How to choose your jurisdiction
Whilst some clients may have already chosen their preferred jurisdiction for the formation of their company or structure, others are still undecided when they contact us.
CRITERIA
In order to select the jurisdiction that is right for you and your business, we recommend that you begin by reflecting on the following points:
Main objectives and activities:
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- Asset protection and transfer
- Tax optimisation
- Licensing via an Intellectual Property or right
- New market entry and business expansion
- Holding company
- Trading
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Legal obligations:
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- Licences or authorisations needed for certain activitiesPersonal situation:
- Country of fiscal residence
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Clients and suppliers:
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- Country/countries of main business activities
- Country/countries where new clients will be based and invoiced
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Importance of the image of the jurisdiction:
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- How will certain jurisdictions be perceived by your clients/suppliers?
- How do the authorities in your country of residence view certain jurisdictions?
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Tax treaties:
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- Do you need to benefit from double tax treaties?
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Cost of set-up, administration and maintenance:
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- How much are you willing to invest in your new structure?
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Some of these criteria often overlap and we will be able guide you to define the jurisdiction that best suits your needs.We also consider the above information when choosing the location of any new bank accounts, as well as looking at the turnover, the frequency of ingoing and outgoing payments, and the amount of funds to be invested, where appropriate.