Gibraltar Companies: Benefits of setting up a company in Gibraltar

Gibraltar has been a popular Offshore Company Formation centre for some time. A tiny self-governed British dependent territory with a population of just over 30,000 it is strategically situated at the southern tip of Europe and is linked to Spain by a narrow peninsular. Gibraltar enjoys a high degree of political and economic stability and boasts a well-respected financial services industry underpinned by a common law legal system based on English Law.

Key Features and Benefits Include

Gibraltar has been a popular Offshore Company Formation centre for some time. A tiny self-governed British dependent territory with a population of just over 30,000 it is strategically situated at the southern tip of Europe and is linked to Spain by a narrow peninsular. Gibraltar enjoys a high degree of political and economic stability and boasts a well-respected financial services industry underpinned by a common law legal system based on English Law.

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A Gibraltar non-resident company does not fall under the Gibraltar tax system and therefore is not required to register or file in Gibraltar for taxation purposes.

Key Features and Benefits of setting up a company in Gibraltar

1. Zero Tax: Gibraltar companies are not liable to pay tax in Gibraltar on what they earn outside of Gibraltar and there is no Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax, Wealth Tax, Capital Transfer Tax, VAT or Tax on savings and investment income in Gibraltar
2. EU Friendly: Gibraltar is a member of the European Union, hence, for persons/companies looking to do business in Europe, this makes it an ideal place to incorporate
3. Nominees Permissible: Although the names of Shareholders and Directors appear on the public record Nominee Directors and Nominee Directors are permissible in Gibraltar
4. Legal certainty: Gibraltar, a former English colony, boats a common law legal system (based on British common law)
5. Corporate Officers permissible: A company can be engaged to act as Director or Shareholder of a Gibraltar company and there is no requirement for the Director/s or Shareholder/s to be Gibraltar resident
6. Politically stable: Gibraltar is a British dependent Territory and boasts a British style constitution and system of Parliament
7. Easy to establish: Only one Director and one Shareholder is required and there is no minimum capital requirement. The Director and Shareholder can be of any nationality
8. Low maintenance: Small Companies are exempt from having to file accounts and exempt from having to get accounts audited. A Gibraltar company is not required to keep records locally – if the company chooses to keep records they can be kept anywhere in the world.

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