Foreign companies with an eye on Africa’s emerging markets are apparently flocking to Mauritius to incorporate local subsidiaries in a move that could deny more than a dozen African governments billions in corporate taxes and position the island nation as the region’s economic hub.
Possibly the the range of incentives available to foreign firms in Mauritius. This includes a 15 per cent charge on a company’s taxable income such as business or trading profits. This amount is half the almost 30 per cent rate that other countries in the region apply to similar income.
Foreigners living in Mauritius are also apparently spared royalty taxes compared to other countries in the region who in some cases tax at the rate of 20 per cent. In addition, Mauritius has more than 30 double taxation treaties with African countries alone and has recently entered into Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (IPPAs) with its double taxation partners.
Finally an efficient judicial and dispute resolution mechanisms has also given Mauritius an edge over the competition in Africa, with the The World Bank’s Doing Business 2011 report, ranking Mauritius’ judicial system as the best in Africa in terms of reforms aimed at facilitating business and investment transactions.
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