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• Advantage of Business set up in UAE
  
  • Well planned, developed & growing economy
  • Part of fast growing economy in GCC country
  • Strong and well balance country with business growth
  • Well developed banking and financial hub
  • Secured and safe business enviourment
  • Basic business rule and policy in line with international business standard
  • Well developed infrastructure, port, transport facility
  • Liberal Immigration policy
  • Well cultured and educated work force
  • Well connected with GCC, Europe, Africa and Asian Market
  • Major hub for MNCs, Trading house and Investment banker
• Preferred Business Destination
  

  As per the business study and Government data, major businesses in UAE are:

  • Trading hub – Electronic, Electrical, Computer, Garments & FMCG products
  • Investment banker, Assets Management Companies & Private Equity Funds
  • International banking and financial Hub
  • Shipper and Forwarding Agent, onwards exports and Shipment
  • Gold, Gems and Jewelry, Diamond studded ornaments
  • Tourism, oil, power, automobiles and EPC contracts
  • Garments, Food grain, Pharma, Perfumes and healthcare products
  • Major Trade with GGC, Asian, African and EU Market
• Type of Business Entity – FZC \ FZE \ LLC
  
  • • Limited Liability Company – LLC Company
    • Free Trade Zone Company – FZC
    • Free Trade Zone Enterprises – FZE
    • Offshore Company

  Limited Liability Company – LLC

  We generally recommend the LLC Company considering the nature of business plan in UAE. It is also commonly known as LLC Company and having separate legal entity. In this LLC, as per norms you need to give 51% shares to local UAE resident Partner. However, you will have full liberty and freedom to do business and day to day banking. UAE partner shall play very limited role in day to day and business policy decision.

  Major benefits of LLC Company

  • • It has separate Legal entity in law
    • Shareholders are not liable for company’s debts beyond the own share capital
    • Residence visa available for owners, employees and his family members
    • No Tax filing and no need to maintain any book of account
    • Suitable when plan to do local business in UAE and GCC countries
    • 51 % equity share with UAE Local resident, hence no legal issue in home country

  Free Trade Zone Company – FZC & FZE

  We strongly recommend the Free Trade Zone Company considering the nature of business plan in GCC and overseas market. It is also commonly known as FZC Company and having separate legal entity. In this company, as per norms you will have 100% ownership with you and no need to have any local UAE resident Partner. You will have full liberty and freedom to do business and day to day banking. There are several Free Trade Zones in UAE. Zones are developed considering the location, business focus and priority of the nation’s business policy. Few names are – Jabel Ali FTZ, JLT FZC, SAIF Zone, Azman FZC, Hamaria FZC, RAK FZC and many more. Formation, License fees & time frame varies as per zone policy. Hence depends upon the business plan and products, we shall recommend the suitable zone for you to set up.

  FZC – formed company with more than 2 shareholders and directors.

  FZE – formed company with 1 shareholder and director ( both are same )

  Offshore Company

  Offshore company shall be formed when you are not planning to stay in UAE and do business and investment in any part of world. This is suitable to carry out trading, investment and overseas business. Resident visa is not available to owners.

  Formation & time frame varies as per zone policy. Hence depends upon the business plan and products, we shall recommend the suitable zone for you to set up.

• Advantage of having Limited Company in UAE & GCC
  

  Advantage of LLC Company

  49 % ownership allowed in Company by Foreigners and 51% with UAE Local Resident

  Zero tax on profit , income, gain and full repatriation allowed

  Normally 2 or more resident visas are available to stay in UAE for owners \ employees.

  Any individual can incorporate a UAE company.

  Company can do wide range of business & investment with less restrictions

  Local office \ shop \ manufacturing facility can be developed

  Undertake work contract, Infra projects and real estate developments

  Have business set up in any part of UAE and no restriction to do business

  Advantage of FZC\FZE

  100 % ownership allowed in Company by Foreigners.

  Zero tax on profit, income, gain and full repatriation allowed

  Normally 2 resident visas are available to stay in UAE for owners \ employees.

  Any individual or corporate body (overseas) may incorporate a UAE company.

  Easy to form and run the business, ware housing & manufacturing in UAE.

  Minimum One director required to form company and can have more if required

  No Local Shareholder & Director required to form and manage the company

  No major restrictions on the type of business activities that a company can engage in.

  No special approvals are required by foreigner means they are at par with locals.

  No Restriction or obligation for local employment of work force.

  Minimum paid up capital requirement for a UAE company. The usual authorized share capital is AED 150,000

  Company can issue Ordinary shares

  Local Registered office required – provided by Free Trade Zone.

  Your presence is compulsory to form FZC company and open the bank account

  Advantage of Offshore Company

  100 % ownership allowed in Company by Foreigners.

  Zero tax on profit, income, gain and full repatriation allowed

  No need to take resident visas to stay in UAE.

  Your presence is not required to form company

  No audit required at the time of renewal of company

  Any individual or corporate body (overseas) may incorporate a UAE company.

