Updated 19.08.2026
International companies · Corporate Services
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We select the jurisdiction, register the company and build the infrastructure for international business, investments and asset ownership.
BRIDGES GLOBAL handles the incorporation and the ongoing administration of international companies — from the choice of jurisdiction and corporate form to the bank account, accounting, substance and the annual corporate procedures.
We choose the jurisdiction not by the headline tax rate but by the business itself: clients and counterparties, the tax residence of the owners, the banking infrastructure, substance requirements and the future operations of the company.
- 30 jurisdictions
- Incorporation
- Banking infrastructure
- Annual administration
- 01Certificate of Incorporation
- 02Articles of Association
- 03Register of Shareholders
- 04Share Certificate
- 05UBO Structure
- 06Corporate Banking
Selection
Find the company that fits your task
What is the company for?
Where are your main clients?
What do you need?
3 steps · no documents required at this stage
How the choice works
The jurisdiction follows the business model of the company
The same company can suit one business model and create material limits for another.
Before incorporation it has to be established:
- where the clients are
- where the suppliers are
- where the company is managed from
- where the owner lives
- which banks are needed
- which currencies are used
- whether VAT is required
- whether substance is required
- whether the company will hold assets
- how profit will be distributed
- whether the owner plans to relocate
- OwnerThe owner and their plans
- Tax residenceThe tax residence of the owner
- CompanyJurisdiction and corporate form
- Clients · Bank · AssetsClients, banking infrastructure and the assets of the company
- Accounting / Tax / SubstanceReporting, taxes and economic substance
Solutions
Corporate solutions for international business and assets
Jurisdictions
Jurisdictions and the cost of incorporation
The cost of incorporation and of annual upkeep is fixed in a quote before the engagement: it depends on the corporate form, the participants and the scope of services. The cards carry verified facts only.
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- 5-10 daysRegistration
- 9%Corporate tax
- Residence visaFor the owner
Working with Asia · Low taxes · Residence visa

- 7-14 daysRegistration
- 12.5%Corporate tax
- EUJurisdiction
Trading with Europe · Holding · Access to banks

- 5-7 daysRegistration
- 0-16.5%Profits tax
- TerritorialPrinciple
Working with Asia · Low taxes

- 3-7 daysRegistration
- 17%Corporate tax
- Local directorRequirement
Working with Asia · Access to banks

- 1-3 daysRegistration
- 19-25%Corporate tax
- Public registryTransparency
Trading with Europe · Reputation

- 1-3 daysRegistration
- 0%Until profit is distributed
- e-ResidencyRemote management
IT and services · Low taxes

- 1-5 daysRegistration
- 21%Federal tax
- Payment systemsAccess
US market · Access to banks

- 2-5 daysRegistration
- 0%Corporate tax
- SubstanceRequirements apply
Holding · Ownership of assets

- 2-4 weeksRegistration
- Cantonal ratesCorporate tax
- ReputationStrongest
Reputation · Holding

- 5-10 daysRegistration
- 9%Corporate tax
- EUJurisdiction
Trading with Europe · Low taxes

- 5-10 daysRegistration
- 35% with refundCorporate tax
- EnglishLanguage of business
Holding · Gaming licences

- 3-7 daysRegistration
- 12.5%Trading income
- EnglishLanguage of business
IT and services · Trading with Europe

- 1-2 weeksRegistration
- Participation exemptionHolding regime
- EUJurisdiction
Holding · Trading with Europe

- 2-4 weeksRegistration
- FundsSpeciality
- EUJurisdiction
Funds · Holding

- 1-2 weeksRegistration
- 9-19%Corporate tax
- EUJurisdiction
Trading with Europe · Production

- 2-3 weeksRegistration
- 21%Corporate tax
- EUJurisdiction
Trading with Europe · Services

- 1-2 weeksRegistration
- 10%Corporate tax
- EUJurisdiction
Low taxes · Trading with Europe

- 1-2 weeksRegistration
- 1-3% or 16%Depending on the regime
- EUJurisdiction
Low taxes · Services

- 3-7 daysRegistration
- 0%Until profit is distributed
- EUJurisdiction
Low taxes · Trading with Europe

- 3-7 daysRegistration
- 6-16%Corporate tax
- FintechLicences
Fintech · Trading with Europe

- 1-2 weeksRegistration
- Madeira regimeReduced rate
- EUJurisdiction
Trading with Europe · Services

- 5-10 daysRegistration
- TerritorialPrinciple
- No VATAdvantage
Gaming · Ownership of assets

- 3-5 weeksRegistration
- 12.5%Corporate tax
- EEASingle market
Family capital · Holding

