Company Registration in Iceland

Iceland is the northernmost state in Europe, occupying the eponymous island in the North Atlantic. The country's area is 103,125 square km. Despite having the smallest population in all of Europe, Iceland's infrastructure is highly developed, thanks to tourism. After all, the island can only be reached by plane or boat. If you wish to open your own company in Iceland, we recommend relying on the specialists from our company. They will help you do everything quickly and professionally.

Offshore Iceland

Company Registration in Iceland: Advantages

The main advantages of registering establishments in Iceland include:

  • Government support for business development and modernization;
  • Low tax rates;
  • High level of technological development;
  • Developed infrastructure;
  • Maximum GDP;
  • Ability to obtain dual citizenship.

Registering a Company in Iceland: Choosing Ownership Form

Registration of companies in Iceland is done step by step, including the choice of ownership form. Here, you can open:

  • Private limited company;
  • Public limited company;
  • International trading company.

Organizations are opened on the territory of Iceland exclusively for trade or investment activities. Each type of company has specific requirements. You can learn more about them from our representative. Contacts are provided on the website.

Opening a Company in Iceland: Taxation

Deciding to open a company in Iceland, it is worth studying the issue of taxation. The minimum corporate income tax rate is 20% for legal entities. The capital gains tax is at the standard rate.

For limited liability companies, the tax rate is 18%.

Payment of corporate income tax is made monthly on the first days, excluding January and July. In other words, there are 10 contributions.

Offshore Iceland

Opening a Company in Iceland: Features of Obtaining Citizenship

All methods of obtaining legal status are fixed in the "On Icelandic Citizenship" law. It is possible to become a citizen of Iceland by birthright, through naturalization, or by declaration. To obtain status, a foreigner must meet the residency requirement for 4-7 years.

Obtaining a passport through investment on the country's territory is impossible.

Our Advantages

Establishing a company in Iceland should be done professionally. For this, you will need the help of professional specialists.

Our company's employees have extensive experience in the field. They know all the intricacies of the process, possible problems, etc. This allows them to handle tasks of any complexity.

Main advantages of working with us:

  • Reliability;
  • Efficiency;
  • Individual approach;
  • Reasonable service cost.

Do you want to open a company in Iceland and learn more? Leave a request on the website. A manager will contact you to clarify the details of cooperation.

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Maksym Stepanenko

Maksym Stepanenko

Managing Partner, Crystal Tax

International client projects since 2012: company structures, tax, immigration, DUNS and NCAGE. 50+ jurisdictions.

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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.

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