  Easy to form and run the business in UAE and any part of the world

  Minimum One director required to form company and can have more if required

  No Local Shareholder & Director required to form and manage the company

  No major restrictions on the type of business activities that a company can engage in.

  No special approvals are required by foreigner means they are at par with locals.

  No Restriction or obligation for local employment of work force.

  Minimum paid up capital requirement for a UAE company. The usual authorized share capital is AED 100,000.

  Company can issue Ordinary shares

  Local Registered virtual office required – provided by Zone.

  To Form the company in UAE, you need to appoint professional firm for assistance and complete the formalities of formation of company. We shall provide the same.

• Minimum requirements for registration of a company
  

  Shareholder either individuals \ Limited entity

  • • Know your client – KYC Norms For individual: Copy of passport, overseas residential address proof, and other KYC information such as personal and business profile, etc.
    • If the shareholder is a corporate entity ( in FZC ) : Copy of registration documents such as Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum & Articles of Association and Board Resolution.

  Director

  • • The minimum number of directors is one, who may be a natural person or a body corporate. Directors may be of any nationality. Corporate directors are permitted in FZC.
    • Copy of passport and overseas residential address proof

  Local Director \ Shareholder

  • • FZC \ FZE \ offshore Company does not require local UAE resident person.

  Registered office in UAE

  Company need to have registered office in UAE. Free Trade Zone Authority shall provide the registered office address. Post Box No. is allowed to utilize as registered office. In case of LLC company, rented premises shall be used for business and as registered office.

  Upon receipt of the signed incorporation and supporting documents from you, we will proceed to incorporate the company.

• Foreign Company Registration Options
  

  Foreign company plans to have presence in UAE, have the choice of setting up business unit as branch office, subsidiary, or representative office in UAE.

  LLC \ FZC\ Overseas Company

  • • A separate company formed by shareholder and director of the company. It shall have independent identity. Foreign company shall become shareholder and control it.

  Subsidiary Company

  • • A subsidiary company is a FZC \ Offshore company incorporated in UAE with the parent company as its majority shareholder. For small to mid-size foreign businesses, a subsidiary company is the most preferred choice of registration in UAE.

  Branch Office

  • • A branch office is registered in UAE as an extension of its parent company and not as a separately incorporated entity. The liabilities of a branch office extend to its parent company.

  Representative Office

  • A representative office is registered in UAE as a temporary arrangement for conducting marketing research activities. A representative office does not have any legal status and cannot be engaged in any profit yielding activities
• Business trade License & Banking
  

  A UAE Company has all the powers of a natural person. Government shall provide Business Trade License to carry on the business. It is valid for one year and will be renewed on yearly basis. With this license company can do business in trading, manufacturing, consultancy, investment, marketing and laison work, commission agent, sourcing agent and other major business as permissible under law.

  In UAE there are generally four type of Business Trade License. License fees are varies according to the type of license.

  • • General Trade License – Company can do business in all type of products and services
    • Specific Trade License – Company can do business in 2-4 type of products ranges
    • Service License – Company can provide consultancy and services. No trading allowed.
    • Manufacturing and Warehousing License – Company can do manufacturing, processing, packing and repacking, warehousing and logistic. The nature of the actual business activity could be subjected to control and regulation by other Government authorities. Cannot undertake banking or real estate or insurance activities or solicit funds from or sell its shares to the Public.

  Depending on your company’s business activities, you may need to obtain one or more business licenses after you have incorporated your company but before you can commence your business operations.

  Bank account opening

  After successful registration of your UAE Company, you can open a corporate bank account in any of the major banks in UAE such as RAK bank, ADCB bank, HSBC, Standard Chartered, Citibank, Emirate NBD Bank etc. Many of the banks in UAE these days require physical presence of the company principals as part of the account opening procedure.

  While visit to UAE, you have a wider choice of banks to choose from. In this case, you can explore the features and facilities provided by different banks and decide on the bank that best suits your needs.

  While opening the bank account, clients should bring the following documents

  • Original Passport & residence address proof of director & share holder
  • Original UAE company formation documents & Trade License
  • Business profile of director & shareholder
  • Proposed Business plan of the company
  • Bank Reference letter \ statement from existing banker of director – optional
• Tax, Dividend and other Benefits
  

  In UAE, there is Zero Tax on profit, income, gain and dividend. It is allowed to repatriate full profit.

  LLC and Offshore company no need to maintain books and file audited account to any authority at time of renewal of Trade license.

  FZC \ FZE needs to do audit of accounts and file the copy of financial to Free Trade Zone Authority every year. However there is zero tax on Income.

  Other Information

  Business Trade License Renewal

  Business Trade License renewal is compulsory every year and need to pay government charges for the same. Any delay shall attract penalty and freeze of bank account after grace period. Even delay may have impact on your resident visa.

