In the United States, company law is state law. You therefore do not choose "the USA" but a state: Wyoming for a lean operating company, Delaware for anything investors will look at.
Incorporation in Wyoming, expedited: 24 to 48 hours. Delaware: 1 to 2 business days.
Years at the top of the rankings for rule of law and freedom from corruption. Territorial principle: foreign income can remain untaxed provided it is not remitted to Singapore.
Special Administrative Region · common law · free port
Two-tier profits tax from 8.25 per cent and strictly territorial taxation: only Hong Kong-sourced profits are taxed. No VAT, no capital gains tax, no withholding tax on dividends.
The real value of a German company is its reputation. Where an offshore structure raises questions, a GmbH opens doors — with banks, with large customers, with public sector clients.
British Overseas Territory · common law · Privy Council
The real reason for the BVI is not tax but the court: the Commercial Division has dense case law on shareholder disputes. If you are building a structure with several partners, you get a forum here that decides conflicts reliably.
EU member · civil law · German-speaking administration
Since the 2024 reform the minimum share capital is €10,000 instead of €35,000. That makes Austria cheaper on capital than Germany for the first time — and a serious alternative for an EU company with German-speaking administration.
British Overseas Territory · common law · fund domicile
The world’s leading domicile for investment funds. The Cayman Islands are NOT on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions — for advisory work that is the difference between a structure that lasts and one that has to be explained at every bank review.