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MauritiusBedrijfsoprichting, belasting en bankieren

De toegangspoort tot Afrika en India dankzij belastingverdragen, met echte fondsen en echte banken.

Silhouet van Mauritius
In short

Mauritius company formation at a glance

Mauritius is one of the few offshore-type centres where a properly set-up company can reliably get a real bank account. AfrAsia Bank, SBM, MCB and Absa Mauritius serve international clients, and opening an account takes three to six weeks through a licensed management company. A Global Business Company can pay an effective 3% on qualifying income from abroad, but only with real presence on the island: two local directors, local books and a local audit.

Overzicht

Mauritius is the standard route for institutional money going into Africa and, in the past, India. Its Global Business Company regime gives an effective tax rate as low as 3% on qualifying income from abroad, backed by more than forty tax treaties and a genuinely deep fund administration industry.

The India treaty was renegotiated in 2016, ending the era of routing money through Mauritius just for the tax. Mauritius adapted by building real presence: licensed management companies, directors who live there, local audits and working banks.

Voordelen

Waarom mensen kiezen voor Mauritius

  • Effective 3% tax on qualifying income from abroad, through an 80% exemption
  • More than forty tax treaties, covering much of Africa plus India and China
  • One of the few offshore-type centres where companies reliably get real bank accounts
  • No capital gains tax and no tax kept back on dividends
  • Off the FATF grey list in 2021 and the EU list in 2022
Waarvoor mensen het gebruiken

Waar Mauritius past

  • Africa-focused funds
  • India investment
  • Global business companies
In een structuur

Waar Mauritius past in een structuur

Gebruikelijke rol · Africa fund or holding company

Mauritius in a structure
Bedrijven met activiteiten in Afrika
treaty countries
dividenden en rente
Mauritius GBC fund or holding company
effective 3%
returns, with no tax kept back on dividends
Beleggers

A Mauritius Global Business Company (GBC) sits between investors and the businesses they own across Africa, usually as a fund or holding company. The headline rate is 15%, but 80% of qualifying income from abroad is exempt, so the effective rate is 3%, and its treaties cover much of Africa. It relies on real presence on the island, which the Financial Services Commission enforces.

Waar het van afhangtThe 3% only holds with real presence (a licensed management company, at least two directors living in Mauritius, local books and a local audit), and because accounts are normally reported to your home tax office under CRS, where you live still decides how your income is taxed.

Een vereenvoudigd beeld ter toelichting, geen aanbeveling. Algemene informatie, geen belasting- of juridisch advies.

Bankieren

Een bankrekening openen

AfrAsia Bank, SBM, MCB and Absa Mauritius serve international clients, and Mauritius is one of the few offshore-type centres where a properly set-up company can reliably get a real bank account. Opening one takes three to six weeks through a licensed management company.

Belasting

Zo werkt de belasting hier

15% headline company tax, but 80% of qualifying income from abroad — dividends, interest and fund income — is exempt, giving an effective 3%. No capital gains tax, no tax kept back on dividends and no inheritance tax. Its treaties cover much of Africa plus India, China and the Gulf.

Substance (echte aanwezigheid)

Echte aanwezigheid, en wie de eigenaren kan inzien

Global Business Companies need a licensed management company, at least two directors living in Mauritius, a local bank account, local bookkeeping and a local audit, plus the main money-making work done in Mauritius. The Financial Services Commission enforces this; the presence is real, not just on paper.

Keuze

Wanneer u hiervoor kiest

Choose Mauritius for an Africa-focused fund or holding company, for investing into treaty countries across Africa, or when a tax-efficient structure also needs a working bank account and audited accounts.

Zo adviseren wij

U krijgt een schriftelijke vergelijking, geen verkooppraatje.

Elke Mauritius aanbeveling krijgt u als schriftelijke vergelijking met de alternatieven. Daarin leest u of de opzet een kritische toets kan doorstaan, hoe makkelijk bankieren zal zijn, welke belastingverdragen gelden, wie de eigenaren kan inzien, wat het per jaar kost om alles draaiende te houden en welk risico uw reputatie loopt. Zo ziet u de voor- en nadelen voordat u zich vastlegt.

Volgende stap

Overweegt u Mauritius? Vraag eerst een schriftelijke vergelijking aan.

Beantwoord zes vragen en ons team komt bij u terug met een voorselectie, een grove kostenindicatie en de plekken waar u kunt bankieren.

Veelgestelde vragen

Vragen die we bij elke Mauritius intake horen.

Is Mauritius still useful for investing in India?
Less than before 2016. The protection from Indian tax on gains from selling Indian shares was removed, so most India structures now compare Singapore and Mauritius on other things.
What is the effective tax rate?
3% on qualifying income from abroad, thanks to the 80% exemption, as long as you meet the presence conditions.
Can a foreigner open a bank account in Mauritius?
Yes, usually through a Mauritius company set up with a licensed management company. AfrAsia Bank, SBM, MCB and Absa Mauritius serve international clients, and opening an account takes three to six weeks. Expect to show where your money came from and what the account is for.
Is a Mauritius bank account reported to my home tax office?
Generally yes. Mauritius takes part in the automatic exchange of financial account information (CRS), so accounts held by people who are tax resident elsewhere are normally reported to their home tax office. Where you live then decides how the interest and gains are taxed.
Was Mauritius removed from the FATF grey list?
Yes. Mauritius came off the FATF 'grey list' (countries under increased monitoring) in 2021 and the EU list in 2022, after strengthening its anti-money-laundering rules.