  For More detail please visit website of Free Trade Zone few are as follows.

  www.jafza.ae
  www.rakftz.ae
  www.saif-zone.ae
  www.dmcc.ae
  www.afz.ae

• Documents Required For Company Incorporation
  

  Director and shareholder – When Individual

  Copy of passport; and

  Copy of residential address proof such as a recent utility bill \ phone bill

  Director and shareholder – When Corporate Bodies

  Copy of registration documents such as Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum & Articles of Association of parent company and

  Board Resolution for investment with proposed business plan

  Please note the following:

  Presence of shareholder and directors is compulsory for company formation except in case of Offshore company

  All documents must be in English or officially translated in English;

  All copies of documents must be certified true copies by a notary public or self certifying or you must bring the originals for sighting;

  You can email us the scanned copies of documents so we can proceed with preparing the necessary incorporation documents. However we must receive the certified true copies before we can incorporate the company.

  Our compliance department may ask for additional information if necessary.

  Duly filled Company Formation Request Form

• Company registration procedure and timeline
  
  • • Company registration procedure in UAE is fully computerized by the UAE Companies Registry. As a result, the incorporation process is quick and efficient. Under normal circumstance, the company can be incorporated in 7 working days.
    • There are two distinct steps involved in the UAE company setup procedure:
      • Company Name Approval and;
      • Company Registration. Both steps can be accomplished on the same time.

      Further the Business Trade License shall be obtained from Government Authority. The said license is valid for one year and renewed thereafter.

  Details of directors and shareholders public information in UAE

  Directors and shareholders information is not public information in UAE.

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• Advantage of Business Set in BVI
  
  • Well planned, developed & growing economy
  • Part of fast growing economy in EU country
  • Strong and well balance country with business growth
  • Well developed banking and financial hub
  • Secured and safe business enviourment
  • Basic business rule and policy in line with international business standard
  • Well developed infrastructure, port, transport facility
  • Liberal Immigration policy
  • Well cultured and educated work force
  • Well connected with EU, Europe, Africa and Asian Market
  • Major hub for MNCs, Trading house and Investment banker
• Preferred Business Destination
  

  As per the business study and Government data, major businesses in BVI are:

  • Investment banker, Assets Management Companies & Private Equity Funds
  • International banking and financial Hub
  • Asset Management and remain holding company to avail tax benefits
  • Shipper and Forwarding Agent, onwards exports and Shipment
  • Trading hub – Electronic, Electrical, Computer, Garments & FMCG products
  • Gold, Gems and Jewelry, Diamond studded ornaments
  • Tourism, oil, power, automobiles and EPC contracts
  • Garments, Food grain, Pharma, Perfumes and healthcare products
  • Major Trade with GGC, Asian, African and EU Market
• Type of Business Entity
  
  • Limited Liability Company – IBC Company – International Business company

  • BC Company

    We strongly recommend the BC Company considering the nature of business plan in EU and overseas market. It is also commonly known as BC Company and having separate legal entity. In this company, as per norms you will have 100% ownership with you and no need to have any local BVI resident Partner. You will have full liberty and freedom to do business and day to day banking.

    Formation, License fees & time frame normally 3 working days.

    Under the BVI Business Companies Act 2004, companies incorporated in BVI are defined Business Company (BC).
    BVI BC’s are very popular and widely used offshore companies because of their administrative ease, flexibility, taxation exempt status and the fact that they are widely accepted and recognized by the international financial community.
    Formation & time frame – 4 working days

• Advantage of having Limited Company in Hong Kong
  
  • • 100 % ownership allowed in Company by Foreigners.
    • Zero tax on profit, income, gain and full repatriation allowed
    • Any individual or corporate body (overseas) may incorporate a BVI company.
    • Easy to form and run the business, ware housing & manufacturing in any part of world
    • Minimum One director required to form company and can have more if required
    • No Local Shareholder & Director required to form and manage the company
    • No special approvals are required by foreigner means they are at par with locals.
    • No Restriction or obligation for local employment of work force.
    • No major restrictions on the type of business activities that a company can engage in.
    • No special approvals are required by foreigner means they are at par with locals.
    • No Restriction or obligation for local employment of work force.
    • Minimum paid up capital requirement is USD 1 for a BVI company & Authorized USD 50000
    • Company can issue Ordinary shares
    • Local Registered office required – provided by us.
    • Your presence is not compulsory to form BVI company and open the bank account
    • No audit required at the time of renewal of company

  To Form the company in BVI, you need to appoint professional firm for assistance and complete the formalities of formation of company. We shall provide the same.

• Minimum requirements for registration of a BVI company
  

  • One Shareholder either individuals \ Limited entity

    • Know-Your-Client – KYC Norms For individual: Copy of passport, overseas residential address proof, and other KYC information such as personal and business profile, etc.
    • If the shareholder is a corporate entity ( in BVI ) : Copy of registration documents such as Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum & Articles of Association and Board Resolution.

