Step by Step Guide to Incorporating in Belize

Company Type	Time to Incorporate	Cost
IBC	2 days	£580

Select the company name for your IBC (International Business Company)

First, select a name for your company.

• Your company name may be in any language.
• Your company name will need to end with Ltd, Corp or Inc
• A company name check can be carried out free of charge to see if a required name has already been registered.
• We can reserve your IBC name for up to ten days.
• Having submitted the name of your IBC to us, we obtain approval from the Belize Company Registrar.
• Ready made companies are available, please read our ready made companies page for more information.
• You are not be allowed to use a name which is either identical or deceptively similar to one that is already used by another corporation.

Share Capital

Select the number of shares each shareholder will have.

• There is no minimum share capital required.
• Share capital may be expressed in any currency.
• Your IBC may issue as few or as many shares as it deems desirable.
• The standard share capital is US $50,000.

Select Directors

Decide who will be the directors of your company.

• Directors may be of any nationality and may reside anywhere.
• Your company only requires one director, although there can be several.
• The names of directors do not appear on public record.
• Nominee directors can be provided.
• There is no requirement to appoint a local director.

Select Shareholders

Select who will be the shareholders of your company.

• Shareholders may be of any nationality and may reside anywhere.
• Your company only requires one shareholder, although there can be several.
• No upper limit to the number of Shareholders.
• A Belize IBC can have either registered shares or bearer shares.

Select a Registered Office

A Belize registered office is required for your company - this is included in the standard company formation price.

Features of a Belize International Business Company

• Tax Exempt Structure.
• Confidential structure, no filing requirements with the authorities.
• The Memorandum and Articles of Association are the only documents to be held on the public record.
• Belize IBCs are permitted to open their own offshore bank accounts.
• No annual public disclosure of directors or shareholders is required.
• No requirement for an Annual General Meeting to be held in Belize. The directors may hold meetings in any country.
• All Belize companies become due for renewal at the registry on the 2nd of January of the year following the year of incorporation.
• The registry's policy is that they will not provide any documents for the company unless the renewal fee is paid first.