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Forming Companies  —  BVI Companies

Information about other offshore jurisdiction is also available:
Delaware, Samoa, Anguilla, Marshall Islands...... etc.
[  Please contact us for detail  ]

More information can be found in [ F A Q ] ......





 Advantages
  • No tax and filing requirement
  • Only one shareholder and director is required.
  • Corporate shareholder and director is allowed.
  • Mminimum issued and paid up capital required is US$1.
  • No mandatory requirement in preparing financial statements or appointing auditors.
  • Totally exempt from BVI income tax and stamp duties (if no business in BVI).


 
 Setup requirements
  • Minimum 1 shareholder + 1 director.
  • Minimum US$1 issued and allotted share capital.
  • Registered address in the offshore country (included in package service and in annual renewal fee).


 
 Setup procedure

1. Tailor made company
Day 1

Client to pass following information to AsiaBS:

  • Passport / ID copy and address of at least 1shareholder and 1 director.
  • At least 3 intended company names in order of preference for company name search..
  • 50% fee as downpayment.

Please use [ BVI company - Incorporation Order Form ] which can help to collect proper information.

Day 2
  • AsiaBS confirm to client whether the names can be used.
  • AsiaBS send documents to client for signature by email..
  • Client to pass the signed document back to AsiaBS for processing. Usually, sending by fax is sufficient.
Day 6
  • Copy of Certificate of Incorporation will be available to client to confirm that the company is properly formed;
  • Client need to settle all service balance payment.

When Certificate of Incorporation is available to client, the company is certified to be established and client can use the company to enter into business transaction.

Day 10
  • Whole set of company kit and processed documents will be available to client.

Important Note

  • Time required as stated is working days, not calendar days.

Material available to client after company is formed:

  • Company kit - signature chop, stainless steel seal, printed M&A etc.
  • Certificate of Incorporation
  • Copies of shareholders, directors etc registration documents.

AsiaBS will remind client to renew the company licence each year. Therefore, keeping corresponding method update with us is important.



2. Ready made company
Day 1
  • Client to choose preferred companies from ready made company list
  • Client to pass following information to AsiaBS for document preparation:
    • Passport / ID copy and address of at least 1shareholder and 1 director.
    • At least 3 intended company names in order of preference.
    • 50% fee as downpayment.
  • Copy of Certificate of Incorporation will be available to client so that ownership of the company is confirmed;
  • AsiaBS send documents to client for signature.
  • Client to pass the signed document back to AsiaBS for processing. Usually, sending by fax is sufficient.

When Certificate of Incorporation is available to client, client can use the company to enter into business transaction, even though some registration process need to handle in following days.

Day 2
  • AsiaBS to pass processed documents and company kit back to client.
  • Client to settle remaining service fee.

Material available to client after company is formed:

  • Company kit - signature chop, stainless steel seal, printed M&A etc.
  • Certificate of Incorporation
  • Copies of shareholders, directors etc registration documents.

AsiaBS will remind client to renew the company licence each year. Therefore, keeping corresponding method update with us is important.




 Setup cost
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Package 1
Package 2
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(Code: BVICF1)
(Code: BVICF2)
Ready made company
US$
1,190
950
Tailor made company
US$
1,190
950
   
  Company formation handling
  Bank account opening service *
         
  • Extra fee of US$100 when Chinese name is required for BVI company.
  • Official language in BVI is English. Chinese name is for reference and record only and will not appear in Certificate of Incorporation.

* Included US$40 for preparing HKCPA certified true copy company document - for purpose of opening bank a/c with Hong Kong HSBC;

* Some banks may require a BVI company to submit 2 certificates for bank account opening. Then, extra US$300 is required:

  • Certificate of Good Standing - US$150 - Certifying that the subject BVI company is still maintaining proper registration with BVI government; &
  • Certificate of Incumbency - US$150 - Certifying mainly the registration number, shareholder and director information of the company.

The certificates are issued in BVI by the registration agent and usually takes around
1 week to arrive Hong Kong.

* Some banks in Hong Kong charges bank account opening fee for BVI companies. The fee can be around HK$2,000 and is not included in our service fee.




 
 Maintenance cost

Generally, the only duty is to maintain annual licence renewal in BVI. The annual fee is US$650. We'll send reminder to our client to help renewal.

  • Company registered between 1/1 ¨C 30/6
          • > Annual license renewal due by 31/3 each year.
  • Company registered between 1/7 ¨C 31/12
          • > Annual license renewal due by 30/9 each year.

Possible late payment penalty:

  • Up to 2 months + 10%
  • After 2 months + 50%
  • After 5 months, the company will be struck off from the registration.

As long as the BVI company is not carrying on business in Hong Kong, there is no duty of reporting or registration in Hong Kong government departments.




 
 About BVI in general

British Virgin Islands (BVI) consist of 60 islands and having a total land area of 150km². They lie to the north west of the United States Virgin Islands and are separated from them by a channel only five kilometers wide. There is an excellent daily air service between the Islands and the USA. Cruise ships call in weekly to the Islands and there are freight carriers. The population is around 16,000, most of them reside in capital. Official language is English.

The International Business Companies Ordinance was passed in August 1984. Since then it has been one of the major factors contributing to the success of the BVI as an offshore financial centre.

The British Virgin Islands are currently the world's leading offshore corporate domicile. There are currently over 300,000 IBC's registered and this figure increases by more than 2,000 companies per month. This is a major industry for this small and scenic part of the Caribbean.




 
 Restriction in BVI companies

IBC's are prohibited from carrying on any business with persons residing in the BVI and from owning an interest in real property in the BVI.

The following are not construed as carrying on any business in the BVI£º

  • Maintaining a bank account.
  • Using the services of a professional firm.
  • Maintaining accounting records.
  • Holding meetings of shareholders and directors.
  • Holding a lease of property for use as an office.
  • Holding shares or other securities in another BVI company.
  • The memorandum of association must contain the name and address of the BVI registered agent.




 
 

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AsiaBS - Asia Business Service Limited

  • Professional qualified accountants - ACCA, HKICPA

  • in Hong Kong, China, BVI and Offshore

  • providing services of

    • Company Formation (form company), Incorporation, Business start up for Limited and Unlimited company, Sole Proprietor, Partnership, Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise, WFOE, Joint Venture, JV, Representative Office, RO

    • Bank account opening - in Hong Kong - HSBC, Hang Seng Bank etc,

    • Company secretary, Nominee shareholder, director, Annual maintenance, Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Tax filing, Tax planning