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Most foreign companies in Bermuda are incorporated under the Companies Act of 1981. Bermuda-registered companies need only one director and one shareholder, who can be the same person, and neither needs to be resident in Bermuda. Most companies do not need to file financial accounts or annual returns.
The Companies Acts 1948 to 1980 was the collective title of the Companies Act 1948, Parts I and III of the Companies Act 1967, the Companies (Floating Charges and Receivers) (Scotland) Act 1972, section 9 of the European Communities Act 1972, sections 1 to 4 of the Stock Exchange (Completion of Bargains) Act 1976, section 9 of the Insolvency ...
Bermuda has no equivalent of the British Law of Property Act 1925. Bermuda has no capital gains taxes, but there is ad valorem Stamp Duty on sales and gifts of real estate. Generally, Bermuda real estate cannot be vested in a corporation, except: in a trust company; in the management company of a condominium; or
Bermuda is an associate member of CARICOM. Bermuda's economy is based on offshore insurance and reinsurance, and tourism, the two largest economic sectors. [1] [2] Bermuda had one of the world's highest GDP per capita for most of the 20th century [3] and several years beyond. Recently, its economic status has been affected by the global recession.
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Customs duties in Bermuda are levied on almost all goods arriving in the island. [5] Import tax is quite heavy in Bermuda. Almost everything in Bermuda is imported including food. Consequently, prices are high in Bermuda and the cost of living in Bermuda is far higher than many other countries, and is a major source of government revenue.
On 6 April, 1150 public sector workers in Bermuda walked off the job and began strike action, demanding above-inflation pay rises.. As the strike stretched on into late April, workers in other sectors began to take actions in solidarity with the public sector workers, including some taxi drivers who picketed the L.F. Wade International Airport.