{"id":4003,"date":"2013-04-04T18:17:57","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T16:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spolki.cgolegal.pl\/?post_type=jurisdiction&p=4003"},"modified":"2022-08-08T13:22:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T11:22:18","slug":"offshore-company-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"jurisdiction","link":"https:\/\/spolki.cgolegal.pl\/en\/jurisdictions\/offshore-company-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Offshore company in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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General information<\/h2>\n\n\n
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    \n 17%*\n <\/div>\n
    \n Tax rate\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n 4 weeks\n <\/div>\n
    \n Time of establishment of the company\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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    \n 20 000 USD\n <\/div>\n
    \n Minimum capital\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Lebanon is a country in central-east Asia, whose capital is Beirut. Lebanon is one of the few countries that escaped the economic crisis thanks to the significant circulation of cash in Lebanese banks. Lebanon is a place where foreign investors are welcomed with open arms. The country offers a modern legal system and pro-investor administration. Lebanon also attracts European clients willing to do business with the Arab world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What to keep in mind<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Lebanon can be used for many business activities, this destination will often satisfy a international business requirement or import-export operations with the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Type of the company<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Normally, limited liability companies are established in Lebanon, which may engage in any activity except insurance, air transport, investment banking, etc., as well as in any other activity.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>

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    Company registration procedure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Registration of the company:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
    • Preparation of the articles of association and the company\u2019s statute<\/li>
    • Contribution of capital to a bank account.<\/li>
    • Preparation of an application for company registration.<\/li>
    • Submission of the required documents to the Commercial Register.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Shareholders:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      A minimum of 3 shareholders and a maximum of 20 shareholders are required to establish a company. Foreign shareholders are allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Management Board:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      The company is managed by a board of directors. The board of directors may only be composed of shareholders. In addition, the company must have a resident auditor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Registered office:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      The company must have a registered address in Lebanon, which will appear on the company documents and postal data of the company. It is possible to use the services of a virtual office with a dedicated telephone number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Time to set up the company:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      The time of establishing a company is about 4 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Minimum capital:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      The minimum capital is LBP 30,000,000 (USD 20,000).<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>

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      Taxes and finances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      The standard corporate income tax rate is 17%. There is no VAT. The annual tax on Lebanese offshore companies is limited to 1 million LBP (700 USD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Accounting:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      Accounting is required under Lebanese law.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>

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      Other information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Bank account<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      Your company will have a multi-currency bank account with Internet access to your account, VISA or ATM MasterCard (there is a possibility to obtain several ATM cards).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":15,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"type-jurisdiction":[57],"class_list":["post-4003","jurisdiction","type-jurisdiction","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spolki.cgolegal.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jurisdiction\/4003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spolki.cgolegal.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jurisdiction"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spolki.cgolegal.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jurisdiction"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spolki.cgolegal.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/spolki.cgolegal.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jurisdiction\/4003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5076,"href":"https:\/\/spolki.cgolegal.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jurisdiction\/4003\/revisions\/5076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spolki.cgolegal.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spolki.cgolegal.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4003"},{"taxonomy":"type-jurisdiction","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spolki.cgolegal.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-jurisdiction?post=4003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}