Offshore Common Law
Family offices and private wealth structures, Jersey
Jersey trust law (Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984, much amended) is the gold standard offshore trust statute. Combined with 0% on most company activities and a stable Crown Dependency status, it underpins long duration wealth holdings.
Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984Crown Dependency0% most activities
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Corp tax
0%
Fastest setup
5 days
Tax treaties
13
Region
Offshore
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: No minimum capital
- Administrative language: English
- Legal system: Common law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 0%
- Tax treaties 13
- VAT rate 5%
- Withholding on dividends 0%
Key treaty partners
UKGuernseyIsle of ManMaltaLuxembourgHong Kong
Banking and payments
- Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
- Stripe supported
- Wise supported
- Crypto banking available
- EMI license framework available
Considerations
If you are running a regulated financial services company
Jersey applies a 10% rate to regulated financial services companies and 20% to Jersey property and utilities. For pure 0% on financial services, look at:
10% financial services20% on utilities/property