- 2-5 daysRegistration
- 0%Base rate
- FundsSpeciality
Funds · Raising capital

- 2-5 daysRegistration
- 0%Base rate
- VAT numberAvailable
Trade in goods · Ownership of assets

- 3-7 daysRegistration
- No direct taxesTaxation
- Venture standardForm
Funds · Raising capital

- 2-5 daysRegistration
- TerritorialPrinciple
- Low costUpkeep
Ownership of assets · Low cost

- 15%Corporate tax
- 40+ treatiesTax agreements
- Africa and IndiaInvestment
Investment into Africa · Funds

- 2-5 daysRegistration
- TerritorialPrinciple
- Low costUpkeep
Ownership of assets · Low cost

- 5-10 daysRegistration
- TerritorialPrinciple
- US dollarSettlements
Ownership of assets · Shipping
Comparison
Compare up to three jurisdictions
Tick the directions in the catalogue above — the comparison builds here.
Budget
Count the year of the company, not the incorporation
- Government registration
- Corporate setup
- Documents
- Agent / Secretary
- Renewal
- Registered Office
- Secretary / Agent
- Accounting
- Audit
- Tax filing
- Substance
- Bank Account
- VAT
- Residence
- Legal work
- Restructuring
Before incorporation the client receives the budget for the first year and for the annual upkeep that follows.
Consultation
Consultation on an international corporate structure - $300
During the consultation we review:
- the business
- the owners
- tax residence
- clients
- payments
- banks
- assets
- relocation plans
- expected turnover
- the ownership structure
Result: Two to three applicable options, the main limits of each and a preliminary budget.
Scope of work
Turnkey company incorporation
The corporate form, participants, directors and ownership.
Name reservation and the registration procedures.
Arranging the mandatory address.
Where required.
The full set of company documents.
The required registration and beneficial ownership filings.
Where required.
Where applicable.
Preparing the corporate structure for bank onboarding.
The calendar of mandatory procedures after incorporation.
What you get
What the client receives after incorporation
- 01Certificate of Incorporation
- 02Articles / Memorandum
- 03Register of Directors
- 04Register of Shareholders
- 05Share Certificate
- 06UBO Confirmation
- 07Tax Registration
- 08Corporate Structure
- 09Compliance File
- 10Annual Corporate Calendar
The contents of the set depend on the jurisdiction and the corporate form: some documents do not exist in every legal system.
Banking
The corporate account is planned before the company is incorporated
A jurisdiction that looks attractive on paper may not match the banking model of the client.
Corporate bank accounts→Tax
Taxes and reporting after incorporation
- Corporate Tax
- VAT / GST
- Annual Return
- Financial Statements
- Audit
- Economic Substance
- Payroll
- Withholding
- CFC impact at owner level
Tax consequences depend not only on the country of the company but on its activity, its management and the tax residence of the owners.
Administration
Annual corporate administration
- 01Registered Office
- 02Corporate Secretary / Agent
- 03Annual Renewal
- 04Corporate Filings
- 05Accounting
- 06Tax Compliance
- 07Audit Coordination
- 08KYC Updates
- 09UBO Changes
- 10Director / Shareholder Changes
- 11Bank Compliance
- 12Corporate Calendar
Substance
Economic substance and the management of the company
Depending on the jurisdiction and the activity of the company, the following may matter:
- office
- local director
- employees
- decision making
- operating expenses
- accounting
- contracts
- management location
Substance is built around the real activity of the company: a director on paper solves neither the tax nor the banking task.
Structure
An international corporate structure
- Owner / FamilyThe owner and the family
- HoldingHolding company
- Operations and assetsOperating CompanySPV / PropertyInvestment Company
- BankingCorporate accounts of the structure
- AssetsBusiness, real estate, investments
Changes
Corporate changes and restructuring
- Change of director
- Change of shareholders
- Transfer of Shares
- Increase of Capital
- Change of Address
- Change of Activity
- Company Migration / Continuation
- Merger / Reorganisation
- Liquidation
- Restoration
- Corporate Records Recovery
Limits
When incorporating a foreign company may not be worthwhile
- the business is entirely local
- only a bank account is needed
- the cost of upkeep does not match the scale of the activity
- there is no genuine international task
- the chosen structure worsens the tax position
- the company does not solve the migration or banking task of the client
Process
From the corporate architecture to a working company
The business, the owners, tax residence, clients and plans.
The applicable directions and the limits of each.
The budget for the first year and for the upkeep that follows.
Checks on the participants and preparation of the set.
The name, the filing and the registration procedures.
The company documents and the registers.
Registration where it is required.
Preparation and support through bank onboarding.
Accounting, reporting and economic substance.
Renewals, filings and the corporate calendar.
Examples
Examples of corporate tasks
An IT company with clients in the EU
Task: Development and services for European customers, payments under contracts with EU companies.
Reviewed: The tax residence of the owner, the requirements of the customers, VAT, the banking model.
Architecture: An operating company in the EU, a VAT number, accounting and a corporate account with a European bank.
A holding for several operating companies
