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Offshore company setup glossary

 

Contemplating forming an offshore IBC, but unfamiliar with some of the terms used? At SFM, our goal is to make the offshore company setup process as straightforward as possible, so that your offshore IBC can be launched without stress. That’s why we’ve created a glossary to demystify the offshore company setup jargon, from the meaning of offshore IBC to the role of a nominee director. And should you have any further questions about your offshore IBC, please don’t hesitate to contact us – we are at your service.

 

A

airball
anguilla
anti-dilution
apostille
articles of association
assets
audit

 

 

B

bank secrecy
basis point (bp)
bearer share
belize
board of directors
british virgin islands
business plan
BVI

 

C

capital
Capital gains
cayman islands
c corporation
central bank
certificate of good standing
certificate of incumbency
civil law
common law
collateral
common stock
company articles of association
company domiciliation
corp
corporate body
covenant
criminal law

D

delaware
designated director

designated shareholder


dilution

due diligence

 

E

economic beneficiary
entrepreneur
equity
estate

F

free zone
financial yearfounder

 

G

General Power of Attorney
General meeting

 

H

Hedge fund
Hong-Kong

I

ibc
import/export company
income tax
inheritance tax
internet merchant account

J

jurisdictions
judgment

K

 

L

legal owner
limited liability company (LLC)
limited partnership
liquidation
llc
ltd

 

M

mauritius
memorandum of association

N

nevis
Non-disclosure agreement (NDA)

O

offshore bank
offshore business
offshore company
offshore formation
offshore company setup

onshore company

P

panama
pari passu
physical person
power of attorney
primary shares
proxy
public limited company

 

Q

quorum

R

registered office
registered share
registration
regulatory documents
representative
resident agent
rupee

 

S

sa
secretary
service provider
seychelles
share capital
share certificate
shareholder
shelf company
statutes

 

T

tax haven
tax law
tax system

U

ultra vires
unit trust

V

venture capital
virtual office
voting rights

 

W

wealth tax
write-off

X

 

Y

 

Z

zombie