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The ABCs of Offshore Companies & its Common Usage 關于離岸公司的基礎知識及其一般用途

1.What is an Offshore company? 何謂離岸公司？

In the simplest terms, an offshore company isessentially the same as an onshore company except anoffshore company is incorporated outside the jurisdiction of its primary operations (such as the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Samoa, Seychelles, and so on). An offshore company is typically used as a passive holding company as well as for international, cross-border purposes, but is not permitted to undertake business within the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated.

簡單而言，離岸公司就是在其主要經營所在司法管轄區以外的地區（如英屬維爾京群島、開曼群島、薩摩亞、塞舌爾等等）注冊成立的公司，除此之外在本質上和任何其他在岸公司并無不同。離岸公司通常作為被動控股公司和用于國際跨境目的，但不允許在其注冊成立的司法管轄區內開展業務。

2.Why would investors be interested in setting up an offshore company?投資者為何有興趣建立離岸公司？

The benefits of an offshore company include:

·Strong, robust and simple legal frameworks that reduce business and maintenance costs

· Fastand easy to establish

· Simplified accounting, audit (if any) and other annual filing requirements

· Accessto capital

·Enhanced confidentiality regarding office bearersandshareholders

離岸公司的好處有很多，其中包括：

· 法律框架堅固、穩定且簡單，可降低商業及維護成本

· 成立速度快捷而簡便

· 會計、審計（如需要）和其它年度申報要求簡單化

· 擁有資本渠道

· 更完善的高級職員和股東保密機制

3.What are the common uses of offshore companies?

離岸公司有哪些一般用途？

Offshore companies are being used for a diverse range of activities such as trading, investment, property and other asset holding, estate and succession planning, financing, listing on international stock exchanges and acquisition transactions.

離岸公司可用于多種活動，例如貿易、投資、持有財產和其它資產、遺產和繼承規劃、融資、在國際證券交易所上市和進行收購交易。

4.What are the most popular offshore jurisdictions?

最常用的離岸司法管轄區有哪些？

The BVI has historically been the most popular jurisdictions for investment holding purposes. Samoa and Anguilla companies are also being increasingly used for passive investment holdings. Seychelles is often used for investments routed to Africa, and Mauritius for investments routed to India. For investors considering an IPO or setting up mutual funds, Cayman Islands companies have been the usual choice. Jersey is a popular jurisdiction for wealth planning structures, and investments in the UK. Investments into Europe tend to favour jurisdictions that have preferential tax or regulatory arrangements with the EU, such as Cyprus, Malta, the Netherlands or Luxembourg.

英屬維爾京群島一直是投資控股方面最受歡迎的司法管轄區。薩摩亞和安圭拉島公司用于被動投資控股的情況也與日俱增。塞舌爾通常用于把投資轉往非洲，而毛里求斯則可把投資轉往印度。對于擬進行首次公開發行或成立共同基金的投資者而言，開曼群島公司一直是不二之選。澤西島常是財富規劃結構產品及投資英國的常用司法管轄區。投資歐洲的投資者傾向于選擇在稅務或法規安排上和歐盟有優惠措施的司法管轄區，如塞浦路斯、馬耳他、荷蘭或盧森堡。

5.What are some recommendations to investors before setting up an offshore company? 在建立離岸公司前對投資者有哪些建議？

Investors should:

· Seek legal and tax advice

· Understand both the domestic and international regulations that will apply to you and your company

·Work with professionally qualified service providers that have experience with offshore

投資者應：

· 尋求法律和稅務意見

· 理解適用于您和您自身公司的國內和國際監管規定

· 與具備專業資質并有豐富離岸經驗的服務供應商合作

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