While a company formation isn’t different in an offshore jurisdiction than in any other part of the world, many simply don’t know what they will need, as long as they receive a company certificate and “some corporate documents”, attention here on “some corporate documents” they think they are good and can proceed with the opening of a business bank account(s) or merchant account(s) with a bank or other financial institution. The problem is that one will often only get an electronic version of the corporate documents, furthermore they will not have the documents with for instant apostill , in other words, the entire company formation is a waste of time and money and useless.

We often also get asked, why are you more expansive then all the other services, it is obvious due to just some of the above mentioned reasons that we charge a higher fee, since through our services you will receive the original corporate documents send to your address of choice AND NOT some standard documents, they are prepared to reflect your individual business case. Also obvious is that original corporate documents need to be signed and stamped by the authorities and with apostill, this costs money and time, while others say you don’t need it and you will get an electronic version (which is nonsense) and by that can lower the fee extremely, then we don’t won’t to deliver such kind of trash, today we serve more than 300 clients successfully, and many of them who was suspicious or skeptical about our fees come back and thank us for providing the true solution.

What many offshore agencies also not consider is that one has an individual need, they form companies as would it be a product you take down from the shelf and take the clients money, after the deal is done they are finish, and often one is finding themselves in a situation where it is better again to start from the beginning rather than try to get something useful from the existing solution, this makes our services again way cheaper.

Our goal is to archive the goals of our clients, we want a trust relationship with each and every new client, our highest demand is to stay honest towards clients and don’t try to hide any of our fees our service conditions, while others don’t do that and try to fool you into their business for a short term engagement, then we want to be there also once one might have after sales questions or need accounting services, virtual office services or any other of the many services we offer.

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Forming a company can be an extremely hassle free and inexpensive process. In fact, many companies will be able to provide the service from as little has 1,300 Euros, and in some cases even cheaper. This means that while over the last few years it has been extremely hard to register an offshore company, it’s now an extremely simple process. It is a simple case of speaking to a service provider, waiting for documents to be sent via Fedex and sitting back, waiting for the company to be formed.

Of course, there are various other things that are attached to registering an offshore company. Each company will most likely need a bank account, which does bring a few complications along with it. The service provider who is helping set up the company will need a copy of the proposers passport, utility bills (English and no older than 3 months). Along side this, most service providers will ask that the proposer provides a reference letter from somewhere like their current banking facility, a Lawyer or other professional.

There are a range of benefits that will come from making the decision to register a offshore company. Some may feel less pressured due to trading privately, as there business operations are frowned on in some companies. Some may feel huge amounts of financial pressure relieved as the tax laws in the offshore company they have set up in are extremely low. What ever the reason for an individual setting up a company in an offshore location, it is always advisable to seek expert advice before hand, to ensure the process goes through smoothly.

A Cyprus Company Formation isn’t any difficult and the most questions we get asked daily by new clients are what a Ready-Made Company is? Also when I try to register the Cyprus Company online, I need to fill a lot of fields which I’m not aware of what are about.

First, what is a Cyprus Company Formation?

When you decide to register a company in Cyprus it is a Cyprus company formation, and, can be done in 3 different ways.

1. Shelf Company / Ready-Made Company or also called Pre Registered Company. All 3 terms are covering the same topic, a Cyprus Company which is already registered by CCLOGIC.COM and which we offer for sale, this speeds up the process compared to a new Cyprus company registration, and only need a change of ownership done. This typically takes 5 – 7 days. It is also the most used service we offer.
2. New Registration of a Cyprus Company / Cyprus Company Formation, those two terms are covering the same, when you decide that you want a company in Cyprus and you wish to register it with a company name you decided, and, with yourself as beneficial owner and shareholder, then, it is the service you need from us. We offer Cyprus Company formation in as little as 7 – 14 days and it isn’t difficult.
3. IBC Company in Cyprus, a Cyprus International Business Company, two terms again which are covering the same, whether you go with an Cyprus company Formation or a Shelf Company (Ready-Made) Company, you can decide to register it as an International Business Company in Cyprus, this requires that the company has foreign Shareholder(s) and Director(s) which is a service you can buy from CCLOGIC (if you don’t want to be listed public at the companies house in Cyprus) or it can be yourself if you don’t live in Cyprus. The IBC Company will be subject to 0% TAX.

