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Belize Company - Offshore Company Formation JURISDICTIONS & FEES

• General
• Type of Company : IBC
• Political Stability : Good
• Standard Authorised Capital : No
• Tax on Offshore Profits : Nil

• Corporate Requirements
• Local Registered Office and Registered Agent Required : Yes
• Minimum Number of Directors / Managers : 1
• Local Directors Required : No
• Corporate Directors Permitted : No
• Minimum Number of Shareholders / Members : 1
• Local Shareholders Required : No
• Corporate Shareholders Permitted : Yes
• Company Secretary Required : No, but normally appointed
• Bearer Shares Allowed : Yes, but not available

• Annual Requirements
• Filing of Annual Return : No
• Submit Audited Accounts : No
• Min. Annual Tax / Licence Fees : US$100
• Shelf Companies Available : Yes

Belize - Offshore Company Formation GENERAL INFORMATION

• Belize INTRODUCTION
  Belize was formerly called British Honduras and is an independent democratic Commonwealth country located on the Caribbean seaboard of Central America. Since independence from Britain in 1981, it has enjoyed a stable and democratic Government.
• The administrative capital is Belmopan, but the major commercial centre is Belize City, which is located on the eastern coast close to the major international airport. The total population of Belize is around 300,000 of which some 60,000 live in Belize City.

• Belize LANGUAGE
• The official and spoken language is English.

• Belize TYPE OF LAW
• Common Law. Based on English Company Law.

Belize Company Information

• Belize Company TYPE OF COMPANY FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT
• International Business Company (IBC)

• Belize Company TIME TO INCORPORATE
• One Day, but allow Seven working days for receipt of documentation.

• Belize Company RESTRICTIONS ON NAME AND ACTIVITY
• Names must end with one of the following words, or abbreviations thereof - Limited, Corporation, Incorporated, Societe Anonyme or Sociedad Anonima.
• The following words, and their associated activities, cannot be used: Assurance, Bank, Building Society, Chamber of Commerce, Chartered, Cooperative, Imperial, Insurance, Municipal and Royal.

• Belize Company CLASSES OF SHARES PERMITTED
• Registered shares, bearer shares, shares of no par value, preference shares, redeemable shares and shares with or without voting rights.

• Belize Company DISCLOSURE OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP TO AUTHORITIES
• No.

• Belize Company LICENCE FEES
• Companies with an authorised capital up to US$ 50,000 pay the sum of US$ 100 per year.
• Companies with a share capital over US$ 50,001 pay the sum of US$ 1,000 per year.
• Companies, which have some or all of their shares with no par value, pay the sum of US$ 350 per year.

• Belize Company FINANCIAL STATEMENT REQUIREMENTS
• Whilst there is no requirement to file annual audited accounts with the authorities, a company is required to keep financial records, which reflect the financial position of a company.

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