
Global Business Company
A Global Business Company is a company resident in Mauritius which has been issued a Global Business Licence by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius.
A GBC allows a non-citizen of Mauritius to set up his company in Mauritius. The non-citizen can hold the majority of shares or voting rights or the legal or beneficial interest of a GBC.
Additional Info
Benefits
GBL benefits from Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAAs) with 46 countries.
GBL is a tax resident structure and is subject to an effective tax rate of 3% or 15% depending on its activity and categories of income.
No exchange control and free repatriation of profits and capital. There is an ability to structure debt and financial instruments as well.
No Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
Substance Requirements
To satisfy the substance requirements of the FSC, a GBC must:
Have 2 directors resident in Mauritius
Conduct business principally outside Mauritius;
Carry out its core income generating activities in, or from, Mauritius;
Keep its accounting records at its registered office in Mauritius;
Have its financial statements audited in Mauritius.
Employ, either directly or indirectly, a rational number of suitably competent persons to perform its core activities;
Maintain its principal bank account in Mauritius at all times;
Have a minimum expenditure rate which corresponds to its level of activities;
Be managed and controlled from Mauritius; and
Be administered by a Management Company.
Our services to GBC
- Application for specialised licence (if any required) and liaising with the authorities
- Company incorporation
- Company administration
- Provision of directors, secretary and nominee shareholders
- Processing of transfers
- Payment of regulatory fees
- Maintenance of books and accounting records
- Preparation and filing of financial statement and annual tax return