St. Kitts and NevisCompany Incorporation With Registration Services

The Basic package covers the name check, structure advice, due diligence, the articles drafted and filed, the government fee, the statutory registers, digital copies of every document, and the registered agent and registered office for year one. Premium adds the original Certificate of Incorporation or Formation, incumbency and good standing certificates, a seal, and notarisation with apostille. The Scope of Work section above lists all the tasks.

Yes. The consultation, the due diligence, the signing and the filing all happen remotely, and nobody has to visit St. Kitts or Nevis. No original document needs to be posted to us beforehand. Your certificate and registers arrive by email as soon as they are issued, and originals follow by courier when your package includes them.

The articles and first resolutions reach you by email, each signing spot flagged with a one-line instruction. Print them, sign in ink, then scan and return them. Any page that needs a witness or a notary is pointed out in advance, which saves a second round.

Each director, shareholder and beneficial owner provides a certified copy of their passport, a proof of address from the last three months, evidence of source of funds, a CV or LinkedIn profile, and professional and bank reference letters. A corporate shareholder adds its incorporation papers, constitution and registers. The checklist above sets out how each copy must be certified, and we review every item before filing.

No. The anti-money laundering rules of St. Kitts and Nevis require due diligence on every person connected to the company before anything is filed, and no client is exempt. We keep it short instead: one checklist, clear guidance on format, and a review of each document the day it reaches us. This step usually takes one to three days.

Send a few lines through the form below or by email: your plan and the people behind it. You get back a recommended structure, your personal document list and one all-in fee. Pay the invoice when you are ready and the KYC review starts that day.

Not on foreign income, as long as management stays outside the Federation. St. Kitts and Nevis taxes worldwide income only where the entity is tax resident, and residency turns on where it is managed and controlled. A company run from abroad with no income or permanent establishment in the Federation pays no income tax there, and there is no capital gains tax. It still files a simplified tax return each year. The owners may owe tax where they live.

No. Directors, shareholders, members and beneficial owners are not entered on any public register in Nevis. The registers are kept by the registered agent, and beneficial ownership information is produced to the Financial Services Regulatory Commission only on request.

A share-based structure needs one director and one shareholder, who can be the same person. A member-based one needs a single member, who may also manage it. None of them has to live in St. Kitts and Nevis or hold any particular nationality, and corporate owners and directors are allowed alongside individuals.

No. Neither structure has a minimum share capital or capital contribution. Shares and membership interests may be issued in any currency, so you can register the company without putting money in first and fund it later as the business needs.

Either structure can hold assets and investments, trade across borders, own intellectual property and sit at the top of a group or asset protection plan. Banking, insurance, trust and similar financial business need a licence from the Financial Services Regulatory Commission. Trading inside the Federation is allowed but makes the entity taxable there at 33 per cent, so plan that with us first.

A corporation's name finishes with Corporation, Incorporated, Limited or an accepted short form. A limited liability company's name finishes with Limited Liability Company, Limited Company, LLC, L.L.C., LC or L.C. Nevis refuses names that match or sit too close to an existing entity, and consent is needed for any word that hints at banking, trust or insurance business or a government tie. We confirm availability with the Registrar before filing.

Yes. Directors, shareholders and members can live anywhere, and meetings can be held by any means. Be aware that managing it from your home country can make it tax resident there, so it is worth confirming your position with a local tax adviser before you start trading.

No office or staff in Nevis are needed. The Ordinances require a registered agent and a registered office in Nevis, both included in your first year with us. Nevis does not apply an offshore-style economic substance test here, and the yearly simplified tax return is where the entity records its tax position.

No audit is required and no accounts are filed with the Registrar. Accounting records that explain every transaction must be kept for at least five years, accessible to the registered agent. The one yearly filing is the simplified tax return to the Inland Revenue Department by 15 April.

It depends on the plan. A share-based corporation with directors suits trading and holding structures. The limited liability company, run by members under an operating agreement, is often chosen for asset protection, because a member's personal creditor is limited to a charging order and must post a bond to sue in Nevis. We recommend one once we know what you need.

A late renewal fee costs US$200 within six months and US$400 after, and a year overdue means strike-off. A late simplified tax return is an offence under the Income Tax Act, with a penalty of up to EC$10,000 (about US$3,700) even when no tax is owing. Where tax is owing, 5 per cent of it plus 1 per cent a month is added. Restoring a struck-off entity costs more than keeping it current, which is why we hold both dates.

Send us one email. We draft the resolution, collect signatures and update the registers held by the registered agent, and most changes never need a filing with the Registrar. A new name is different: it is an amendment to the articles, filed with the Registrar, which issues an amended certificate. Most changes are finished within the week.

Yes. The Nevis Ordinances allow redomiciling out of Nevis, or in from abroad to continue as a Nevis entity. You can also change the registered agent without moving. We prepare and file either kind of move on request.