltar. 3. The company should not conduct business in Gibraltar or with residents of Gibraltar. It can conduct business with other non-residents, registered in Gibraltar

    Domicile, the secretary of the company shall be located on the territory of Gibraltar, and corporate documents should be placed on legal address.

    The Company shall not transfer income to Gibraltar. This means that non-resident company should not have bank accounts in Gibraltar.

    The use of certain words in the title company requires special permits and licenses: Bank, Assurance, Insurance, Association, Royal, Imperial, Trust, Trustee, Holdings, Group, Europe, Gibraltar, International.

    The company is obliged to publicly accessible registry of shares.

    To issue shares to bearer, but they are virtually useless, because to be deposited in Gibraltar. Privacy Policy High. Information about the directors and the beneficiaries publicly available. Benefits

  • Political stability,
  • The high reputation,
  • Included in EU
  • There is no currency restrictions,
  • No agreements on information exchange,
  • No taxes (except for local companies).

    Deficiencies

  • No agreements on avoidance of double taxation (Double Tax Treaty);
  • Included in «Black» lists of many countries;
  • Included in the list of offshore jurisdictions CMU.

    Application

  • Trade (exports)
  • Registration of ships
  • Protection of assets and transfer of inheritance. Trusts.
  • E-commerce. Thanks to EU membership Gibraltarskim companies easier to open an account to receive payments by credit card (merchant account).

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