Macau
Located in the southeastern coast of China, in Pearl River estuary West Bank, 60 km away from Hong Kong, 145 km away from Guangzhou. Total area 30.3 square kilometers, Macau consist of Macao Peninsula, Taipa Island and Coloane. The official languages are Chinese and Portuguese, Cantonese is common expressions. English is widely used in trade, tourism and business areas.
Macau Basic Information
1.With the rapid economic development of Macau, industrial structure has change from the four pillars of Gambling and Travel Industry, export processing, financial services and real estate construction to service sector as the mainstay of the industrial structure;
2.Tax rate:
5% of government tax, duty-free imports, tobacco, automotive ,alcohol required consumption tax; industrial net profit and operating income levy income tax belongs to the progressive tax rate from 3% to 12%; all business organizations are required to pay an annual fixed business tax, namely USD 37.5;
3.IPIM organizer / co-organizer all kinds of large-scale trade fairs and trade investment cooperation negotiations and other activities every year in Macau, China and around the world;
4.The investors must obtain the Macau government's Licence before they engaged in offshore services in Macau;
5.Offshore non-financial institution shall establish and subsisting on the basis of business law regulations in Macau;
6. Set up offshore non-financial institutions in Macau must implement the provisions of substantive business operations, and in accordance with investment plans to develop offshore applications according to the registration, than can obtain the various preferential.
Economic overview and business advantages
Macau With the "Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement" (CEPA) and further implement the "Pan-Pearl River Delta Regional Co-operation", the economic integration of Macau and China, in particular the Pan-Pearl River Delta region to further deepen. Average annual GDP growth over 10%; first half of 2013 GDP was MOP 98.075 billion, an increase of 10.5%; unemployment rate remained at a low level; visitor arrivals, retail sales , median income and other economic indicators are significantly improved.
Apply for the establishment of offshore companies
Responsible for approving, technical assistance and supervision of non-financial offshore business, and promote the development of non-financial offshore business in Macau through promotional activities. Allow offshore institutions operating in Macao into "commercial offshore services." The Government provides tax incentives to offshore business activities.
1. Offshore business norms
Offshore company can be divided into offshore non-financial institutions and offshore financial institutions, pursuant to section 58/99 / M Decree "offshoring Law" by the offshore financial industry and regulatory approval of the Monetary Authority of Macau offshore non-financial sector by the Macau government and regulatory approvals.
Offshore businesses must comply with the following conditions:
a. Only for trading and settlement by non-MOP currency;
b. Only sell for non-Macau residents;
c. Only for non-Macau markets;
Whether you are local Macau residents or not, can apply for offshore businesses.
2. Offshore non-financial institutions
3. Tax concessions of offshore services industry
a. Offshore services may apply to a number of tax concessions or exemptions that includes income tax / sale tax and stamp duty, stamp duty exemptions include:
(a.) Establishment of offshore institutions, and institutions companies capital increase.
(b.) About insurance contracts of offshore risks
(c.) Bank trading activities within the offshore business
(d.) For engaging in offshore business with the entity domiciled in the non-region set the contract
(e.) Stamp duty on transfer of property purchase related property is used as an offshore institution's premises
b. Allowed the settlement of the Macau offshore institutional leadership and professional and technical personnel can be exempted in the first three years of institutions offshore vocational tax
4. Establish procedures for offshore non-financial institutions
Submit the application form, after approve application, the investor shall register offshore institution, in accordance with the Macau business law setting up a company to complete formalities; finish all the steps and procedures for company registration of offshore institution than can obtained offshore services license issued by Macau government. Macau offshore institutions are required to hire auditors cum accountant Commission registered independent auditor to audit the company's accounting records and audit reports of the annual submission of the Macau government.
5. Restrictions on foreign trade
Macau is a highly open market, have the status of a free port and a separate customs territory, there is no foreign exchange controls, free flow of capital, goods imports (such as raw materials, machinery and equipment) without any duty. According to "Provisional Rules for CT" alcoholic beverages (alcoholic strength by volume of greater or equal 30%) except rice wine, tobacco imports, need to pay consumption tax.
