Monday 11 March 2013

Benefits of offshore company and steps for company formation

Basic meaning of the term offshore is “far from shore”. But in terms of business world, it means quite different. An offshore company refers to management, direction and operation of a company in foreign jurisdiction. Such a company runs outside the residence country of beneficial owner of company. The basic purpose of owing a company in outside country is to take benefits from financial and legal system of a foreign jurisdiction. Such a jurisdiction is called tax-haven since they charge zero or low level taxes. 

Offshore company works similar to other incorporate entities. Their services and working methods are also same. The only factor that differentiates offshore company from other incorporate entities is a set of benefits from offshore companies. Some of its benefits and services are : 

Tax-haven : Offshore companies are opened in a tax haven jurisdiction. Such a jurisdiction charges zero level or low taxes on the income earned by these companies.

confidentiality : Offshore jurisdiction never disclose any information about beneficial owner , shareholder or director of the such a company. All operations of company are carried out by anonymous name. Beneficial owner may be provided with nominee director to ensure more security.

Asset-protection : It protects all assets of company owner including -- cash, securities, real estate and others. This enables the owner to retain control over their assets while retaining their privacy.

No annual reporting : Company need not to go for annual auditing or reporting of its accounts like other onshore incorporate entities.

Low operating costs : With limited reporting requirements, offshore companies generally have lower maintenance and operating fees. The cost of compliance, preparation of accounts and auditing in on-shore countries is often considerable while offshore companies save on these particular expenses.

Offshore - company formation :

The first thing to get your company formed is to select an offshore jurisdiction. This decision may be complex. Every offshore jurisdiction has its own set of laws and benefits. Few factors that are to be considered while selecting appropriate jurisdiction. Incorporation costs and other business fees play such an important role in the selection process.  Generally, a legal system with lower incorporation fees is selected.  Another important factor is popularity of jurisdiction. The most popular jurisdictions are often the ones that have the best combination of all criteria.  Processing times, including time to complete the company formation process and issue various corporate documents, are another important factor. A jurisdiction that facilitates healthy offshore banking services is also considered while selection process. After selecting right jurisdiction, next step is to order your company. For this, you have to  fill an order form and send it to the jurisdiction. After providing all required documents and information, a verification process takes place to ensure authenticity of owner. After receiving payment and verifying all documents, actually formation process takes place which is completed within time specified in order form. Along with company formation, offshore banking services are also provided to the owner in same jurisdiction. Once formation process is completed, owner can run their business from residence country through agents and nominee directors.

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