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Advantages of Incorporating in Belize

  • Exemption from all local taxes and stamp duty
  • Maximum confidentiality and anonymity
  • Ease of operation, maintenance and control
  • Asset security
  • No disclosure or minimum capital requirements
  • Bearer shares are permitted
  • The minimum number of shareholders is one
  • The minimum number of directors is one
  • Corporate directors and shareholders are permitted
  • Incorporations within two or three days
  • Excellent and flexible post-incorporation follow-up services
  • No statutory requirement to hold annual general meetings
  • Highly competitive fees and costs
Principal Corporate Legislation

International Business Companies Act 1990 as amended.

Language of Legislation and Corporate Documents

The official and spoken language is English.

Currency

Belize Dollar (BZD).

Type of Law

Common.

Type of Company
 IBC
Share Capital
 Standard authorised share capital is US$50,000. Minimum paid up share capital is US$1.
Classes of Share Available
 Registered shares, shares of no par value, bearer shares, preference shares, redeemable shares and shares with or without voting rights.
Bearer Shares
 Permitted.
Restrictions on Trading
 Cannot trade within Belize. Banking, insurance, assurance, reinsurance, fund management, collective investment schemes, trust management, trusteeship business provision are not permitted.
Registered Office Required
 Yes, must be maintained in Belize.
Directors
 The minimum number of directors is one. Director can be of any nationality and need not be resident in Belize. Corporate directors are permitted.
Shareholders
 The minimum number of shareholders is one.
Publicly Accessible Records
 No.
Nominee Shareholders and Nominee Directors
 Allowed.
Location of Meetings of Directors and Shareholders
 Anywhere.
Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership to Authorities
 No.
Personal Presence Required
 No.
Taxation
 Nil.
Double Taxation Treaty Access
 None.
Requirements to File Accounts
 None.
Requirement to File Annual Return
 None.
Audit Requirements
 None.
Restricted Words
 Words such as “Assurance”, “Bank”, “Building Society”, “Royal”, “Trust Company”, “Trustee Company” etc. will require justification.
Name of a Company
 The words “Limited”, “Corporation”, “Incorporated”, “Societe Anonyme”, “Sociedad Anonima” or Ltd, Corp., Inc., S.A. must be part of the name of every company.
Time to Incorporate
 Two days.