  • One Director either individuals \ Limited entity

    • The minimum number of directors is one, who may be a natural person or a body corporate. Directors may be of any nationality. Corporate directors are permitted in BVI.
    • Copy of passport and overseas residential address proof

  • Local & nominee Director \ Shareholder – Optional

    • BVI \ offshore Company does not require local BVI resident person.

  • Registered office in BVI

    Company need to have registered office in BVI. We shall provide the registered office address. Post Box No. is allowed to utilize as registered office.

  • Upon receipt of the signed incorporation and supporting documents from you, we will proceed to incorporate the company.
• Foreign Company Registration Options
  

  Foreign company plans to have presence in BVI, have the choice of setting up business unit as branch office, subsidiary, or representative office in BVI.

  • BVI\ Overseas Company

    • A separate company formed by shareholder and director of the company. It shall have independent identity. Foreign company shall become shareholder and control it.

  • Subsidiary Company

    • A subsidiary company is a BVI \ Offshore company incorporated in BVI with the parent company as its majority shareholder. For small to mid-size foreign businesses, a subsidiary company is the most preferred choice of registration in BVI.

  • Branch Office

    • A branch office is registered in BVI as an extension of its parent company and not as a separately incorporated entity. The liabilities of a branch office extend to its parent company.

  • Representative Office

    • A representative office is registered in BVI as a temporary arrangement for conducting marketing research activities. A representative office does not have any legal status and cannot be engaged in any profit yielding activities.
• Business trade License & Banking
  
  • A BVI Company has all the powers of a natural person. To carry out international business License is not required for BVI Company.The company can do international business in trading, manufacturing, consultancy, investment, marketing and laison work, commission agent, sourcing agent and other major business as permissible under law.

  • Bank account opening

    After successful registration of your BVI Company, you can open a corporate bank account in any of the major banks in BVI such as HSBC, Standard Chartered, Citibank, etc. Many of the banks in BVI these days require physical presence of the company principals as part of the account opening procedure. However it is not compulsory to visit BVI to open the bank account.

    While visit to BVI, you have a wider choice of banks to choose from. In this case, you can explore the features and facilities provided by different banks and decide on the bank that best suits your needs.However you can open the bank account in your home country if allowed. Otherwise many offshore destination allowed to open the bank account of BVI company.

  • While opening the bank account, clients should bring the following documents

    • Original Passport & residence address proof of director & share holder
    • Original BVI company formation documents & Trade License
    • Business profile of director & shareholder
    • Proposed Business plan of the company
    • Bank Reference letter \ statement from existing banker of director – op
• Income Tax, Dividend and other Benefits
  
  • In BVI, there is Zero Tax on profit, income, gain and dividend. It is allowed to repatriate full profit. BVI company no need to maintain books and file audited account to any authority at time of renewal.
    BVI needs to do submit the Annual Tax Return to Company Authority every year. However there is zero tax on Income.

  • Other Information – Annual Tax filing

    BVI needs to do submit the Annual Tax Return to Company Authority every year. However there is zero tax on Income.
    To carry out international business License is not required for BVI Company. Filing of annual return is not required

  • For More detail please visit website of Free Trade Zone few are as follows.www.bvifsc.vg www.bvi.org.uk
• Documents Required For Company Incorporation
  

  • Director and shareholder – When Individual

    • Copy of passport and
    • Copy of residential address proof such as a recent utility bill \ phone bill

  • Director and shareholder – When Corporate Bodies

    • Copy of registration documents such as Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum & Articles of Association of parent company and
    • Board Resolution for investment with proposed business plan

  • Please note the following:

    • No Presence of shareholder and directors required for company formation.
    • All documents must be in English or officially translated in English;
    • All copies of documents must be certified true copies by a notary public or self certifying.
    • You can email us the scanned copies of documents so we can proceed with preparing the necessary incorporation documents. However we must receive the certified true copies before we can incorporate the company.
    • Our compliance department may ask for additional information if necessary.
    • Duly filled Company Formation Request Form
• Company registration procedure and timeline
  
  • Company registration procedure in BVI is fully computerized. As a result, the incorporation process is quick and efficient. Under normal circumstance, the company can be incorporated in 3 working days.
  • There are two distinct steps involved in the Hong Kong company setup procedure:
    • Company Name Approval and;
    • Company Registration.

    Both steps can be accomplished on the same time.

    Details of directors and shareholders public information in BVI

    Directors and shareholders information is not public information in BVI.

  • Public information about company in Singapore

    Directors and shareholders information is public information in Singapore. It’s listed in the company’s business profile extract available for purchase from Registrar of Companies.

