Offshore Companies and Bank Accounts
ZL Attorneys at Law provides legal services to corporate, financial and industrial clients. They include U.S. and non-U.S. companies and individuals pursuing opportunities in offshore banking and business services, investment and asset protection in Curaçao.
Experience
Our offshore practice assists companies, business owners and families with incorporation, management, governance and restructuring. This brings together the firm’s corporate, contract and estate-planning work.
Founded in Curaçao in 2003 by Daniel Zahavi, ZL Attorneys also coordinates matters with lawyers abroad where the structure involves more than one jurisdiction.
We counsel clients regularly on the offshore banking and business laws, regulations, policies, compliance and governance issues that apply in Curaçao.
What we do
- Incorporate and manage offshore companies and corporate structures
- Assist with banking applications and the legal documents required by the proposed institution
- Advise on creditor and bankruptcy protection
- Coordinate local administration, management and tax-filing support within the agreed engagement
- Assess company structures and the tax requirements relevant to the proposed activities
- Advise on complex issues involving corporate assets, shares and other investment vehicles
- Draft and review offshore legal documents
- Corporate organization and restructuring
- Take part in legal and commercial negotiations
Choosing a structure
Start with the business purpose, ownership, countries involved and the location of management and operations. Incorporation alone does not establish a particular tax rate, secure a bank account or authorize a regulated activity.
Our guides explain what a Curaçao offshore company is, how incorporation works and the questions to consider when comparing Curaçao, BVI and Cayman.
Tax treatment requires a fact-specific assessment. Consult the Curaçao Tax Administration’s profit-tax guidance and obtain advice before relying on an exemption or preferential rate.
Offshore guides
What is a Curaçao offshore company?
The legal vehicle, its tax regime and typical uses.
Forming a Curaçao offshore company
The incorporation process, step by step.
What is a private foundation?
Features, uses and control of the Curaçao private foundation.
Forming a Curaçao private foundation
The formation process, tax treatment and typical uses.
Curaçao vs BVI and Cayman
A sourced comparison of company structures, tax, reporting and practical business requirements.