Key Features
The rate of the tax payable by a company in respect of its taxable income is 1.5%.
The rates of withholding tax are the following:
- dividend paid to a resident – nil;
- dividend paid to a non-resident – nil;
- interest paid to a resident – nil;
- interest paid to a non-resident – nil;
- royalty paid to a non-resident for the right to use a copyright, patent, trademark, design, model, plan – nil;
- royalty paid to a non-resident for supply of scientific, technical, industrial or commercial knowledge, services, information – nil;
- royalty paid to a non-resident for the right to use a secret formula, process ot know-how whether technical, managerial or otherwise, other intellectual property or right – nil;
- royalty paid to a non-resident for the right to use an industrial, commercial or scientific equipment – nil.
| General | |
| Type of entity: | CSL |
| Type of law: | Hybrid |
| Shelf company availability: | No |
| Our time to establish a new company: | 2 weeks |
| Government application fees (excluding taxation): | US$200 |
| Government Incorporation Fees | US$1,000 |
| Corporate taxation: | 1.5% on Worldwide Income |
| Double taxation treaty access: | Yes |
| Registered office | In Seychelles |
| Share capital or equivalent | |
| Standard currency: | US$ |
| Permitted currencies: | Any except Rs |
| Minimum paid up: | 10% of the Authorised capital |
| Directors | |
| Minimum number: | Two |
| Local required: | No, but advisable |
| Publicly accessible records: | Yes |
| Location of meetings: | Anywhere |
| Corporate Director | No |
| Members | |
| Minimum number: | Two |
| Publicly accessible records: | No |
| Location of meetings: | Anywhere |
| Company Secretary | |
| Required: | Yes, must be Seychelles Corporate Service Provider |
| Local or qualified: | Local |
| Accounts | |
| Requirement to prepare: | Yes |
| Audit requirements: | Not applicable |
| Requirement to file accounts: | Yes |
| Publicly accessible accounts: | No |
| Other | |
| Requirement to file annual return: | Yes, but not public |
| Allowed and expected activities | An Investment company A holding company A marketing company Company holding intellectual property A headquarters company A human resources company A franchise companyBusiness under an ITZ licence Any other business approved by SIBA |


