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Company Formation Cayman Islands

Company Formation Cayman Islands

Double Taxation Agreements (DTA)NO 
Corporate tax Offshore CompaniesNO
Corporate tax Onshore CompaniesNO
tax free receipt of foreign dividendsYes
EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive applicableNo
Holding company privilegesYes
Banking secrecyHigh
Nominee relationships allowedYes

Services provided by our Law Firm – or our Partner Network:

  • Formation of the company, Apostille, upon request certified translation of the formation documents
  • Certificate of Incorporation: The certificate of incorporation is an official document that confirms the name of a registered company, as well as the registration number.
  • Certificate of Good Standing
  • Ranging from Registered Office to maintaining a business office
  • Upon request: Nominee Director (attorney acts as a trustee and acts as the Director of the company during the formation phase) and / or Nominee Shareholder (natural person or legal entity – Law firm acts as a trustee in the form of the shareholder of the company)
  • Upon request:  Permanent Nominee Director (Attorney acts as trustee in the capacity of Director of the company during the entire term of the agreement)
  • Upon request: Bearer shares
  • Opening of an account in the name of the company, incl. Online banking and VisaCard (in the case of bearer shares the opening of an account is often only possible, if the client / founder is not present at the opening of the account)
  • Upon request: Investment account in Switzerland (Minimum deposit 10,000 CHF)
  • To the extent it is a requirement of domestic law: Provision of proof of the exempt status to the authorities (most tax havens differentiate between offshore and onshore companies. Onshore companies are taxed normally, offshore companies – i.e. companies which transact business outside of the country are not taxed. The Cayman Islands is the exception: Real zero-tax haven)