Brunei company formation provides entrepreneurs invest in Brunei's strong manufacturing and services sectors. There are two types of companies in Brunei, a resident company (known as a Brunei Sendirian Berhad) and a non resident company (known as a Brunei offshore company). A Brunei offshore company is an excellent, tax-efficient entity through which international entrepreneurs can conduct business in Asia and internationally. A Brunei Sendirian Berhad is the required corporate structure to conduct business within Brunei. The following information will help you determine whether Brunei company formation is the optimum corporate structure to fulfill your international business objectives:

Brunei company formation allows the shareholders to be any nationality, and corporate shareholders are permitted. Only one shareholder is required for a Brunei offshore company, while a minimum of two is required for a resident Brunei Sendirian Berhad company.

The minimum paid up capital requirements is US$1 for both Brunei offshore company formation and for the resident Brunei Sendirian Berhad.

Before company formation of a Brunei resident company, it is necessary to appoint a Brunei resident director and resident company secretary.

A Brunei resident company pays a corporate tax of 20%.

Brunei resident company formation is a time consuming process that can last two to six months. Brunei is poorly ranked as the world's 112th easiest place to do business, according to the 2011 Doing Business Survey by the World Bank.