Belize International Business Company - IBC

  • Political stability.
  • Modern legislation.
  • Full exemption from taxes.
  • Experienced professional support.
  • Excellent telecommunications.
  • Convenient time zone.
  • Fast and efficient incorporation.
  • Competitive fees.

Key features of a Belize IBC:

The Belize legislation offers some of the most flexible features available today with very minimum requirements for incorporation. These include:

  • Only one subscriber/shareholder (which may be corporate).
  • May have only one director (which may be corporate and reside outside Belize).
  • Names of beneficial owners are not filed on public record.
  • Registered or bearer shares.
  • Shares can be issued with or without par value.
  • No statutory accounting or audit records need be kept or filed in Belize.
  • No minimum paid-up capital requirements.
  • Annual Government fee is only $100 when the authorised share capital is $50,000 or less.

Restrictions on IBC activities:

There are very few restrictions on the activities of a Belize IBC. At present an IBC may not:

  • Carry on business with residents of Belize.
  • Own real estate in Belize.
  • Carry business as a bank or insurance/re-insurance company.
  • All IBC's must maintain a Registered Agent and a Registered Office in Belize.
  • The name of an IBC must contain one of the following words: Limited, Corporation, Incorporated, Society Anonyme, Sociedad Anonima or Aktiengesellschaft; or their usual abbreviations: Ltd., Corp., Inc., S.A., A.S. or AG.

Features of IBC's Incorporation

  • Competitive prices for incorporation and annual fees for a Belize IBC.
  • The incorporation process for Belize Offshore companies will not take longer that 3 days.
  • A Belize offshore company is exempted from all taxes.
  • IBC standard share capital is US$50,000.
  • Standard share capital in excess of US$50,000, may be declared in exchange for a higher annual fee.
  • The names of the shareholders and directors for offshore Belize are not a part of the public record.
  • The bearer share is allowed for offshore Belize.
  • Minimum of one director and shareholder required for Belize incorporation.
  • To incorporate in Belize, the director(s) and the shareholder(s) can be a person or a company.
  • The director and the shareholder can be the same person.
  • There is no requirement to appoint a local or any secretary for Belize companies.
  • The first director of the company is appointed at the organisational meeting of the Belize corporation.
  • For Belize corporations, there is no requirements to file any accounts or to provide annual audits reports.
  • A registered agent and a registered office are required.
  • Annual fees are due to be paid by the 31st of July, starting from the second year of incorporation and each subsequent year thereafter.
  • The Belize IBC cannot derive any income from activities in Belize.

Nominee and Management Services

If required, we can also provide ongoing nominee and management services for an offshore company. As the beneficial owner of a managed company, the client retains ultimate control over the composition of the board of directors, which in turn manages the underlying assets. The main advantages of a managed company are confidentiality and tax planning. Worldwide assets may be registered in, or held to the order of the company, with your beneficial ownership of the shares of the company held strictly as a private matter through the use of nominees or trustees.

Once a company has been established it is important to manage it properly so as to maintain its corporate integrity. We can provide a full range of management services, such as the provision of directors, officers and nominee shareholders.