Belize - IBC Company Incorporation

Company Type	Time to Incorporate	Cost
IBC	2 days	£580

A Belize IBC is an offshore company which conducts its trading and business outside of Belize. An IBC is essentially for offshore activities, your IBC cannot own land in Belize or carry on business with residents of Belize. Your IBC must have a registered office and registered agent in Belize.

Belize is the only Commonwealth country in Central America.

Belize’s modern offshore legislation provides for maximum flexibility in global asset protection and tax and investment planning.

Belize - International Business Company - IBC

Belize's International Business Companies Act was established in 1990 and based on the British Virgin Island's model. It created a special category of corporate vehicle, the international business company (IBC) which has since shown itself to be extremely attractive for use in all parts of the world.

The main features of the Belize IBC are:

• Exemption from taxation in Belize
• Only one shareholder and one director are required - can be corporate and need not be Belize resident
• Not subject to exchange control regulations and may freely open and maintain any type of currency account
• Low cost incorporation and annual renewal fees
• No audit of accounts required
• Speedy and simple incorporation
• Confidentiality - only the Memorandum and Articles are required for public records
• Bearer shares may be issued
• Meetings of shareholders and/or directors may be held of Belize
• Shares can be issued without par value
• A Belize IBC may be incorporated in any language provided a properly translated English version is also submitted
• The authorised share capital can be in any currency
• The word Limited, Corporation, Incorporated, Society Anonyme, Sociedad Anónima, Aktiengesellschaft or an abbreviation thereof, must be part of the Company name
• Re-domiciliation into and out of Belize is permitted