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• Advantage of Business set up in India
  
  • Well Planned economy and developed infrastructure
  • Popular destination for business set up and investment
  • Secured and safe business transaction & Investment Banking
  • Major Multinational bank, Treading house & MNC have set up in India
  • Well cultured and educated work force, Second Largest market in World
  • Well connected with Asian, American, Europe, Far East and GCC Market
  • Major hub for MNCs, FIIs and Investment banker
  • Secured legal environments & Pro active Government Policy
  • Liberal Immigration policies
  • Safe and Stable government, clear FDI policy
  • Majorly allow in all sector more than 51 % equity participation by Foreign National \ MNC
• Preferred Business Destination
  

  As per the business study and Government data, major businesses in India are:

  • Manufacturing hub – Steel, Automobile, Telecommunication, Space, Pharma, Textile, Electronic, Electrical, Computer and accessories & FMCG products
  • Investment banker, Assets Management Companies & Private Equity Funds
  • Oil & Gas, Airlines, Shipper, logistic and Forwarding Agent
  • Equipment and mega infra structures
  • Turnkey project and infrastructure
  • Gems and Jewelry, Diamond studded ornaments
  • Travel & Tourism, Ticketing, Electronic Media, Satellites & Broadcasting
• Type of Business Entity
  
  • Limited Liability Company – Private Limited Company
  • Limited Liability Partnership Firm – LLP
  • One Person Private Company – OPC ( Not allowed for Foreign National to form )

  • Limited Company

    We generally recommend the Private limited Company considering the nature of business to set up in India. It is also commonly known as Private Limited Company and having separate legal entity. According to India Companies Act, any person (foreign or local) above the age of 18 can register Indian company.

    Foreign companies & entrepreneurs that are keen on exploring the viability of doing business in India will be required to incorporate Indian company as legal entities with the Registrar of Companies and under the Companies Act, 2013, India.

  • Major benefits of Limited Company

    • It has separate Legal entity in law
    • Shareholders are not liable for company’s debts beyond the own share capital

    The Ministry of Corporate Affairs of India (MCA) controls the registration of business firms and incorporation of companies. However, the nature of the actual business activity could be subjected to control and regulation by other Government authorities. India Private Limited Company is companies incorporated under the India Companies Act, 2013.

    In Private Limited Company – minimum 2 shareholders and 2 directors

    In Public Limited Company – minimum 7 shareholders and 3 directors

  • Limited Liability Partnership Firm

    This nature of business unit is having advantage of partnership firm and private limited company. It has been introduced in India LLP was introduced in India through enactment of Limited Liability Partnership Act. A LLP is primarily meant for carrying a profession \ business like accountants, lawyers, architects, business, Real estate etc. where two or more professionals would like to start and build a joint practice in a common field. The partners enter into detailed agreements about share of responsibility, share of profit and management responsibilities. Minimum 2 partners required.

• Advantage of having Limited Company in India
  
  • • 100/ 74 / 51 / 26 % ownership allowed in Limited Company by Foreigners depend on nature of business activities under Foreign Direct Investment Route.
    • Any individual or business entity (local or overseas) may incorporate Indian company.
    • Easy to form and run the business without visiting India \ Resident Visa.
    • Business Visa \ Employment visa can be availed for owners and his family
    • Minimum Income tax, capital gain tax & withholding tax on dividend. DTAA available
    • No restrictions on the type of business activities that a company can engage in.
    • No special approvals are required by foreigner means they are at par with locals.
    • No Restriction or obligation for local employment of work force.
    • Minimum paid up capital requirement for India company is just INR 100,000\.
    • Local Share holder \ Director \ Company Secretary necessary for compliance

  To Form the company in India, you need to appoint professional firm for assistance and complete the formalities of formation of company. We shall assist for the same.

• Minimum requirements for registration of a India company
  
  • In Private Limited Company – minimum 2 shareholders and 2 directors – Capital INR. 100,000\
  • In Public Limited Company – minimum 7 shareholders and 3 directors – Capital INR. 500,000\-

  • Shareholder either individuals \ Limited entity

    • Know-Your-Client – KYC Norms For individual: Copy of passport, overseas residential address proof, KYC information such as personal and business profile, etc.
    • If the shareholder is a corporate entity: Copy of registration documents such as Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum & Articles of Association and Board Resolution.

  • Director either individual \ Limited entity

    • The minimum number of directors is one, who may be a natural person or a body corporate. Directors may be of any nationality, and need not be resident in India.
    • Corporate directors are permitted.

  • Local Director \ shareholder – Optional

    • Singapore company does not required to have local Hong Kong resident director & shareholder. It is optional.
    • At least one of director must be ordinarily resident in Singapore. i.e. Singaporean/ Singapore Permanent Residence (PR)/ Singapore Employment Pass Holder. We shall assist to arrange the same.

  • Local Director \ shareholder \ Company Secretary – Compulsory

    • India Company requires to have local India resident director, shareholder and company secretary. We shall assist to arrange the same
    • At least one of director must be ordinarily resident in India. i.e. Indian/ India Permanent Residence (PR)/ India Employment Pass Holder. We shall assist to arrange the same.

  • Registered office in India

    Company need to have registered office in India. We shall provide the registered office address. Post Box No. is not allowed to utilize as registered office.

  • Qualified Company Secretary

    Company need to appoint company secretary to keep and update the secretarial records and minutes of the meeting. It also requires to submit the necessary documents with Registrar of Companies on yearly basis. We shall provide the company secretary.