When you register your Cyprus Company Online, you will be asked some questions on our Online application, which sometimes can be difficult to answer, however, we suggest you to complete the application best possible and at least with your contact details, once we receive your application we will get in touch with you by e-mail or phone or even by some messenger service if available.

CCLOGIC.COM has specialized in different Offshore Services which covering Cyprus Company Formation, opening of Cyprus Bank Accounts and to apply for an Offshore Merchant Account with one of our partnered Acquiring Banks and Payment Processing partners. Furthermore CCLOGIC is an authorized introducer for several of the major Banks in Cyprus.

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By just lowering your prices you would in many cases easily drive more sales into your pocket but you will soon face that this also means you need to sell more to get the same out of it.

A simple calculation which we did for a new client was to consider to take the entire business Offshore for Instant in Cyprus, the payable TAX for international business companies is 0% TAX which means if you lower your pricing per item with let’s say 15% (which would be the TAX you had to pay if you continue as you do now) than you won’t lose any money by reducing the price on your products or services but will at the same time get very competitive towards the competition.

It is important to consider any possible aspect to increase the costs doing business and at the same time be able to reduce the price to serve the consumers which at the moment (due to the financial crisis) only hardly want to spend any money.

A marked survey which has been made in Europe show that we are all more willing to spend money even in this financial crisis, if we can get the product or services we need to a reduced price.

How can I register a Cyprus Company, should be the question you ask yourself now.

CCLOGIC LLC has been in the Offshore Company Formation for years now and been of great help for many of our clients worldwide, many fail on finding the right Agent which can help with this service and get the job done fast and secure, we register a Cyprus Company and can open a Cyprus Bank Account within 7 – 14 days and ensure that everything is incorporated properly with Apostille of Documents and Company Certificates.

The Cyprus Bank Account comes with an Advanced Internet Banking (e-Banking) and as multi currency account (USD, EUR, GBP) – Your Cyprus Company can be registered as anonymous company with nominee shareholders and directors or with yourself or your holding company as director. You have to pay a 0% TAX rate to the TAX Authorities in Cyprus and conduct business worldwide with your Cyprus Offshore Company setup. You have a 100% assets protection and no limitation at all; any business can incorporate in Cyprus.

CCLOGIG LLC is a official Introducer for the major Cyprus Banks and has been serving several hundred clients with the Cyprus Company Formation and opening of Bank Accounts but we can more, we have a bride knowledge about the hassle to accept credit card payments Online, we have partnered with several Acquiring Banks around the world to open Offshore Merchant Accounts and to provide secure and reliable credit card processing for your website.

CCLOGIC LLC is a All in One Financial Service Agent which goal is 100% satisfaction for our clients, contact us today and let us help you to be a successful business which is in front of the competition.

Once you decided to incorporate your company in Cyprus it is very easy to transform this plan into reality, you can just start to fill our Online application for Cyprus Company Formation and hit the submit button.

Once we receive your application a sales representative will get in touch with you by e-mail or phone to clarify how your company structure should be and most important what your goals are in regards to go offshore with your company.

A simple application is then send to you as a PDF file which needs to be read and signed to start the registration of your company. Once this is received by our staff we will get it through to the Cypriot authorities and after approximately 7 days your company is registered.

Once the Company is official register in Cyprus we will send all the Apostil documents, company certificate and other useful information to you by courier or postal mail to an address of your choice.

Important to consider is if your Cyprus Offshore Company need to have a bank account, this can also be opened for the Cyprus Company easily, just let us know and we will send a Cyprus Bank Account application form to you as a PDF file, once this is filled, signed and returned to us we will go to the bank and get the account opened. Everything done Online and visit you to have to visit Cyprus.

Once you have both the Cyprus Company and the Cyprus Bank Account in place, you will be ready to start trading and conducting business through your real Cyprus entity. Your customers will be able to pay your Invoices to your Cyprus Bank Account just by using your Bank Account number or the IBAN number and a SWIFT code.

Through the advanced e-Banking (Internet Banking) system you will be able to monitor once the money enters into your account, from there you can transfer the money to your own local bank account or just have the money stay on your balance.

When would it be useful to have a Cyprus Company?

The possibilities are many, and often incorporation in Cyprus is used for the purpose of International Business Company (IBC Company)to conduct business Online, others register a Cyprus Company for the purpose to act as an Holding Company for a local company outside of Cyprus, this can be of a major benefit for your TAX planning and Assets Protection purpose.

