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The British Virgin Islands is simply called “The Virgin Islands” is a British Overseas Territory held at the Caribbean, East of Puerto Rico. One of the most popular offshore legal entity is the British Virgin Islands Company Formation (BVI BC). About 40% of the world’s Offshore Companies are formed in BVI. Back on January 01, 2017 the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004 came into existence as a sole name of Business Companies Act in the BVI. BVI BC helped in removing the difference between BVI “off Shore” and “onshore “legal entity. Thereafter the term “International Business Company (IBC) was replaced by “Business Company” (BC). BVI BC helped in removing the restrictions from doing business in BVI. It also helped in conducting the business with BVI residents and buying the real estate in BVI.
The various types of incorporations in BVI BC are
In case of Individual:
In the case of a Company:
The Memorandum and Articles of Association and any other associated documents are required to register as a BVI BC to be sent to the Registrar. The MOA of the Company shall include the name of the Company, address, registered office and also the functions and objectives of the Company. Also, disclosure of the share capital of the Company and an explanation of liability needs to be addressed.
When the MOA of the Company is accepted, the Certificate of Incorporation will be issued. All these documents are required to be submitted to the Companies Registrar at the time of formation of the Company. Also, no additional fees need to be paid for the incorporation.
BVI BC needs to pay the following fees to BVI government.
Companies with shares registered:
BVI BC is considered to be a modern, purpose-built dedicated and cost-effective process. The advantages of incorporation are extensive because of the tax exemption, low cost, simplicity of ongoing maintenance has a positive impact on transaction costs, can be sound grounds for structuring through BVI companies.
Also Read: Procedure of Foreign Company Registration in India
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