Belize Company Formation

The most popular form of incorporation in Belize is the International Business Company (IBC) which is similar to the Limited Liability Company in the UK.
An IBC may conduct business anywhere in the world outside of Belize.

All IBCs incorporated under the Belize International Companies Act have high levels of confidentiality as the name and details of company Directors and Shareholders are not held on public record.

Government fee: US$250

Annual Renewal Service

Provision of a Belize Registered Office

• Compliance with local domicile requirements
• Payment of Government Fees
• Maintaining Statutory Records
• Maintenance of Shareholder Register
• Maintenance of Director Register
• Statutory Due-Diligence
• Ensuring that your company is kept in Good Standing through payment of the annual government fee and filing of annual documents
• Your company is required to pay an annual government licence fee, every year to maintain your company’s good standing

Belize International Business Company (IBC) Registration

Once we have received all the necessary due diligence documents the Memorandum and Articles of Association are prepared for your IBC. These documents along with the other incorporation documents are filed with the Belize International Business Companies Registry by our Belize Agent for approval. The Registrar will approve the documentation and issue a Certificate of Incorporation which certifies the IBC is fully registered and incorporated in Belize.

• Reserving your Company Name
• Prepare your Company Registration Forms
• Standard Government Registration Duty
• Certificate of Incorporation
• Memorandum of Articles
• Share Certificates
• All documents and certificates supplied in a professional folder
• Delivery of documents by FedEx / DHL courier
• Provision of the Registered Office & Belize Registered Agent
• Compliance with local domicile requirements

Features of a Belize IBC

• Confidential
• The Memorandum and Articles of Association are the only documents to be held on the public record
• The Shareholders and Directors are not a part of the public record
• No requirement for an Annual General Meeting to be held in Belize
• Low cost incorporation
• A Belize Registered Agent and a Belize Registered Office are supplied
• Shares may be issued with or without par value and in any currency
• Annual Government fee is only $150 when the authorised share capital is $50,000 or less
• No minimum capital requirement
• No need for annual returns
• No requirement for an Annual General Meeting

Documents and Information

To start the incorporation of your company in Belize we require the following:

• The proposed Company Name
• Name and address of the Directors
• Name and address of the Shareholders
• Proposed company activities

Company Name

• Your company name may be in any language
• A company name check will be carried out free of charge to see if a required name has already been registered

The word Limited, Corporation, Incorporated, Society Anonyme, Sociedad Anónima, Aktiengesellschaft or an abbreviation thereof, must be part of the Company Name.

Belize Company Directors

Only one director is required for your Belize IBC. Directors may be of any nationality and the names of directors do not appear on public record.

Belize Company Shareholders

Only one shareholder is required, this can be the same person as the director, may be any nationality.

Authorised and Issued Share Capital

• There is no minimum Share Capital required
• Share Capital may be expressed in any currency
• Your IBC may issue as few or as many shares as it deems desirable
• The standard share capital is US $50,000
• Although the share capital for a Belize IBC is US$50,000 only one share needs to be issued, and may be in any currency.

Registered Office and Registered Agent

We provide a Licensed Belize Registered Agent and Registered Office in Belize.

Tax Identification Number – TIN

All Belize companies must have a Belize Tax Identification Number or a TIN number for taxes paid in other countries by the Belize company.

Belize Annual Compliance

In line with the Anti-Money Laundering regulations, we complete compliance checks and update the records held at the registered office, to ensure your Belize company meets its regulatory obligations and remains in Good Standing.

We conduct annual reviews to ensure that the due diligence documentation held on your company file are up to date.

The fee covers the additional time spent monitoring Know Your Client for the company directors, shareholders and other connected entities, in addition to general matters concerning corporate governance and regulatory updates.

Our annual compliance fee is based on a Belize company with standard Share Capital, two directors and two shareholders. If your company has a higher Share Capital or additional directors or shareholders, there will be additional compliance charges.

Shareholder & Directors Maintenance

Under the Companies Act, we need to ensure your company registers, including the directors register and shareholder register are maintained. An updated copy of the Directors register is held at the Belize registered office of your company.

If there are changes to the Company Directors of your company, we will need to get updated due diligence records and file an updated directors register with the Companies Registry.