What Is Involved in LLC Registration?

At least one shareholder has registered as an Samoa offshore company. Shareholders can be natural or legal persons and can be residents or legal persons of any nationality.

Registered Samoa Offshore Company

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The island nation of Samoa is made up of more than 40 islands, with an area of only 155 square kilometers and a population of only 15,000.

Financial Center

The Trust Company Law enacted in 1987 laid down the licensing and regulatory details for trust companies serving offshore customers in the future. Other regulations include the International Company Law, International Trust Fund Law, Offshore Banking Law, and International Insurance Law, 1988.

Samoa International Corporation and trust funds are not required to pay any local taxes, including stamp duty, asset value added tax and taxable. In addition, Samoa does not have high foreign exchange control and strict privacy protection.

International Corporations Act 1987

The International Corporation Law, enacted in 1987, is the main corporate regulation, which prescribes the rules for the registration of Samoa international companies, the procedures for the relocation of existing companies into Samoa, and the registration rules for American-style limited companies. The legislation allows a considerable degree of flexibility and confidentiality.

Companies related legislation is the New Zealand Companies Act 1935 and the Samoa Companies Regulations 1955. Any entity intending to do business in Samoa must first register for industry practice. Registration fees include legal advice, registration fees, form filling fees, and annual business licenses based on de facto or nominal capital or membership.

Special Rule: Any entity intending to do business in Samoa must first register for employment. Business licenses must be reviewed annually. Separate licenses are required for different business activities undertaken by the enterprise.

Companies do not need to register their equity ("creditor controlled" companies).

· Chinese name registration is possible.

· Can save Chinese outline and articles of association.

· There is no minimum share capital and no stamp duty on equity.

· Fully paid registered shares can be distributed in anonymous form for easy transfer.

· Full payment of registered shares or bearer shares can be converted into bearer shares for easy transfer.

Redemption of shares and reduction of share capital can be easily carried out without a court order.

The company registration period is divided into one, five, ten, or twenty years, and discounts are available for pre-registration.

· The registration renewal date is November 30 every year.

In the absence of a public offering of shares, shareholders may vote to cancel the audit of financial statements and the annual general meeting of shareholders.

· No need to submit annual report.

· Personal information of directors and secretaries may be omitted.

· Accounting statements need not be submitted.

· The company's articles of incorporation can be amended after the resolution of the board of directors.

· Conferences can be conducted by telephone, CCTV or other video methods.

Regular meetings do not need to be held annually or necessarily in Samoa.

Directors and shareholders meetings can be signed and confirmed by letter transmission (including fax copies).

Company directors need not be residents of Samoa.

· You can choose to use or not use the company seal when signing documents.

Company offices are subject to strict confidentiality regulations.

The company can move in or out of Samoa at any time.

The company can apply for liquidation, or apply for simple delisting procedures.

The Limited Liability Company (LLC) in the United States is a new form of business. In 1990, only Wyoming and Florida could form such companies, and 50 states in the United States and Columbia had enacted LLC laws. It combines the advantages of joint-stock companies and partnerships and has become a more popular form of company composition in the United States today.

LLC legal entities provide full personal liability protection to their members, whether it is civil tort or contract issues, the participants jointly solve the problem, this form is called the member manager. Such members can be individuals or legal persons. LLC companies can do business in other states or countries. LLC is similar in form to investment companies recognized in many other countries.

Naming requirements:

Naming requirements The name of each LLC company must include the words "Limited-Liability Company"; "Limited Company" or "Limited"; or use the abbreviation "Ltd," LLC " , "LLC".

Archive requirements:

The annual report needs to be carried out before the end of the month of each year of establishment

shareholder

There must be at least one shareholder, and the shareholders' information will not be in the public file.

director

There must be at least one director. There are also no restrictions on the nationality of directors. The general manager, deputy general managers, and the office of the finance can belong to a single director. Directors' details will not appear in public files.

Annual declaration

The name and address of the company's management must be reported each year.

