Guides to International Business
Offshora guides to international business: company formation abroad, bank accounts, taxes and reporting. Below are all the materials in one list, organized by knowledge base section.

Jurisdictions
Jurisdictions for company formation, including offshore ones: registry requirements, annual obligations and banks’ questions for each country. Country reviews: the Bahamas, Cyprus, Delaware, Estonia, Georgia, the Marshall Islands, Seychelles, the UAE, the US and Wyoming.
- Bahamas: IBC, substance and reporting
- Cyprus after the 2026 reform
- Delaware: LLC or C-Corp, state deadlines
- Estonia: OÜ and e-Residency
- Georgia: 15% on distributions and 1% status
- Marshall Islands: IBC, reporting and shipping
- Seychelles: IBC, agent and beneficial owners
- UAE Free Zone: 0% and 9% rates, QFZP
- US LLC: EIN and Form 5472
- Wyoming LLC: annual report and license tax
Practical guides
Step-by-step guides to maintaining a foreign company: documents, banking, taxes and annual obligations. Inside: CFC rules, beneficial ownership disclosure, choosing a jurisdiction, holding and trading companies, accounting and the total cost of ownership.
- Accounting and audit: when they are required
- Bank account: passing the review
- CFC rules: what the owner needs to know
- Economic substance: who needs it
- EMI vs bank: what is the difference
- How to choose a country: 7 filters
- International holding: dividends and choice of country
- International trade: imports and exports
- KYC and KYB: which documents to prepare
- Offshore asset protection
- Offshore company annual maintenance by country
- Offshore company cost: 24 months of expenses
- Payments: Stripe, PSPs and acquiring
- Tax residency: place of management and control
- UBO disclosure: who sees the data
Country comparisons
Jurisdictions compared in pairs: where registration, accounting and reporting are simpler, how banks view them, what it costs to maintain the structure and which jurisdiction fits the owner’s task.
- BVI vs Belize: holdings and assets
- BVI vs Seychelles for a holding company
- Cayman Islands vs BVI: funds, SPVs and holdings
- Delaware vs Wyoming: LLC for a non-resident
- Estonia vs Cyprus: profit and dividends
- Hong Kong vs Singapore: directors and reporting
- Offshore vs regular foreign company: which pays off
- Panama vs Nevis: trading and assets
- UAE vs Singapore: free zones and rates
- UK Ltd vs US LLC for non-residents
Business solutions
A company abroad for your business: how to choose a jurisdiction for your business model, accept payments and pass the bank’s checks.
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