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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