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Cost of registration The cost of the second year Number of Directors Corporate tax rates Payment of Charter Capital Financial statements
2810.00 EUR 1390.00 EUR 1 20.00% 500000.00 Yes
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Scandinavian Republic of Iceland is located in the territory covering 103,000 m2 in Northern Europe. Eponymous island is the second in Europe due to its size. Iceland has points of contact with the Arctic Circle. The population is about 317 thousand people.

The administrative center, where one third of the country's population resides, is Reykjavik. Icelandic has the status of the state language.

Cold maritime climate of the country is slightly softened a bit by the impact of the North Atlantic Drift .

Iceland's economy is characterized by average development rate. It is based on fisheries, foreign investment in energy-consuming industries.  Tourism is also developing here. Important export products are products made of wool. The largest quantities of imports are associated with oil procurements.

The currency is Icelandic krona (ISK).

If you decided to register company in Iceland, the following information will be useful for you.

Forms of doing business.

The most popular is registration of the company in Iceland in the following forms:

  • private limited company – Ehf;
  • joint stock company with limited liability – Hf.

The legislative framework.

In Iceland, the Laws "On Companies" and "On ITC companies" regulate the activities of companies.

ITC is international trading company that can conduct activity in the forms of LLC and JSC. Company receives the status of ITC by obtaining special license.

Available types of activities:

  • Intermediary services (non-resident companies participate), provision of services, trade;
  • Holding activities;
  • Disposition of marine and air vessels (for lease, sublease, possession, management), vehicles operated under the flags of other countries;

Sales of fish, seafood, and agricultural products of Icelandic origin are prohibited.

Features of company in Iceland:

  • For obtaining ITC status from 3 to 4 weeks are required.
  • You can not use the names of already existing companies or identical ones. Ending of the company name shall contain the abbreviation ITC, regardless of its organizational and legal form.
  • Company registration takes place in Iceland subject to the submission of the following documents:

- Charter;
- Memorandum of association;
- Minutes of the first (constituent) meeting of shareholders.

  • The address for receiving official correspondence sent by the public authorities to the company in Iceland is provided by incorporation agent. Address shall be all the time in the territory of jurisdiction.
  • Minimum authorized capital requirement for ITC is approximately € 7000.
  • Issuing registered shares with nominal value is only allowed.
  • Minimum number of shareholders is one. There are no requirements concerning status and country of residence.
  • Minimum number of directors is also one. There are no requirements concerning his status, but there is a feature in relation to the country of residence, namely: one of the directors shall be a citizen of Iceland or state member of the international organization OECD, which includes 30 states.
  • Meetings of Shareholders shall be held annually, anywhere in the world, and there is possibility of their organizing over the phone. Minutes of the meetings are stored in place of actual registration of the office.
  • Meetings of the Board of Directors of joint-stock companies shall be held only in Iceland.
  • Confidentiality of information about shareholders, directors, first founders, and official address of the company's office is not ensured.
  • Confidentiality of data on banking operations of the company is ensured. Selection of Bank and number of accounts are not limited.

Taxes in Iceland.

  • For ITC company:

- income tax – 5%;

- tax on total capital – 0%;

- stamp duty – 0%;

- license fee (annual) – ISK 100 000.

  • For private entrepreneur:

- income tax – 38,58%.

  • For partnership:

- income tax – 26%.

  • For companies and branches:

- income tax – 18%;

- tax on shareholders’ profits – 10%.

If you need to register a company in Iceland, we are ready to provide comprehensive professional assistance for you. It is now simple and easy to buy company in Iceland. Registration of companies, offshore companies in different countries of the world is one of the main directions of our activity.

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General information
Square103 000.00
Population313 183.00
CapitalReykjavik
Unemployment7.40
State polityconstitutional republic
Telephone code354
Place in the world in corruption13
locationNorthern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the United Kingdom
ClimateTemperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers; avg. maximum temperature (July) +12°; avg. minimum temperature (January) -1°
Literacy rate99.00%
Ethnic groupsHomogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94%, population of foreign origin 6%
National currencyIcelandic krona
USD exchange rate125.69
GDP per capita27
Official languageIcelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
Credit ratingBBB-
The judiciaryThe Supreme Court, eight district courts
Executive authorityHead of government: Prime Minister. Government: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
Legislative authoritiesunicameral parliament - the Althing (63 seats)
Corporate information
Opportunity to purchase ready-made companiesNo
Legal systemCivil Law
The use of the Cyrillic alphabet in the nameNo
Local registered officeYes
Organizational and Legal FormsPrivate and Public Limited Company, International Trading Company (ITC)
Indication of BPA in the nameEinkahlutafelag (Ehf), private limited company. Hlutafelag (Hf) public limited company, Alþjóðlegt viðskiptafélag или ITC (av.)
Local registered agentYes
Shares and share capital
Information about the beneficiary is disclosed500000
The minimum amount of paid-in capital, nat. currency500000
The minimum amount of the issued capital500000
Bearer sharesNo
Terms of payment of the issued capitalWhen registering
Terms of capital paymentWhen registering
Possibility to issue shares without par valueNo
Taxation
VATNo
Basic corporate tax rate20.00%
Capital gains taxNo
Currency controlNo
Corporate tax rates details18% for limited companies and 5% for ITC companies
Stamp dutyNo
Director and Secretary
Minimum number of directors1
The requirement for residency directorsNo
Director of legal entities are allowedNo
The data reveals to the local agentYes
Data field to the public registryYes
The requirement for the presence of the SecretaryNo
Requirement to the residense of the SecretaryNo
Requirements to qualification of the SecretaryNo
Legal entity as the SecretaryNo
Shareholder and beneficiary
Minimum number of shareholders1
Data is entered in the public registerNo
Shareholders residency requirementYes
Information about the beneficiary is disclosedNo
Information may be disclosed to the local agentYes
Shareholders-legal entities are acceptableYes
Reporting
The requirement for filing reportsYes
Open access to reportsNo
Statutory auditNo
The requirement for filing Annual ReturnNo
Open access to the Annual ReturnNo
The requirement for reportsYes
Treaty on avoidance of double taxation (States which signed)25
Membership in the OECDYes
Is it offshore according to Russian legislationYes
Trademark Registration
TM Comprehensive Study
First Class Additional Class
60.00 EUR30.00 EUR
TM Registration Request
First Class Additional Class
1130.00 EUR 130.00 EUR
TM Registration Certificate
First Class Additional Class
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Total
First Class Additional Class
1200.00 EUR 160.00 EUR
TM Comprehensive Study TM Registration Request TM Registration Certificate Total
First Class Additional Class First Class Additional Class First Class Additional Class First Class Additional Class
60.00 30.00 1130.00 130.00 0.00 0.00 1200.00 EUR 160.00 EUR
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60.00 30.00 1222.00 130.00 0.00 0.00 1200.00 EUR 160.00 EUR
«TRADEMARK» refers to «Wordmark+ Logo»

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