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The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean Sea, with Tortola as its largest island and Road Town as its capital. Its legal system is based on English common law.
In 1984, the British Virgin Islands passed the International Business Companies Act, marking the beginning of its status as an offshore financial services jurisdiction.
The British Virgin Islands has become a market leader in company services, with over 368,000 international business companies registered here, making it a globally recognized offshore judicial jurisdiction.
Since then, the British Virgin Islands has consistently been one of the most popular offshore jurisdictions for the establishment of offshore companies globally, with a number of company registrations that can be considered the largest.
Ⅰ. Basic introduction of the British Virgin Islands
- The British Virgin Islands is one of the most economically prosperous areas in the Caribbean. Tourism accounts for 45% of the country’s revenue. The offshore company registration also brings considerable benefits. In the British Virgin Islands, agriculture, and industry account for only a small part of GDP. And agriculture mainly produces fruits, vegetables, sugarcane, livestock, and poultry. The industry is dominated by rum distillation, engineering, and shipbuilding.
- Location
Composed of 117 islands, located in the Indian Ocean, four to five degrees south of the equator.
- Language
English, Spanish.
- Population
About 30,240 people.
- Currency
USD.
- Legal System
British common law.
- Time Zone
UTC-4.
- Economics
It is one of the most economically prosperous countries in the Caribbean, relying on the tourism and yacht industry, and its main source of income is offshore financial services.
- Foreign Exchange Control
None.
- Main Company Legislation
Companies Act 2004
Population
30,240 people.
USD
Currency
UTC-4
Time Zone
British common law.
Legal System
Main Company Legislation
Companies Act 2004
- The British Virgin Islands is one of the most economically prosperous areas in the Caribbean. Tourism accounts for 45% of the country’s revenue. The offshore company registration also brings considerable benefits. In the British Virgin Islands, agriculture, and industry account for only a small part of GDP. And agriculture mainly produces fruits, vegetables, sugarcane, livestock, and poultry. The industry is dominated by rum distillation, engineering, and shipbuilding.
- Location
Composed of 117 islands, located in the Indian Ocean, four to five degrees south of the equator.
- Language
English, Spanish.
- Economics
It is one of the most economically prosperous countries in the Caribbean, relying on the tourism and yacht industry, and its main source of income is offshore financial services.
- Exchange Controls
There are no exchange controls.
Ⅱ. Advantages and features of the British Virgin Islands company registration
One of the reasons why people choose to set up an offshore company is the tax advantage. Tax cuts are just one of the gains for BVI companies.
- No need to provide capital in place.
- Low maintenance cost.
- Can be listed on global stock exchanges.
- Permitted Classes of Stock: Corporations may issue various classes of stock, including registered stock, no-par value stock, preferred stock, redeemable stock, and stock with or without voting rights.
- Often used to invest and hold foreign entity companies.
- The shareholders, directors, and managers of offshore companies in the British Virgin Islands can be individuals or companies and can be of any nationality. The shareholders or board meetings do not need to be held in the British Virgin Islands, nor do they need to convene an annual general meeting of shareholders.
- Set up an offshore company in the British Virgin Islands, each beneficial owner, shareholder and director must provide detailed information to the registered agent, including legal copies of identification documents and proof of address, and always keep this information updated. The information of beneficial owners and shareholders is kept confidential in the registered agent’s office.
Ⅲ. BVI company registration related regulations and procedure
- Registration requirements
- 1.Company name:
The registered name of the BVI company must not be the same or similar to the name of the existing company. The name must end with Limited, Corporate, Incorporated, Societe Anonyme, or Sociedad Anonima, and use their respective abbreviations, such as Ltd., Corp., Inc., and names that may suggest patronage from the Crown or the British Virgin Islands Government. The company name cannot use words such as Assurance, Bank, Building Society, Chamber of Commerce, Chartered, Cooperative, Imperial, Insurance, Municipal, Royal, or Trust.
- 2.Directors and shareholders:
A British Virgin Islands company requires at least one shareholder and one director. They can all be the same person. Except for directors, the company does not need to appoint any operating personnel.
- 3.Registered capital:
The standard authorized capital (registered capital) is generally 50,000 shares with a par value of 1 yuan per share. If it exceeds, local government fees will be increased.
- 4.Registered agent:
◎ Each company must have a registered agent located in the British Virgin Islands.
◎ The registered agent must be licensed in the British Virgin Islands.
◎ The registered agent acts as an intermediary between the company’s registered office, the International Tax Authority (ITA) of the British Virgin Islands, and the company.
