Thousands of entrepreneurs and organisations have already realised the benefits of investing in Labuan. However, successfully investing in Labuan requires patience, comprehensive knowledge of the local market and business environments, efficient tax planning in Labuan and professional advisers who can help you through every step of the process of starting a company in Labuan. Healy Consultants can assist those investing in Labuan with a wide range of services to support their ambitions, including tailored advice for tax planning in Labuan. Some points to note when investing in Labuan include:

Investing in Labuan can be a major challenge. Despite many regulatory and legal reforms in the country, procedures for starting a company in Labuan remain complicated, lengthy and geographically restrictive, particularly for foreign investors.

Regulatory and legislative reforms are struggling to keep pace with rapid economic growth.

Despite reforms, Labuan's legal system remains complex to those starting a company in Labuan, and enforcement of federal laws at provincial level continue to discourage those planning on investing in Labuan.

Understanding Malaysian business culture is one of the main challenges faced by those investing in Labuan. Healy Consultants offers a comprehensive business orientation service to clients investing in Labuan, including Malaysian language courses, tailored chauffeur-driven guided tours of key points of business interest (e.g. industrial parks, special economic zones), city tours, and introductory courses on Malaysian business etiquette.

Setting up the correct corporate structure is vital to successfully starting a company in Labuan. Healy Consultants can advise on and engineer a structure to meet your exact needs, from the foreign-invested commercial enterprise (FICE) to the representative office.

Opening a corporate bank account is crucial to support the activities of entrepreneurs investing in Labuan. Healy Consultants can assist in opening a corporate bank account either in Labuan or in another jurisdiction such as Hong Kong or Singapore, according to your needs. Kindly visit this webpage for further information on Healy Consultants' international corporate bank accounts.

One of the keys to successfully investing in Labuan is developing a reliable network of business contacts and service suppliers. Healy Consultants has, over the years, established an impressive client base in Labuan and the region, across a wide range of industries. Subject to their mutual agreement, we are able to provide introductions to key businesspeople in Labuan, as well as introduce possible joint venture partners around the world.

For entrepreneurs planning to move to Labuan to oversee their investments, Healy Consultants can help provide a comprehensive relocation service. Services include:

Obtaining Malaysian Employment and residence visas for the investor and his/her family;

Malaysian Employment and residence visas for staff;

Introductions to real estate agents in Labuan;

Introductions to banks in Labuan or the region for mortgages, personal bank accounts etc, with leading international banks such as HSBC, Standard Chartered and Citibank;

Assistance with locating a suitable school in Labuan for the family.

Other support services provided by Healy Consultants to entrepreneurs starting a company in Labuan include a accounting and taxation services for tax planning in Labuan, Virtual Office services, human resource support, marketing services, assistance with obtaining corporate finance, IT Support services, Asia real estate purchase, and market research and feasibility studies.

Tax planning in Labuan is an important aspect to consider when investing in Labuan. On first impressions for those starting a company in Labuan, Labuan's tax system can appear complicated and confusing. However, Healy Consultants' experience of Labuan company formation and tax planning in Labuan means that you get only the most accurate, reliable tax advice for your Labuan business startup. Our services for tax planning in Labuan help you optimise your tax planning. Some considerations for tax planning in Labuan include:

When tax planning in Labuan, investors should note that all income is subject to corporate tax of 33%. However, in Labuan a Company does not pay tax on dividends, loan interest, and certain royalties (normally relating to technologically-advanced projects).

When tax planning in Labuan and considering whether starting a company in Labuan is viable, investors should note that the country has a varied network of double taxation treaties which may provide tax benefits to Malaysian Companies.

When tax planning in Labuan, investors should note that capital gains are taxed as ordinary income.

Investors should note that the Malaysian tax year is generally from January to December when devising their tax planning in Labuan agenda.

Labuan is a low-tax jurisdiction. A Labuan Offshore Company which is trading is required to pay either a 3% tax on net audited profits, or a fixed sum of RM20,000 (US$5,650). A Labuan Offshore Company which does not trade is not required to pay tax.

Having considered the incentives and benefits for investing in Singapore as well as the issues regarding tax planning in Labuan, Healy Consultants can ensure that the process for starting a company in Labuan is as straightforward as possible. Although starting a company in Labuan is complex and time consuming, our transparent, logical engagement procedures ensure an efficient Labuan business startup, which typically evolves as follows:

Prior to starting a company in Labuan, our client settles our fees and signs Healy Consultants engagement letter.

Prior to starting a company in Labuan, Healy Consultants provides our client a detailed engagement plan for the Labuan business set up process, outlining a roadmap for the upcoming engagement, thereby minimising unwanted surprises and meeting client expectations.

Healy Consultants legally completes Labuan business startup, with the correct corporate structure, see Labuan company registration procedures.

Healy Consultants completes corporate bank account opening for our client to support those starting a company in Labuan. The bank account includes world-class multi-currency Internet banking facilities.

Healy Consultants provides our client with a local business address details for invoicing purposes, together with telephone, fax and email support, to accompany Labuan business startup.

Healy Consultants assists our client with business website building, search engine advertising, as well as stationery and logo design to support those starting a company in Labuan.

After investing in Labuan, Healy Consultants assists our client to obtain corporate finance, trade finance and to open merchant accounts.

After investing in Labuan, Healy Consultants assists our client to locate business premises and recruit local staff in Labuan, if required.

After investing in Labuan, Healy Consultants e-mails an Engagement Feedback Survey to our client.