A Guide To Jersey Companies

This note is designed to provide you with some basic information about Jersey companies, the types of companies available in Jersey and some key advantages of using Jersey companies.

Overview

A Jersey company is commonly used for investing in property, securities and other assets and acting as a group holding company.

As Jersey is a tax neutral jurisdiction and the use of a Jersey company as part of an investment opportunity or for the structuring or restructuring of financial transactions or assets has proven to be very popular. In the majority of cases a Jersey company is subject to tax in Jersey at the rate of 0% (zero).

The main legislation, by which a Jersey company is governed, is the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (the "Law"). The Law covers all aspects of the formation and administration of companies in Jersey. The Jersey Financial Services Commission is the regulator responsible for the regulation of all Jersey registered companies.