
WHY
MAURITIUS
COMPETITIVE FISCAL ADVANTAGES
Income tax: 15% (personal tax)
Value-Added Tax (VAT): 15%
Tax on interest and dividends: Nil
Inheritance tax on property: Nil
Land Transfer tax: 5%
Corporate tax: 15%
Corporate Social Responsibility Tax: 2% on book profits
Repatriation of capital, dividends and profits: Free
Capital gains tax: Nil
Exemption from customs duty on equipment
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY NON-CITIZENS
Possible after fulfilling specific requirements and within specific schemes
1. Integrated Resort Scheme (IRS), Real Estate Scheme (RES), Invest Hotel Scheme (IHS), Property Development Scheme (PDS), Smart City Scheme (SCS).
Permanent Residence (PR) is granted when buying property above USD 375,000 (or equivalent in any convertible currencies) in above schemes
(*Valid as long as the non-citizen holds the property)
2. Apartments provided that :
It is situated in a Ground + 2 building on FREEHOLD land with a minimum selling of MUR 6,000,000
For apartment in a Ground + 2 building with a price exceeding USD 500,000 (or equivalent in any convertible currencies) the owner can apply for a long stay visa which allows a non-citizen and his dependents to stay for a consecutive period of 10 years, renewable.
(*Valid so long as the non-citizen holds the property.)