◎ The services provided by the registered agent include company registration, nomination of directors and/or shareholders, company secretary, and company management.
- 5.Shares:
No bearer shares are allowed, complying with international transparency standards and regulatory requirements.
- 6.Currency:
Shares can be issued in any currency.
- 7.Restrictions:
◎ Cannot own real estate and trade in the British Virgin Islands.
◎ Cannot engage in banking, insurance, guarantees, reinsurance, fund management, collective investment schemes, trust management, custody, provision of investment advice or any other activities related to the banking or insurance industry.
◎ Not allowed to sell their shares to the public or engage in any gambling-related activities.
IV. The required documents and process for registering a British Virgin Islands (BVI) company are as follows:
- 1.Reserve a Company Name through a Registrar:
This is done to ensure each company has a unique name; the name will end with an abbreviation of the company type. In order to indicate limited liability, the company name must contain a specific suffix, such as Limited, Corporation, Incorporated or its related abbreviation.
- 2.Prepare Company Documents:
In the process of creating the company’s organizational articles of association, Inter Area can provide assistance.
- 3.Submit Registration Documents:
All company documents, details of the founding persons (not public), and details of the registered agent will be submitted to the company registrar for registration.
- 4.Open a Bank Account for the B.V.I Company:
This step can be performed before drafting company documents to ensure the company can operate as planned after registration is complete.
- In short, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is one of the world’s most renowned offshore jurisdiction. Establishing a BVI company has multiple functions and operations.
- The establishment of a BVI company can be completed through a simple and fast process through a registered agent. Different types of companies also have their own characteristics and considerations. Therefore, if you have any questions about the registration and operation of a BVI company, please feel free to contact us at any time.
V. BVI company follow-up maintenance matters
- Annual fee：
BVI companies must renew their fees with the local government every year; the annual license fee renewal is based on the date of company establishment. For companies established between January 1 and June 30, the renewal deadline is May 31; for companies established between July 1 and December 31, the renewal deadline is November 30. - Accounting record requirements：
A BVI business company must keep accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and will at all times enable the company’s financial position to be determined with reasonable accuracy. Information that needs to be kept includes records and underlying documents of all payments received and disbursed by the company and matters relating to receipts and disbursements, the company and all sales and purchases of goods by the company. The owner of the company is free to decide where to keep records and provides written confirmation of the appropriate address to the registered agent. - Submit Annual Return：
BVI business companies are obliged to prepare and submit annual financial statements (“Annual Returns”) to their registered agent nine months after the end of the company’s financial year. The annual statement is a simple balance and profit and loss statement. In summary, the balance sheet provides a company’s assets, liabilities, and shareholders’ equity, while the income statement provides details of a company’s revenue, expenses, profits, and losses during a specific period. There are no accounting standards required, however, directors of BVI companies have a duty to follow standards of prudence and ensure that the company’s financial information is determined with reasonable accuracy.
- BVI economic substance declaration：
Economic Substance Requirements (ES Requirements) were introduced by the Economic Substance (Companies and Limited Partnerships) Act in 2018 and came into effect on January 1, 2019 in the British Virgin Islands. This regime applies to legal entities engaged in “relevant activities” during any applicable period and requires compliance with ES Requirements related to those activities.
The law applies to both existing and newly established entities since January 1, 2019. Similar requirements are now in place in other major zero-tax and low-tax international financial centers. Every BVI company or limited partnership must annually provide ES Requirements details to their registered agent who must provide such details to the International Tax Authority (ITA) of the British Virgin Islands within six months after the end of the relevant reporting period.
Reports are made through the Beneficial Ownership Secure Search System established by the ITA to facilitate secure reporting. The law mandates that entities must comply with ES Requirements when engaged in any of the following “relevant activities”:
- Fund management business;
- Insurance business;
- Banking business;
- Holding business (other than pure equity holding entities that hold equity interests, earn dividends and capital gains without undertaking relevant activities in relation to those interests);
- Headquarters business;
- Leasing business;
- Distribution and service center business;
- Intellectual property business;
- Shipping business.
Scope of Economic Substance:
- Entities and limited partnerships incorporated and/or registered in the British Virgin Islands must comply with the requirements of the Act and demonstrate sufficient economic substance, regardless of whether they are tax residents of the British Virgin Islands, if they engage in one or more “relevant activities” in the British Virgin Islands or abroad.
- Entities and limited partnership companies (hereinafter referred to as “entities”) must demonstrate that they have taken reasonable measures to comply with the Act and provide reliable classification evidence.
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