Branch or Subsidiary (Registered Users Only)

Branch or Subsidiary? A question frequently asked by multinational companies seeking to do business in the Caribbean is whether they should operate through a “branch” or, alternatively, whether they should operate via a locally incorporated “subsidiary company”. Regrettably, and all too often, the advice provided is couched in the following terms: Both structures are largely inter-changeable, but have two main distinguishing features: an incorporated entity has the benefit of limited liability…