Questions I should be asking myself before incorporating

To help you choose which type of company to incorporate please study these questions, you may come to the conclusion yourself on where you want to incorporate your company. If you are still unsure, please contact us and we can give detailed advice.

• I am about to do an operation or receive income very quickly, so I need a very quick incorporation. How long does incorporation take in different countries?
• I value my own confidentiality very highly. Where can I have a company, which doesn't have my name on it?
• I am receiving income or dividends from 'normal' onshore countries, so I want a company which is covered by tax treaties but has some offshore benefits. Where should I incorporate?
• I want to avoid as much administration as possible, ideally I don't want to file accounts or annual returns. Where should I incorporate?
• I don't understand why people incorporate in 'tax-advantage' countries like the UK, the Netherlands, Luxembourg or Spain. Why do these countries have an advantage over traditional 'offshore' centres?
• I want to do cross-border trading between two normal countries. Have you got a package so that I can do this trading while reducing my tax liability to a minimum?
• What are the main reasons for using an offshore company?
• I need an instant presence in the European Union; do you have an 'all-in' package?
• Can I trade through a partnership with a mix of onshore and offshore partners?
• Do I need to be a UK national or a UK citizen to set up a UK company?

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