Cyprus is a member of EU (European Union) which makes your Cyprus Company conducting business as an EU member company, that’s again offers you trust worthiness and a lot of possibilities in opening for instant a Merchant Account with a European Bank to accept credit card payments if you have a website.

For more information about how to open a Merchant Account to accept credit card payments on your website and to have your Cyprus Company to apply for the account please read our next publication on this blog or simply get in touch with one of our experience staff in this field at CCLOGIC LLC.

Some of the questions we often receive from clients interested in registering a Cyprus Company with us are the following:

Do my Cypriot Company has to pay TAX ?
Will the beneficial owners be subject to Double Tax treaties?
Which country will the dispute resolution are handled?

A few good questions which we will try to outline here and which we think is of high interest for many that consider to register a company in Cyprus and in any other offshore jurisdiction.

To the first question, then it is depending very much on how you go and register your Cyprus company, will you be using nominee shareholders and directors or will you use foreigners, or is it the beneficial owner which often is a foreigner that is going to be both the shareholder and director in this company.

By using local nominee shareholders and directors you Cyprus Company will be subject to 10% TAX of net profits! This can be of benefit if you are going and do local business for instant in Cyprus where you need the director of your company to be able to make business decisions on your behalf.

If you make use of foreign nominee shareholders and directors the Cyprus Company will not be subject to any TAX ( 0% TAX) this requires of course that all income of the Cyprus Company is coming from outside of Cyprus. This also applies if you as the beneficial owner and as foreigner is chosen as shareholder and director. The benefit of becoming a foreign nominee shareholder and director is that you can register the company anonymously and your name will not appear in the Cyprus public register of companies.

To the second question, it depends on if you country has a double taxation agreement with Cyprus, if so the beneficial owner is subject of tax in your home country. This is one of the reasons why many people choice to become the company anonymously.

The third question, this depends only on your company’s policy and which country you set forth to handle disputes in your legal documents and has nothing to do with the type of company you are going to register or which country it is. For instant even when your Company is registered in Cyprus you can choice to incorporate a term in your Terms and Conditions or business policies that a dispute is handle by the courts of the UK or US and that’s what apply then.

We advice all our clients to get in touch with their Lawyers/attorney and Advisors for an in depth explanation of above since this is the right place to ask such questions; it might be that other regulations applies which could benefit you.

If you are considering to take your company offshore we will be more than happy to help you, please contact CCLOGIC LLC today and let’s get things started.

The best you can do is to write everything down, make a brief description of what it is you want it to be and what you expect once everything is done.

We have such many new client requests which just asking us to open a Cyprus Offshore Company and a bank account, some have not considered what it is they are going to use it for, they open the company (which is pretty easy) and then want a Cyprus bank account for this company but fail to deliver the few required documents we ask for or they become everything ready but don’t use it in fullest.

We think it is time to explain a few general and basic about how to make the prober Offshore Setup to conduct business for instant Online.

Do I need a nominee shareholder and if so should it be a local or foreigner?

First off, you only need a nominee shareholder if you want the company to be anonymously or if you want to avoid paying any TAX on net income.

If you reason to choice a nominee shareholder is to avoid TAX you will need to choice a foreigner, which we also provide. If you want to use a nominee shareholder because you don’t want to be listed in the public register of Cyprus ( become a anonymous company) you can choice a local shareholder, in anyway you only need one.

Do I need a nominee director (local direct) and if so should he be a foreigner?

As explained above in the chapter about nominee shareholder then almost the same apply for a nominee director, it depends very much on what it is you want, is the reason to avoid paying TAX or is it to become an anonymous company! If it is the first you need a foreigner if it is the second one, you can use a local director.

Do I need to have a nominee shareholder or director?

No not at all, you can just incorporate your Cyprus Company in your name or your local company’s name, you just need to bearer in mind that you will be listed at the public register in Cyprus, but you won’t have to pay TAX at all for this Cypriot company.

Also you can open a bank account in Cyprus for your company which is what many clients do. Whether the account is kept anonymously or as a regular business bank account depends on how you made your Cyprus Company structure as described above.

