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Forex offshore entities in 2022

Jurisdiction Mauritus BVI Bahamas Belize Seychelles Jersey Luxembourg
Jurisdiction preference ranking 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Summary at a glance
Total year 1 engagement set up costs? US$37,675 US$28,900 US$33,700 U$32,900 US$32,150 U$33,900 U$42,900
Total year 2 costs (excluding. audit and tax)? US$21,250 US$21,600 US$21,500 US$26,650 US$15,500 US$23,650 US$26,650
Forex license required? Yes Yes Yes Yes None Yes Yes
Paid-up capital required for licensing? US$30,000 US$200,000 US$80,000 US$100,000 None £100,000 € 50,000
Our Client must travel during the engagement? No No No No No No No
Time required to complete the engagement? 3 months 3 months 3 months 3 months 1 month 3 months 5 months
number of resident directors required? 2 1 0 0 2 0 1
Relevant experience required of directors? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Corporate tax rate payable? 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 10% 21%
Incorporation requirements
Type of business entity most commonly used? GBC1 IBC IBC IBC CSL LLC SARL (LLC)
How long to set the company up? 2 weeks 1 week 2 weeks 1 week 1 week 3 weeks 3 weeks
Minimum number of shareholders? 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
Individual and corporate shareholders allowed? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Minimum number of directors? 2 2 1 1 2 1 2
Public register of shareholders & directors? No No Yes No No No Yes
Forex licensing considerations
License application submitted to whom? Bank of Mauritius BVI FSC Securities Commission Belize FSC No license required Jersey Financial Services Commission CSSF
Licensing fees payable to the licensing authority? US$10,000 US$10,000 US$250 US$5,000 N/A £1,000 €10,000
Minimum amount paid-up capital for the license? US$30,000 US$200,000 US$80,000 US$100,000 N/A £100,000 €50,000
Minimum amount of cash assets & equivalent? 10% of liabilities None None None None None 100%
Office premises required? Yes No No No No No Administrative office
Do I need to appoint a resident AML/CFT officer? Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Can the company issue derivatives? No No No No No No No
Other financial instruments allowed? No No No No No No No
Experience requirements for directors? Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
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Average time required to obtain the license? 2.5 months 3 months 2.5 months 3 months N/A 2.5 months 4.5 months
Tax and accounting considerations
Corporate tax rate payable? 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 10% 21%
Capital gains tax payable? None None None None None 0% None
Withholding tax rate on dividends paid overseas? None None None 15% None 0% 15%
Withholding tax rate on interest paid overseas? 15% 0% No 15% No 0% 0%
Annual financial statements required? Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Statutory independent annual audit required? Yes Yes No No No No Yes
Mandatory GST/VAT registration? No No No No No No Yes
Tax incentives available? No No No No No No Yes
Access to double tax agreements? Yes No No No Yes No Yes
Bank account considerations
Bejarano ADF Consultants’ preferred bank? MPCB FCI Bank Scotiabank Belize Bank Barclays HSBC Citibank
How long to open corporate bank account? 3 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks
Do I travel to open the bank account? No No No No No No No
Multi-currency corporate bank account? Yes No No No Yes No Yes
Multi-currency corporate visa debit cards? Yes No No No Yes No Yes
Corporate ATM card available? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bank rating by World Economic Forum? 15th
 N/A N/A N/A 87th N/A 16th
Ease of getting credit by WEF? 31st N/A N/A N/A 50th N/A 10th


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