The island is a place where the political, economic and trading environment is very stable

Have good financial legal facilities to facilitate the establishment and development of various financial institutions, insurance institutions and / or foundations

Only one director is required, and the company can serve as a director

Government protects shareholders' interests, no need to publish beneficiary status

The government provides privacy protection for various companies, and directors' information is absolutely confidential

Island companies can open bank accounts around the world

Registered funds need not be in place

1. Free choice of company name: In addition to the English company name, the company registration certificate can also use Chinese (and other language) company names according to appropriate regulations, and the Chinese name can be included in the company registration certificate;

2. The company's taxation system is reasonable: if it is not operating in Samoa and is completely exempt from tax, the offshore company does not need to pay any taxes;

3. The company's commercial operation is convenient: after the establishment of the company, there is no need to hold the shareholders' meeting or the board of directors every year;

4, the company does not need to provide financial statements: shareholders can waive the requirement to submit audited accounts;

5. Confidentiality of company information: The information of the ultimate beneficiary should not be available for public inspection;

6. The quality of professional and business service architecture is continuously improved: Samoa initially did not introduce offshore company legislation based on Cook Islands legislation in the 1980s, and has continued to improve it to make the relevant laws simpler and clearer and easier to implement. Cater to the needs of the Asian market.

One shareholder who is over 18 years of age (mainland citizen or overseas person with passport)

How to get started:

Fill in the "Company Power of Attorney".

Procedure:

Power of Attorney-"Signing Agreement-" Delivery Deposit-"Directors sign statutory documents in person-" Go to various government departments for procedures-"Delivery settlement

What to do (promise to handle):

Certificate of Incorporation / Articles of Association / Stamped / Atomic Seal / Stock Book

Standard quotations and payment methods:

US $ 1,200; half of the standard quotation is paid as a deposit at the beginning of the transaction, and the balance is paid after registration is complete. Registered capital stamping tax is fully collected in advance; cash, transfer, wire transfer, cheque or cashier order are welcome to pay to our designated overseas or mainland

company name

The company name must include one of the following: Limited, Corporation, Incorporated, Societe Anonyme, Sociatedad Anonima or the above shorthand. Applicants can register in Chinese company name for about $ 200

Articles of incorporation and outline

The company's articles of association (Memorandum and Articles of Association) have a fixed standard form that all companies can apply directly. Customers are provided with articles of incorporation providing a standard corporate structure. Clients can make changes after company registration, or they can make a company incorporation charter that suits their requirements before registration.

Share capital

There is no minimum share capital and any currency can be used as the equity unit. Shares can be set up with or without denominations, and can be sold in different stock classes, including bearer stock classes.

set up an account:

The bank account must be applied for after the establishment of the company. Opening an account usually requires the director to come to the bank to handle it, but we will cooperate, such as: Recommending an account opening bank / Preparing meeting records / Bank account opening application / Arranging an introducer / Special person to the account opening bank to assist in opening an account.

New company: 10-20 working days, plus 2-3 working days for companies with Chinese names; purchase ready-made companies: 2-3 working days;

Registered office

The law requires international business companies to set up a registered office and employ registered agents in the British Virgin Islands, and the office must maintain a register of shareholders and a company seal.

Annual maintenance costs

Maintenance costs are $ 800 per year. This fee fluctuates with government adjustments.

The annual review of the Samoa company must be completed by November 1 of each year, otherwise a fine will be incurred.

Registered capital of Samoa company ^[1]

Annual review of offshore companies ^[2] The two most basic services: providing the address of the offshore registration place and the status of the legal secretary group. The corresponding services of the offshore secretary include: providing telephone and fax of the registration place, accepting government correspondence and forwarding Assisting in contacting banks to open accounts, reminding customers of annual review and tax returns are mainly annual declarations and replacement of business registration certificates. Basic costs include:
1. Government fees < br The fees vary according to the registration location. For specific fees, please consult our company Baililai (special treatment)
2. Agency service fee < br Service content: Provide registered address and legal secretary and secretarial services: answer phone calls, receive faxes of business correspondence documents, and process government and bank correspondence. Set legal secretary and address (confirm the secretary's phone is answered, is the address authentic?), Zero tax declaration (if required), salary tax form receipt (if required)