  • Upon receipt of the signed incorporation and supporting documents from you, we will proceed to incorporate the company with Registry of Companies.
• Foreign Company Registration Options
  

  Foreign company plans to have a presence in India, have the choice of setting up business unit as branch office, subsidiary or representative office in India.

  • Private Limited Company

    • A separate company formed by shareholder and director of the company. It shall have independent identity in company law. Foreign company shall become shareholder and control it.

  • Subsidiary Company

    • A subsidiary company is a private limited company incorporated in India with the parent company as its majority shareholder. For small to mid-size foreign businesses, a subsidiary company is the most preferred choice of registration in India.

  • Branch Office

    • A branch office is registered in India as an extension of its parent company and not as a separately incorporated entity. The liabilities of a branch office extend to its parent company.

  • Representative Office

    • A representative office is registered in India as a temporary arrangement for conducting marketing research activities. A representative office does not have any legal status and cannot be engaged in any profit yielding activities.
• Business trade License & Banking
  
  • The nature of the actual business activity could be subject to control and regulation by other Government authorities.
    Company need to obtain PAN – Income tax Number and VAT \ Service Tax registration before carry out business in India.
    Depending on your company’s business activities, you may need to obtain one or more business licenses after you have incorporated your company but before you can commence your business operations. Fortunately, very few business activities require such a license. Generally, it may take between 2 weeks to 2 months to get a license or permit. Examples of business activities that require a business license(s) include restaurants, educational institutes, travel agencies, financial services, import/export of goods, etc.

  • Bank account opening

    After successful registration of your India company, you can open a corporate bank account in any of the major banks in India such as State Bank, Bank of India, HSBC, Standard Chartered, Citibank, HDFC Bank, ICICI bank, etc. Many of the banks in India these days require physical presence of the company principals as part of the account opening procedure.

    While visit to India, you have a wider choice of banks to choose from. In this case, you can explore the features and facilities provided by different banks and decide on the bank that best suits your needs.

  • While opening the bank account, clients should bring the following documents

    • Original Passport & residence address proof of director & share holder
    • Original India company formation documents
    • Business profile of director & shareholder
    • Proposed Business plan of the company
    • Bank Reference letter \ statement from existing banker of director – optional
• Income Tax, Dividend and other Benefits
  

  • Income Tax

    India has arrangement with a number of jurisdictions for double taxation relief of Export, shipping or airline income. It has also comprehensive double tax avoidance agreements ( DTAA ) with many countries to relieve taxation on income, for instance, dividends, interest and royalties. Therefore, businesses operating in India do not generally have problems with double taxation of income.

  • Tax Rates

    Income tax is Flat rate of 30 % plus surcharges. Minimum Alternate Tax also application where tax exemption and benefits availed.

  • Other Income – Capital Gain

    • India capital gains tax or withholding tax: 10 \ 20 % capital gains tax

  • Dividend

    • India does levy a withholding tax on dividends.
    • Dividends paid by a India Private Limited Company are tax exempt in hand of Shareholders
      Interest, royalties or rental of equipment payments to non-residents are subjects to a withholding tax.

    Interest, royalties or rental of equipment payments to non-residents are subjects to a 15% withholding tax.

  • For More detail please visit website www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in For More detail please visit website www.incometaxindia.gov.in

  • Other Information – Annual filing requirements for India companies

    Once your Indian Company has been incorporated, the Companies Act dictates certain annual filing requirements and formalities. For more details on this, see annual filing requirements for India companies.

    The company law requires that each company formed in India must file its accounts (audited) with the Registrar of Companies of India on an annual basis.

    For More detail please visit website of Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore.

    For More detail please visit website of Company Registrar

• Documents Required For Company Incorporation
  

  • Director and shareholder – When Individual

    • Copy of passport and
    • Copy of residential address proof such as a recent utility bill, phone bill & Driving License

  • Director and shareholder – When Corporate Bodies & Nominee Director

    • Copy of registration documents such as Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum & Articles of Association of parent company and
    • Board Resolution for investment with proposed business plan

    For each Singapore resident individual director

    • Copy of India Adhar Card, ID proof, PAN Card and Address proof

  • Please note the following:

    • All documents must be in English or officially translated in English.
    • All copies of documents must be certified true copies by a notary public or self certifying or you must bring the originals to India office for sighting.
    • You can email us the scanned copies of documents so we can proceed with preparing the necessary incorporation documents. However we must receive the certified true copies before we can incorporate the company.
    • Our compliance department may ask for additional information if necessary.
    • Duly filled Company Formation Request Form
• Company registration procedure and timeline
  
  • Company registration procedure in India is fully computerized. As a result, the incorporation process is quick and efficient. Under normal circumstance, the company can be incorporated in 15-20 working days.
  • There are three distinct steps involved in the India company setup procedure:
    • Apply and obtain Digital Signature and Director Identification Number of Director
    • Company Name Approval and;
    • Company Registration. – submit MOA & AOA, shareholder & director list, Registered office address proof. All document duly signed by shareholders.

