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Country:                     British Virgin Islands

Region:                      Caribbean

Currency:                   US dollar (USD) (US$)

Languages:                English

Time Zone:                 UTC -4

Phone Code:              +1284

Communications:      Good

Formation Cost:        900 - 1700 USD$

Formation Time:       1-2 days

Maintenance cost:     400 - 800 USD$

The economy is highly dependent on tourism and financial services. The BVI has significant mutual fund and trust sectors. The Financial Services Commission ensures independent and effective supervision of financial institutions. The BVI is a reasonably inexpensive jurisdiction compared to competing Caribbean countries, and has relatively strong professional services. The government is responsive to the country’s business needs, and its legislation is mostly flexible and straightforward. No-tax offshore vehicles (BCs) are available, and domestic taxes are not high in any event. The BVI stands as a leader in emerging market corporate finance.

Suitable for:

Wealth Management, Asset Protection, Banking, Captive Insurance, Fund Management, Shipping, Aviation, Yachting, Trading Financial, Intellectual Property/Licensing, Holding Companies, E-commerce, Property Ownership

Vehicle Types:

Limited companies, public limited companies, trusts, general partnerships, limited partnerships and incorporated business companies

Capital primary business districts:

Road Town

Good Relationships:

United Kingdom, United States

Bad Relationships:

Burma, Cuba, Iran, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria

Tax Burden - Business:

Very Light

Tax Burden - Individual:

Very Light

Headline tax rates:

CIT 0%, PIT 0%, VAT 0%

Treaty Jurisdictions:

Switzerland, US

TIEA Jurisdictions:

Aruba, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Curacao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Guernsey, Iceland, India, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sint Maarten, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States