Task: Bringing shareholdings in different countries under one owner and ordering the distribution of profit.
Reviewed: Double tax treaties, withholding tax, substance requirements.
Architecture: A holding company, participations in the subsidiaries, a corporate calendar and group reporting.
A company for property in Dubai
Task: Acquiring and holding a property in the UAE through a company rather than in a personal name.
Reviewed: The permitted form of ownership, the requirements of the developer and the bank, the future sale.
Architecture: An SPV in the UAE, a corporate account and administration of the company for the holding period.
International Trading Company
Task: Supplies between suppliers and buyers in different regions, settlements in several currencies.
Reviewed: The geography of counterparties, currencies, banking acceptance, substance requirements.
Architecture: An operating company in a jurisdiction with working banking infrastructure, accounting and reporting.
Family Holding
Task: Bringing family assets together and setting the order of ownership for the long term.
Reviewed: The composition of the assets, the tax residence of family members, succession questions.
Architecture: A holding structure, where required a foundation or a trust, the banking and corporate perimeter.
An SPV for a single investment
Task: Separating one project or investment from the rest of the assets of the owner.
Reviewed: The requirements of co-investors and the bank, the exit from the project, reporting.
Architecture: A separate company for the project, an account for it and administration for the life of the investment.
Team
Corporate matters are handled by in-house specialists
In jurisdictions where a local agent is mandatory we involve licensed partners and say so in advance.
Yan NovakWealth Structuring AdvisorTax model and choice of jurisdiction
Nikos PappasBanking Relations SpecialistKYC, documents and structure review
Sofia MendesInvestment Migration ExpertProcess coordination and client contact
Daniel KovachSenior International Law AttorneyRepatriation and archive recordsFAQ
Questions about international companies
Yes, provided you follow the rules of your country of tax residence: many countries require notifications about participation in foreign companies and apply controlled foreign company rules. We walk through these obligations before we start, so the structure is lawful from day one.
It depends on the jurisdiction, the legal form and the scope of work. We prepare the quote after a consultation and fix it in the contract — before the start you see both the launch cost and the annual cost of ownership.
The timeline is made up of document preparation and the registry’s own processing. Registries work at different speeds, so we give an honest estimate in the quote for the specific country instead of promising a universal deadline.
In many jurisdictions — yes: documents are signed remotely or via video verification. Some countries require a notary or a personal visit. We confirm the exact procedure once the jurisdiction is chosen.
Yes, that is a separate service in the Bank accounts section: we prepare the banking file and support the application. The decision is always the bank’s, so we do not guarantee an opening — but we prepare the file so the bank has no questions left.
Not necessarily. Many countries look at where a company is effectively managed: if decisions are taken from your country, it may be treated as a tax resident there. That is why we start with the owner’s residency rather than with picking a country.
It is the requirement that a company is genuinely managed in its country of registration: office, staff, decisions taken locally, real expenses. It applies in a number of jurisdictions and is enforced most strictly where reduced rates are used. We raise it before the country is chosen, because it drives both the upkeep budget and the very ability to use the relief.
In most jurisdictions yes, though the scope differs: somewhere simplified reporting is enough, elsewhere an audit is mandatory regardless of turnover. We hand over the calendar of obligations together with the company documents and can take the filings on ourselves.
In many countries beneficial ownership data goes into a closed state register accessible to regulators and banks, and sometimes it is public. Complete anonymity of ownership no longer exists in lawful structures, and we say so in the first conversation.
Each jurisdiction has its own calendar: renewals, filings, register updates. We hand this calendar over together with the documents, and can take the ongoing support on ourselves if needed.
Some countries allow re-domiciliation with the company preserved; in others a new structure is created and the assets transferred. This is a separate project, and we scope it as one: timing, tax consequences, documents.
Through liquidation under the rules of the jurisdiction: settling with creditors, final reporting, removal from the register. Simply stopping payments to the agent is not an option — the company will be struck off compulsorily and obligations may remain with the director and the owner.
Jurisdiction selection
We will select the jurisdiction and calculate the budget of the company
Describe the business, where the clients are and what is needed beyond the company itself. We will come back with the applicable directions, the limits of each and the budget for the first year and the annual upkeep.
The final jurisdiction, budget and scope of work are fixed after a review of the business and the owners. Account opening and registration decisions are taken by banks and state authorities.