Common Characteristics of Offshore Companies
The common characteristics of all 3 types of UAE offshore companies (in Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah):
- 100% foreign ownership of offshore companies in UAE
- UAE shareholder or sponsor is not required for company establishment.
- 100% tax exemption on all corporate and income taxes
- The minimum number of shareholders and directors - one.
- There is no public registry of the company shareholders and directors
- Opening a corporate bank account in a bank at Dubai, UAE is permitted.
- The Offshore e domicile is in UAE.
- Company can have accounts different currencies in the banks in UAE
- Full repatriation of the offshore company profits and capital is allowed.
- There are no foreign currency restrictions.
- Cost – effective with the only minimum share capital required
- Offshore company is fast to establish and easy to administrate
Additional characteristics of Dubai JAFZA Offshore companies
On top of the characteristics above the offshore company established in JAFZA is permitted to hold residential and commercial properties in Dubai on its name whereby the offshore companies established in Ras Al Khaimah can not hold any properties in Dubai. Thus the offshore companies in Jafza are used in most of the cases for real estate holdings in Dubai.
The offshore companies in UAE are used for:
- Asset protection
- Tax optimization
- Confidentiality of shareholders
Samples on the practical implementation of offshore companies in Dubai
- Investments company
- Trading company
- International Services entity
- Professional services
- Holding Company
- Shipping or Ship Management Company
- Property Ownership entity
- Copyright or Patent holding
- Ship management company
The cost-effective Offshore company established in Dubai (JAFZA) and/ or RAK FTZ or RAKIA gives you the possibility to run your business in the cost-efficient manner with no corporate taxes and in the established legal environment whereby, as the additional advantage, is the fact that the United Arab Emirates is not considered as the Tax Heaven thus is the safe, efficient and beneficial place for offshore companies incorporation.
The registered agent for the UAE offshore company is required to be appointed from the registered agents list in the respective Free Trade Zone of the United Arab Emirates.
The registered agent for UAE offshore entity formation is required to establish as well as to provide registered address and company renewals.
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