Labuan Company Formation – Trading / Non-Trading Structuring is designed for international clients seeking to use Labuan as a credible Asian international business or financial-services platform.
Labuan trading activity is generally taxed at 3% of audited net profits where the entity satisfies the applicable Labuan business-activity and substance requirements. Labuan IBFC is a specialist Malaysian international business and financial centre offering 100% foreign ownership and flexible international structures.
Incorporation must be undertaken through a Labuan trust company licensed by Labuan FSA. Coutts Consultants focuses on whether the proposed activity genuinely fits Labuan, which tax/substance regime applies, whether Labuan FSA approval is required, and how the structure will interact with banking, counterparties and the client's wider international arrangements. For labuan company formation – trading / non-trading structuring, Coutts acts as the central project coordinator.
We establish suitability and scope, prepare a tailored evidence checklist, coordinate a licensed Labuan trust company and appropriate Malaysian/Labuan legal, tax, audit, compliance, banking or regulated specialists, manage documentation and provider/regulator queries, and identify substance and continuing obligations after completion. Best suited to international clients with a genuine Labuan business, investment, financing, risk-management or private-wealth objective and transparent ownership, funding and supporting documentation. Any licence, approval, bank account, tax treatment, immigration permission or other third-party decision remains subject to Labuan FSA, Malaysian tax authorities, banks and relevant professional providers and is not guaranteed.
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