Open offshore Curacao

Curaçao – a small state on the island of the same name, which is part of the Lesser Antilles. Until 2010, the country was part of the Netherlands Antilles, and then became a self-governing state. The capital is Willemstad, the monetary unit – Netherlands Antillean guilder.

The basis of the economy is tourism, oil refining, offshore business. The duty-free zone is suitable for the development of IT business, gambling, network trading and service provision. There is no currency control. Double taxation avoidance agreements have been signed with the Netherlands and Norway. There is no such agreement with Ukraine.

Organizational and legal forms of offshore companies

Naamloze Vennootschap – NV.

Besloten Vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid – B.V.

Partnership and trust companies.

Family foundations.

The company name must contain the following parts: Limited (Ltd), Incorporated (Inc), Corporation (Corp), etc.

Features of private enterprises

In order to avoid taxation in the future, it is necessary to register at least 10% of the shares in the register of shareholders.

Reporting and auditing required.

Meetings of shareholders are held annually in Curaçao.

For tax exemption, you must register as holding or investment firm.

Income is accumulated in the parent company or other jurisdiction.

Peculiarities of Curacao offshore private funds

Such funds are used to protect assets, including in case of instability in the economy

A private fund has no owners, it does not issue shares, it is not used for business, its purpose – only investments.

There are no limits on the number of founders and beneficiaries.

Foundations are fully tax-exempt.

Control over property.

Investments are not limited by jurisdiction.

What documents are needed to open a private foundation through Crystal Tax:

Copy of passport with translation certified by a notary.

Address confirmation + certified translation.

Bank reference and its translation certified by a notary.

Peculiarities of the gambling business in Curacao

Income tax 2%.

Simple licensing procedure.

Office registration is optional.

Withdrawal of dividends is unlimited.

Online casinos have high quality technical support.

Taxes

Laws that provide benefits to foreign companies have been in force since 2001. E-business income is taxed at 2% and a surcharge.

If you decide to buy an offshore company or have any questions about its registration in Curacao, please contact Crystal Tax.

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International business, end to end

Corporate structuring, company registration in Ukraine and abroad, tax and reporting, migration, bank accounts, DUNS and NCAGE codes. We run the whole project, from choosing the solution to the finished documents.

Confidentiality under contract

Confidentiality terms are set out in our contract. We do not pass information about a client or their project to third parties, except where the law expressly requires it.

Choosing a jurisdiction

We compare jurisdictions against your business task: tax regime, reporting, substance requirements and access to banking. On the call we go through the upsides and the limits of each option.

Timelines and data

We name the timeline for every step before the work starts — it depends on the jurisdiction, the registrar and the bank. Personal data is used only to deliver the service.

We deal with authorities and banks

We handle the correspondence with registrars, government bodies and banks and answer their requests ourselves. From you we need documents and signatures.

We see every case through

We take each case to the finish: if an authority or registrar comes back with remarks, we revise the documents at no extra charge. The fee is calculated for your task before work starts.

Offshore Curacao