  • Public information about company in India

    Directors and shareholders information is public information in India. It’s listed in the company’s business profile extract available for purchase from Registrar of Companies.

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• Advantage of Business set up in China
  
  • Well Planned economy and developed infrastructure
  • Popular destination for business set up and investment
  • Secured and safe business transaction & Investment Banking
  • Major Multinational bank, Trading house & MNC have set up in China
  • Well cultured and educated work force, Second Largest market in World
  • Well connected with Asian, American, Europe, Far East and GCC Market
  • Major hub for MNCs, FIIs and Investment banker
  • Secured legal environments & Pro active Government Policy
  • Liberal Immigration policies
  • Safe and Stable government, clear FDI policy
• Preferred Business Destination
  

  As per the business study and Government data, major businesses in China are:

  • Manufacturing hub – Steel, Automobile, Telecommunication, Space, Pharma, Textile, Electronic, solar, Electrical, Computer and accessories & FMCG products
  • Investment banker, Assets Management Companies & Private Equity Funds
  • Oil & Gas, Airlines, Shipper, logistic and Forwarding Agent
  • Equipment and mega infra structures
  • Turnkey project and infrastructure
  • Gems and Jewelry, Diamond studded ornaments
  • Travel & Tourism, Ticketing, Electronic Media, Satellites & Broadcasting
• Type of Business Entity
  
  • • WFOE- Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises Company – Private Limited Company

  Different types of WFOE

  • • WFOE – Manufacturing
    • WFOE – Consultancy and Sourcing, Service and Maintaince
    • FICE – Foreign Invested Commercial Enterprise – Trading, Wholesale and retai

  Limited Company

  We generally recommend the Private limited Company considering the nature of business to set up in China. It is also commonly known as Private Limited Company and having separate legal entity.

  Foreign companies & entrepreneurs that are keen on exploring the viability of doing business in China will be required to incorporate China company as legal entities. It is a chinese limited liability company, wholly owned by one or foreign investors and established entirely with foreign capital.

  No minimum registered capital is required for WFOEs with scope of business of consulting, Trading, retailing, information technology etc. in China. There are minimum registered capital still required for some industries for instance: Banking, Forwarding etc.

  Since China still maintains foreign currency control policy, it’s still advisable to choose registered capital within RMB 100,000 ~ RMB 500,000 as the minimum registered capital for Consulting WFOE, Service WFOE, Hi-Tech WFOE registration . (Investor could inject the above capital within 2-10 years).

  WFOE can be form in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Suzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wu han and many cities of China.

  Major benefits of Limited Company

  • It has separate Legal entity in law
  • Shareholders are not liable for company’s debts beyond the own share capital
• Advantage of having Limited Company in China
  

  Independence and freedom to implement the worldwide strategies of its parent company without having to consider the involvement of the Chinese partner,

  Ability to formally carry out business rather than just function as a representative office and being able to issue invoices to customers in RMB and receive revenues in RMB,

  Capability of converting RMB profits to US dollars for remittance to its parent company outside of China,

  Protection of intellectual know-how and technology,

  Full control of human resources

  Greater efficiency in operations, management and future development.

  Investor’s parent company does not have to be established for more than 2 years while for Representative Office, it’s parent company is required to have been established for more than 2 years.

  100% ownership allowed in Limited Company by Foreigners.

  Any individual or business entity may incorporate China company.

  Easy to form and run the business without China Resident Visa.

  Business Visa \ Employment visa can be availed for owners and his family

  No restrictions on the type of business activities that a company can engage in.

  No special approvals are required by foreigner means they are at par with locals.

  No Restriction or obligation for local employment of work force.

  No Local Share holder \ Director \ Company Secretary necessary.

  To Form the company in China, you need to appoint professional firm for assistance and complete the formalities of formation of company. We shall assist for the same.

• Minimum requirements for registration of a China company
  

  Shareholder either individuals \ Limited entity

  • • Minimum shareholder is one. Know-Your-Client – KYC Norms For individual: Copy of passport, overseas residential address proof, KYC information such as personal and business profile, etc.
    • If the shareholder is a corporate entity: Copy of registration documents such as Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum & Articles of Association and Board Resolution.

  Director either individual \ Limited entity

  • • The minimum number of directors is one, who may be a natural person or a body corporate. Directors may be of any nationality, and need not be resident in China.
    • Corporate directors are permitted.

  Local Director \ shareholder \ Company Secretary – Not Compulsory

  • • China Company does not require to have local China resident director, shareholder and company secretary.

  Registered office in China

  Company need to have registered office in China. We shall provide the registered office address. Post Box No. is not allowed to utilize as registered office.

  Qualified Company Secretary

  Company need to appoint company secretary to keep and update the secretarial records and minutes of the meeting. It also requires to submit the necessary documents with Registrar of Companies on yearly basis. We shall provide the company secretary.

