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ANGUILLA
Anguilla is situated in the Leeward Islands and has a total
area of approximately 56 miles; the islands are still a British
colony. The current population is just under 10,000 people.
In common with most other current or former British Caribbean
Islands the official language is English; the main business
is tourism and the Islands have some excellent hotels and restaurants
in addition to facilities for fishing and diving.
In recent years, Anguilla has become a significant provider
of offshore financial services and a popular location for the
incorporation of IBCs. Until 1969, Anguilla was part of St.
Kitts and Nevis, but applied to remain a British Colony, this
status was officially granted in 1982. Anguilla is governed
by an Executive Council of ministers, appointed from the Legislative
Council of elected members, and presided over by a British appointed
Governor. Britain maintains responsibility for defence and foreign
affairs. Elections are held at least once every five years.
As with most remaining British Caribbean territories Anguilla
is autonomous in relation to internal matters, this high degree
of self-government provides the Island with responsibility for
all matters relating to taxation.
Anguilla is situated one and a half hours flying time southeast
of Miami, Florida or four and a half hours from New York. Most
European clients can access the Island using connecting flights
via either Miami or New York. Direct flights are available from
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Anguilla (AXA) as well as from
several other major European airports. Of course, most clients
never decide to visit the home of their offshore company - there
is no requirement to do so - although a holiday in the Caribbean
can provide an excellent opportunity to check out the local
facilities such as banks, accountants, trust companies and mail
drops in person.
If you decide to take a trip to the Caribbean one advantage
of Anguilla is that if you sail from Florida by boat you have
a number of excellent potential stop off points on route. Some
of our clients make an annual trip to the Caribbean; this provides
the opportunity to combine a spot of business with a very enjoyable
holiday, taking in some excellent beaches and restaurants. Should
you decide to engage in a spot of island hopping potential stop
off points are Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, Antigua and Curacao.
One client regularly fly's the route below stopping off at various
locations.
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Outbound
London (LHR) - Miami FL (MIA) with British Airways
Miami FL (MIA) - San Juan PR (SJU) with Trans World Airlines
San Juan PR (SJU) - Anguilla (AXA) with American Airlines
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Inbound
Anguilla (AXA) - ST Maarten (SXM) with Windward Islands Airways
- St Maarten (SXM) - New York NY (JFK) with Trans World Airlines
- New York NY (JFK) - London (LHR) with British Airways
Unlike some Caribbean locations communications facilities on
Anguilla are first class, with IDD and good cellular coverage.
Fax, modem, Internet, website hosting and dedicated e-mail facilities
are all available.
For many clients a major plus is that in Anguilla the official
and spoken language is English.
The local currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar, the Island
has no Foreign Exchange controls and the US dollar circulates
freely throughout the island. Bank accounts - both personal
and corporate - are available in most major currencies including
US dollars and euros. If your form a local IBC it is restricted
from conducting business with persons resident on Anguilla,
engaging in banking or trust business or providing company management
services.
In Anguilla, an IBC may maintain bank accounts, retain professional
advisors carry on business within Anguilla, maintain corporate
records, hold meetings and lease office space. In Anguilla,
ownership of the company is not disclosed to the authorities
and bearer shares are also permitted. As regards taxation Anguilla
is what is referred to as a pure tax haven this means it has
no direct taxation in the form of income tax, capital gains
tax, gift tax or inheritance tax and best of all NO DOUBLE TAXATION
AGREEMENTS
One significant advantage for German, Swiss and Austrian clients
is that the name of the IBC can end in GmbH or alternatively
one of the following: Ltd, Corp, Inc., SA, NV, and BV.
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Local Corporate Requirements
Each Anguillan company must:
- Maintain a local registered office in Anguilla.
- The minimum number of directors is one. The directors
may be natural persons or corporate bodies.
- Have minimum of one shareholder.
- There are no requirements for:
- Registers of directors to be submitted to the Registrar.
- Registers of shareholders to be submitted to the Registrar.
- Annual meetings to be held.
- Annual returns to be lodged.
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Incorporation Charges
Incorporation Costs including the provision of registered office
service and agent
Total inital set up cost£750.00, $1495.00 or €1070.00
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Annual Fees After First Year
Annual fees after the first year £495.00, $995.00 or €699.00
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Our Services
We usually have shelf companies immediately available. All companies
are provided with a complete kit including;
- statutory registers.
- share certificates.
- 10 copies of the M&A.
- common seal.
- company chop.
We can arrange to form a company with your choice of name, or
if you prefer provide a ready formed company for the same price;
it takes between 10 and 21 days for the company kit and the
statutory documents to arrive. We recommend you provide us with
two or three choices of name in case your first choice is already
taken.
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