With your Cyprus Bank Account you can send and receive International Wire Transfers, you will become a IBAN number for your account and e-banking (Internet Banking) from where you can manage your bank account 24/7/365. The Cyprus Bank Account can be opened as single currency account (with only one currency of your choice) or as multi currency bank account where you can choice from the currencies EURO, USD, CYP, GBP.

Typically it takes about 4 – 5 days after we received all your original documents for the opening of the bank account to have the account opened, additional 14 days for the codes to be generated and send to your address for the internet access (e-banking).

Another thing which we often get asked is if it is possible to become a merchant account to accept credit card payments for on a website with this company.

Well, yes it is, you can open a Merchant Account and you can use your Cyprus Company for the opening of that account as well as a regular bank account as explained above. However, we don’t work with any bank in Cyprus in regards for the Merchant Account opening, so we use some Banks in Europe which have specialized in this. The moneys can of course be transferred to your Cyprus Bank Account which is connected to your Company in Cyprus.

What are the steps to get started if I would like the full scale of your services?

This is also a question which we get asked often, and to clarify, then we always start with the company since we need this in place to be able to sign a bank account and/or a merchant account on behalf of the Cyprus Company.

Once the Cyprus Company is established (which in average takes 7 days) we go ahead and open the Bank Account with a Cyprus Bank and then we go and apply for the merchant account, since the Acquiring Banks which do the credit card processing will ask for the company details and the banking details before they open the Merchant account, therefore it is important to have the Cyrus Company and Cyprus Bank account in place first.

Both the Offshore Company Formation and the Merchant Account Industry takes a great amount of knowledge to not mislead clients who think they are in good hands just to later on in the process to find out they didn’t have what they paid for.

In fact everyone can open a Merchant Account and establish an Offshore Company but only a handful are able to make the right setup.

How can it be setup wrong?

Very simple, if the Agent which established your Offshore Company just has a reseller agreement with some accidental provider then it is common to just submit your application to this one, that’s good you think?! Stay on here, now there are so many Merchant Account resellers out there and processors which just started up, that the chance to get your case in wrong hands is almost 95% this you won’t find out at the beginning but if your Merchant Account is wrong coded or they placed your new established Offshore Company in the wrong Visa or MasterCard region you will get big troubles and your entire setup will be shut down and be worthless.

With so many “new kids on the block” in the Payment Industry you can easily risk that the processor which your Agent advised to use is that hungry that they take on any business case also the Merchant case which are out for a scam and will blow up the processor. This will affect you in the way that you risk the volume processed will not be paid and this company will disappear.

Also often seen is that a processor (calculate their profit) first take on a new Merchant Case as new business (while just incorporated in an Offshore Jurisdiction) and after a few month cheese the account and freeze it because they will claim it isn’t legal business.

Since I have been in both businesses for many years I have seen a lot of incidences, the forums around the Internet are full of examples from both sites (the Merchant and the Payment Processor) and in almost any case it is because of a confusion about what it all is about.

Only an Agent which knows the Offshore Company formation business or has a really good network of Tax Advisors and Legal Advisors to back up is trustworthy to go with and can ensure you get the right solution, this applies also for the Payment Processing Industry, you will need to have been in this business for many years and have followed the marked close to be able to advice Online Businesses for the solution that they need.

Don’t be fooled into anything make a good check on the company you consider to go with, ask questions and look how good they are established on the Internet, do they only have a single webpage or have they a well established an sophisticated Internet presents!

I see cases on a daily basis, in our company we get every day a merchant, a processor or an offshore agent which want to work with us and which obviously is new into this. We get requests by people which just have a lousy website and tell us they have been in the business for ages. Sad it is so and it makes it more important than ever to take a close look at the company you consider to deal with.

For more information or the right Offshore Company Formation setup, please contact CCLOGIC

It depends very much on what you are going to use the Cyprus Company for, if you are conducting business on the Internet and seeking a reliable and trusted jurisdiction which is control body is within the European Union then and you need a reliable credit card processing solution then you will have a lot of benefits compared to any Caribbean jurisdiction.

One of the major benefits are that Cyprus is a member of the EU (European Union) it guards for stability (even in this financial crisis) and for protection of your assets and moneys.

Second but not less important, if you run an Online Business and you want to have the possibility to become a Merchant Account with an EU bank you will need to have an EU entity and which also is accepted by the banks. A Cyprus Company is accepted by all banks in Europe and at the same time offers you the same benefits of low to no TAX of net income, assets protection the possibility to anonymize your company or the beneficial owner.