  Upon receipt of the signed incorporation and supporting documents from you, we will proceed to incorporate the company.

• Foreign Company Registration Options
  

  Foreign company plans to have a presence in China, have the choice of setting up business unit as branch office, subsidiary or representative office in China.

  • Private Limited Company

    • A separate company formed by shareholder and director of the company. It shall have independent identity in company law. Foreign company shall become shareholder and control it.

  • Subsidiary Company

    • A subsidiary company is a private limited company incorporated in China with the parent company as its majority shareholder. For small to mid-size foreign businesses, a subsidiary company is the most preferred choice of registration in China.

  • Branch Office

    • A branch office is registered in China as an extension of its parent company and not as a separately incorporated entity. The liabilities of a branch office extend to its parent company.

  • Representative Office

    • A representative office is registered in China as a temporary arrangement for conducting marketing research activities. A representative office does not have any legal status and cannot be engaged in any profit yielding activities.
• Business trade License & Banking
  
  • The nature of the actual business activity could be subject to control and regulation by other Government authorities.
    Company need to obtain Tax Number and VAT registration before carry out business in China.

    After formation, you shall apply and obtain

  • Business License issued from State Administration of Industry and Commerce,
  • Chops issued and made by Public Security Bureau,
  • Organization Code License issued by Technical Supervision Bureau,
  • Tax Certificate issued by Taxation Bureau,
  • Financial Certificate License issued by State Administration of Foreign Exchange,
  • Foreign currency and RMB bank account,
  • Capital Verification report issued by Chinese auditor,
  • Statistics license registration,
  • Import/Export license,
  • VAT license
  • Generally, it may take between 2 weeks to 2 months to get a license.

  • Bank account opening

    After successful registration of your China company, you can open a corporate bank account in any of the major banks in China such as HSBC, Standard Chartered, Citibank, DBS, OCBC, UOB, etc. Many of the banks in China these days require physical presence of the company principals as part of the account opening procedure.

    While visit to China, you have a wider choice of banks to choose from. In this case, you can explore the features and facilities provided by different banks and decide on the bank that best suits your needs

  • While opening the bank account, clients should bring the following documents

    • Original Passport & residence address proof of director & share holder
    • Original China company formation documents
    • Business profile of director & shareholder
    • Proposed Business plan of the company
    • Bank Reference letter \ statement from existing banker of director – optional
• Income Tax, Dividend and other Benefits
  

  • • Income Tax

      China’s new corporate tax rates range from15% to 25%. (rate depends on the places where the company is registered and the industry that a company engaged). All enterprises are required to report to the Tax Administration Department monthly, quarterly and annually. We shall provide part time accounting services for our clients.

      A WOFE is also required to submit yearly tax filings with annual audited financial statements to central tax authority. Because of this, we will help our clients to arrange local auditor and issue annual auditor report and financial statements and file to central tax authority.

      For More detail please visit website of Inland Revenue Authority of China.

    • Tax Rates

      Zero tax for new China companies on the first S $ 100K annual profits for the first 3 years

      • All companies to enjoy 8.5% corporate tax rate for profits up to S $ 300K
      • Overall company tax rate lowered to flat 17%

    • Other Income

      • Capital Gain
      • China capital gains tax or withholding tax: No capital gains tax

  Other Information

  Annual filing requirements for China companies

  • Any limited companies in China should summit annual audit report to the relevant authorities. Any company will be subject be to a fine if the Annual Audit Report is not submitted in a timely manner.
• Documents Required For Company Incorporation
  

  • Director and shareholder – When Individual

    • Copy of passport and
    • Copy of residential address proof such as a recent utility bill, phone bill & Driving Licensel

  • Director and shareholder – When Corporate Bodies & Nominee Director

    • Copy of registration documents such as Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum & Articles of Association of parent company and
    • Board Resolution for investment with proposed business plan.

  • Please note the following:

    • All documents must be in English or officially translated in English.
    • All copies of documents must be certified true copies by a notary public or self certifying or you must bring the originals to China office for sighting.
    • You can email us the scanned copies of documents so we can proceed with preparing the necessary incorporation documents. However we must receive the certified true copies before we can incorporate the company.
    • Bank Reference Letters from investor’s bank (declare a good standing)
    • Our compliance department may ask for additional information if necessary.
    • Duly filled Company Formation Request Form.
• Company registration procedure and timeline
  
  • Company registration procedure in China is fully computerized. As a result, the incorporation process is quick and efficient. Under normal circumstance, the company can be incorporated in 30 working days.
  • There are two distinct steps involved in the China company setup procedure:
    • Company Name Approval and;
    • Company Registration. – submit MOA & AOA, shareholder & director list, Registered office address proof. All document duly signed by shareholders.

  • Public information about company in China

    Directors and shareholders information is public information in China. It’s listed in the company’s business profile extract available for purchase from Registrar of Companies.

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