Seychelles company formation and entity choice for 2026: domestic companies under the Companies Act 1972, International Business Companies under the 2016 Act, sole traders, partnerships and special licence companies; registered agent and director rules; the 2026 IBC amendments; SRC business registration, TIN and accounting record duties. Use for form a company in Seychelles, IBC rules, or IBC TIN. Source-based; no accountant has signed it.
Seychelles · tax year 2026 · changed 25 Jun 2026
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| Item | Amount or rule | Tax year | Official URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBC members | One or more at all times, s 99 | 2026 | https://fsaseychelles.sc/component/edocman/consolidated-international-business-companies-act-2016-to-11th-july-2025/download?Itemid=0 |
| IBC director | At least one at all times, s 130 | 2026 | same |
| IBC first director appointment | Within 30 days from incorporation, s 134(1), changed from nine months by Act 13 of 2026 s 2 | 2026 | https://src.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Act-13-2026-International-Business-Companies-Amendment-Act-2026.pdf |
| IBC registered agent | In Seychelles at all times, s 164 | 2026 | https://fsaseychelles.sc/component/edocman/consolidated-international-business-companies-act-2016-to-11th-july-2025/download?Itemid=0 |
| IBC annual return, s 171 | Repealed | 2026 | same |
| IBC financial summary | A company outside s 175(1A) keeps an annual financial summary at its registered office within 6 months of year end, and lodges records held abroad at least twice a year. A non-large holding company lodges records at least twice a year | 2026 | same |
| IBC nominee directors | Register must show nominee status and the nominator by 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 | https://src.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Act-13-2026-International-Business-Companies-Amendment-Act-2026.pdf |
| IBC directors on the public side | Name and appointment date of current directors, from 1 Jan 2027 (ss 346, 352) | 2026 | same |
| IBC TIN | Issued only to IBCs with Seychelles-sourced income or in a multinational group; TRCs continue | 2026 | https://src.gov.sc/suspension-of-tin-for-ibcs-applying-for-bank-purpose-only/ |
| Business registration at SRC | Within 28 days of starting | 2026 | https://src.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/SI-138-2022-Revenue-Administration-Business-Registration-and-Declaration-of-Operation-Regulations-2022-1.pdf |
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Local trading through a Companies Act 1972 company, a partnership or a sole trader, against an International Business Company (IBC) under the International Business Companies Act 2016. The Financial Services Authority regulates IBCs. The Registrar handles domestic companies; the registry site refused access, so domestic detail is limited.
| Item | Amount or rule | Tax year | Official URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBC members | One or more at all times, s 99 | 2026 | https://fsaseychelles.sc/component/edocman/consolidated-international-business-companies-act-2016-to-11th-july-2025/download?Itemid=0 |
| IBC director | At least one at all times, s 130 | 2026 | same |
| IBC first director appointment | Within 30 days from incorporation, s 134(1), changed from nine months by Act 13 of 2026 s 2 | 2026 | https://src.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Act-13-2026-International-Business-Companies-Amendment-Act-2026.pdf |
| IBC registered agent | In Seychelles at all times, s 164 | 2026 | https://fsaseychelles.sc/component/edocman/consolidated-international-business-companies-act-2016-to-11th-july-2025/download?Itemid=0 |
| IBC annual return, s 171 | Repealed | 2026 | same |
| IBC financial summary | A company outside s 175(1A) keeps an annual financial summary at its registered office within 6 months of year end, and lodges records held abroad at least twice a year. A non-large holding company lodges records at least twice a year | 2026 | same |
| IBC nominee directors | Register must show nominee status and the nominator by 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 | https://src.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Act-13-2026-International-Business-Companies-Amendment-Act-2026.pdf |
| IBC directors on the public side | Name and appointment date of current directors, from 1 Jan 2027 (ss 346, 352) | 2026 | same |
| IBC TIN | Issued only to IBCs with Seychelles-sourced income or in a multinational group; TRCs continue | 2026 | https://src.gov.sc/suspension-of-tin-for-ibcs-applying-for-bank-purpose-only/ |
| Business registration at SRC | Within 28 days of starting | 2026 | https://src.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/SI-138-2022-Revenue-Administration-Business-Registration-and-Declaration-of-Operation-Regulations-2022-1.pdf |
Section 5 bars an IBC from banking anywhere and from insurance, securities, fund, gambling and corporate services business in Seychelles unless licensed where the section allows. An IBC working in Seychelles registers the business with SRC and pays business tax; one without Seychelles income has no return (brochure). The brochure says 14 days to register; S.I. 138 of 2022 says 28 and the law wins. An IBC cancels its TIN within 30 days of being struck off.
SRC registration offences are in Corporate income tax. IBC Act penalties were not read.
An IBC can request a Tax Residency Certificate in writing, for a fee (brochure).
Decision on rate only, for SCR 1,500,000 of Seychelles profit: see Corporate income tax. Company tax is SCR 275,000.
name: Company tax on SCR 1,500,000
inputs:
profit: 1500000
steps:
- tax: 1000000 * 0.15 + (profit - 1000000) * 0.25
expected:
tax: 275000
The same profit as a sole trader is SCR 259,600.10, so the entity choice moves SCR 15,399.90 before any other cost.
name: Sole trader tax on SCR 1,500,000
inputs:
profit: 1500000
steps:
- tax: (1000000 - 102666) * 0.15 + (profit - 1000000) * 0.25
expected:
tax: 259600.10
Not yet confirmed: minimum share capital for either company type; the old claim that an IBC cannot trade with residents or own local real estate; IBC incorporation time and government fees; Companies Act 1972 annual filings; Companies (Special Licences) Act rules; the register of beneficial owners rules. The registry site returned 403 and these rest on third-party pages in the old pack, which were removed as citations.
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