What is a merchant account?
A merchant account is a “bank account” you need with a Acquiring bank that will offer you the possibility to accept credit card payments on your website, you can read much more about it on our blog which is covering this topic from A to Z.

What is a Offshore company?
An offshore company is a company which conducts business in an offshore jurisdiction and is mostly protected by government secrecy and assets protection. Most Offshore Companies are used as Holding Companies or as Shelf Company to get access to EU business.

Visit CCLOGIC LLC today and find out how we can incorporate your offshore company.

Banks corporate secrecy laws typically impose civil and criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, including information on the beneficial ownership and control of corporate vehicles. These laws diminish the capacity of authorities to obtain and share beneficial ownership and control information when they not provide mechanisms for domestic and international authorities fulfilling their regulatory/supervisory or law enforcement functions to access records.

Above is part of an article we found on a website of OECD. The purpose of the entire article is to inform people about the illicit use of bank accounts for laundering money or to hide money from tax authorities.
The main purpose for an offshore bank account is to have it opened in the name of the offshore company to be able to get all the benefits from your offshore company operation. Beside the tax benefits and asset protections possibility, often such offshore vehicles are used to be established by people which live in countries where they are unable to open an bank account.

Another widely used reason for opening an offshore bank account and an offshore company is if the business conducted is Internet based. The card associations has divided the world in about 6 regions and prohibit people from one region to clear credit card transactions in another region then where the company and the business is conducted. To work around this problem it is common to open an offshore company which fells into the region of where the Acquiring bank is located with whish the transactions should be cleared.

Other aspects are the legal issues of certain product or services, for example the distribution and selling of replicated products of brands is prohibited in most parts of the world if they are not licensed. In some countries it is however, possible to sell those products; typically China is such a country. To be able to sell such products on the Internet you will need to become a credit card acceptance agreement with a bank in the region where it is legal to sell the product. But those banks (as already explained above) require you to be incorporated in the same country as the Acquiring Bank. To work around this you will need to establish an offshore company for instant in China; since it can be overwhelming to open a company there it could be of benefit for you to have the Chinese entity to be owned by a “more close to you” company which in worth case can be liquidated and in that way not harm you or your economy.

Some payment processors allow you to use their company and merchant account to process transactions, these are called 3rd party processors and are most common for small business entities our entities which sell services and products for which it is almost impossible to obtain a separated merchant account with an Acquiring Bank. Examples of 3rd party processors are 2co, ccbill and a few others which have been in the marked for many years and which can be used without any problems on a long term. Those companies have however limitations on which services and products they allow to be sold. Now if you are doing a quick search on for instant google, you will find a lot of 3rd party processors which say they have can accept certain business and for instant also replicated products to be sold, they often also have nice looking websites and proper documentation in place for the legitimating of the operation.

What you need to consider and carefully read is the liability they put on your company and most of them will ask you for a huge setup fee which not surprising is in the range of 3 to 5000 USD. That you need to pay the setup fee is the first risk, but using your well established company with these companies is another risk. It is highly advisable to put some offshore company in between the relationship of you and the 3rd party processor.

You will now ask why? Very simple, if something goes wrong you are not protected if you not follow the advice above. If you are in a business which is considered high risk or in some countries even considered illegal, then things can go wrong. Often 3rd party processors register their “sub merchants” with the card association to cover their own business. If something should go wrong now, then it is the sub merchant that has to pay the bill and take the responsibility for the account. There are many things that can go wrong, to give some examples, you can get into a steam of stolen credit cards used by people to get your products for free, often this will result in massive chargeback’s, not enough that you have to pay the chargeback’s fee, you will also pay penalties in the amount of USD 25.000 and even worth you will get blacklisted worldwide, even it wasn’t your fault. If you don’t have any protection from this happening, you will lose your entire business and never get into it again, at least not in an Internet based edition.

To use an offshore company in between and be that company the beneficial owner of the merchant account is the best you can do to avoid such incidence.

Thank you for your reading and we hope to be able to serve you once in a while when you decide to register a Cyprus Offshore Company or need a Cyprus Bank Account or just want to Accept Credit Cards on your Website. Then please contact cclogic.com | Please also feel free to visit our Merchant Servise Discussion