Start your company Belize
Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.
- 1Filing
- 2Banking
- 3Operational
Why Belize?
Cost sensitive offshore holding structures
Belize IBCs under the International Business Companies Act sit at the lowest price point of any Caribbean IBC. Zero CIT applies to foreign source income; CIT on Belize source income runs 1.75% to 6% graduated. No accounts are filed publicly, and the Belize Companies and Corporate Affairs Registry processes formations within 48 hours.
International traders and IP licensors
Belize IBCs can hold IP, invoice foreign customers, hold securities, and act as treasury vehicles. Common law applies, with appeal ultimately to the Privy Council in London. The IFSC regulates international financial services. 1 shareholder, 1 director (any nationality), no minimum capital, and corporate directors permitted.
Founders pairing the IBC with a Belize trust
Belize has one of the strongest asset protection trust statutes in the Caribbean (Trusts Act 1992): a 1 year statute of limitations on creditor challenges, no requirement to recognise foreign judgments, and explicit firewall provisions. Combined with a Belize IBC as trustee or as underlying asset holding company, the regime fits family office and high net worth founders.
Considerations
If your customers or banks are reputation sensitive
Belize was on the EU AML high risk list until 2022 and remains under enhanced due diligence by many international banks and payment processors. Stripe, Wise, and Mercury do not onboard Belize IBCs. For a cleaner offshore reputation consider:
If you need onshore credibility and substance
Belize IBCs operating without local economic presence trigger Economic Substance Act compliance obligations and may face passive income reclassification at home country level (CFC rules, Pillar Two). For operating businesses needing onshore credibility:
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