Jurisdictions

 

	Cyprus	Belize	BVI	Guernsey	HongKong	Luxembourg	Mauritius	Panama	Seychelles	Singapore	Jersey
Taxation	12.5%1	No	No	No	16.5%	17%	15%	25%	33%	17%	No
Privacy & Anonymity	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Time to Form a Company	2-3 Weeks2	2-3 Weeks	2-3 Weeks	2-3 Weeks	2-3 Weeks	2-3 Weeks	2-3 Weeks	2-3 Weeks	2-3 Weeks	2-3 Weeks	2-3 Weeks
Paid Up Captial Requirement	€ 1,000	No	No	No	No	€ 31,000	No	No	No	No	$1
Account Records Required	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Shareholders Required	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Directors Required	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
Secretary Required	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Political Stability	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good
Legal System	European	Common	Common	Common	Common	Common	Common	Civil	Common	Common	Common
Good Communications	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good
Bearer Shares Allowed	No	Yes	No3	No	No3	No	No3	Yes	Yes	No	No
Exchange Controls	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Note 1: No Tax on Shareholders Dividend if the Shareholder is not a Cyprus Resident

Note 2: Off the Shelf Companies Available

Note 3: Nominee Shareholders May be Used