Set up a Bermuda Exempted Company / Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Bermuda is a British Overseas territory and an international financial and banking hub that does not apply taxes on profits, income or dividends, capital gains nor personal income. Non-resident investors may buy or sell shares and units of investment funds without being subject to taxation.
An Exempted company incorporated in Bermuda is entitled to do business outside Bermuda and shall not trade within the jurisdiction, own properties in Bermuda, and may require a license to undertake banking, insurance, assurance, reinsurance, fund management, collective investment schemes, rendering investment advice or any other activity which may suggest an association with the banking and insurance industries.
Under the Exempt Undertakings Act of 1976, Exempted Companies can obtain protection from any newly enacted taxes on income or capital gains until 2035.
Many Fortune 500 companies have set up a Bermuda exempted company for purposes such as holding company, holding assets, trading, manufacturing, inter-group financing, shipping, aircraft leasing and holding of intellectual property rights, among others.