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Company FormationLabuan

Labuan may appear as a favourable option for incorporating an offshore company. The jurisdiction is a Federal Territory of Malaysia, so it combines all the benefits of this state and introduces new ones, especially in financial sectors. Among such benefits are favourable tax conditions, well-developed infrastructure, and the overall ease of establishing an offshore company.

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Why Registera Company in Labuan?

Establishing a company in Labuan may be promising in view of these basic advantages the jurisdiction has:

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Offshore vehicles

Offshore vehicles can conduct certain activities without any permits (e-commerce, trading, consultancy services, export and import operations)

Free-port regime

Annual maintenance is inexpensive for the company’s owner

Property protection

Good measures for the property protection

Liberal

There is no currency control

Confidentiality

High level of confidentiality with minimum disclosure requirements

Incentives

Plenty of incentives, including tax

Business Entitiesin Labuan

If you want to enter Labuan, your business and legal presence may be established in one of these offshore forms:

Private Company Limited by Shares

A vehicle where the liability of shareholders is limited to the value of contributions made. In this case, shares cannot be transferred freely to the public. The demand for minimum statutory capital is absent.

Private Unlimited Company

As its title suggests, the shareholders bear the entire liability for the results of the company operation.

Public Company Limited by Shares

A vehicle where shares can be publicly-offered. This is a more advanced form of doing business that is designated for involving extra financing, entering stock markets. The amount of the statutory capital is determined here on a case-by-case basis.

Company Limited by Guarantee

This vehicle envisages the limited liability of its shareholders that is restricted to the amount of the contributions made and the certain extra amounts the shareholders are ready to cover. This vehicle is used mostly for conducting non-profitable activities.

Limited Partnership

It may be established by at least two founders: (i) one of them should bear the unlimited liability for the results of all partnership’s operations and (ii) at least one partner that bears the unlimited liability for the results of the partnership’s operation.

Limited Liability Partnership

A partnership may be established by at least two business partners whose liability is limited to the amounts of contributions made.

Branch

A foreign entity may establish its branch in Labuan to conduct certain types of commercial activities.

Representative Office

This formation is designated to explore commercial opportunities in Labuan and promote a foreign corporate entity.

Tax Systemin Labuan

If you think about company formation in Labuan, the next tax highlights the jurisdiction may be helpful:

Corporate income tax (CIT) rate

3 %

Personal income tax rate

Progressive rates may vary depending on the income of the residents. However, the tax is not applicable to non-residents.

VAT

0%

Withholding tax rates

not applicable

Capital gains tax rates

0%

Steps for Registering a Company in Labuan

Setting up a company in Labuan requires passing these preliminary steps:

Defining commercial objectives to fulfill.

Verifying a business name for a future vehicle.

Collecting data about the founders, beneficiary owners and management of the commercial vehicle.

Arranging the registered office for the future vehicle.

Preparing the statutory documents for a vehicle.

Lodging the package of documents to the Labuan Business and Financial Center for the state registration.

Registering for tax and social security purposes.

Opening a bank account for the newly-founded vehicle.

Obtaining required permits and licenses (necessary for certain types of commercial activities).

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