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Jersey — law, trusts, foundations and financial regulation

An editorial guide for international business and private capital covering companies, trusts, foundations, banking, payments, digital assets, tax and economic substance.

Editorial legal overview · not an official translation or individual opinion

Findings from the official-material review

Jersey

01

JFSC incorporation guidance requires the relevant COBO consent and disclosure of the proposed activity and connected parties.

02

Trust and company services require a provider-licensing analysis; formation of a trust does not itself determine the trustee's regulatory status.

03

A Jersey VASP is subject to AML registration and an activity-specific perimeter rather than a universal crypto permission.

04

The zero/ten model does not displace special rates, economic-substance duties or applicable Pillar Two rules.

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Scope

This material helps identify available legal vehicles, regulated activities, responsible authorities, tax rules and banking-compliance evidence. The actual result depends on participant residence, source of wealth, management, place of activity and real cash flows.

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What this overview does not establish

Formation does not guarantee a bank account, tax exemption, creditor protection or permission to perform regulated services. Crypto and payment products are classified by function, clients, flow of funds and where services are offered.

Legislation and official guidance for this topic

Jersey

The selection links to current official publications. The regulatory perimeter and instrument version are rechecked before reliance.

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LegislationJersey Legal Information Board — current legislationOpen official source ↗
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Official guidanceJFSC — incorporating and operating a Jersey companyOpen official source ↗
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Official guidanceJFSC — beneficial ownership and controller guidanceOpen official source ↗
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Official guidanceJFSC — managed trust company businessOpen official source ↗
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RegulatorJFSC — virtual asset service providersOpen official source ↗
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Official guidanceJFSC — AML/CFT/CPF HandbookOpen official source ↗
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Tax authorityRevenue Jersey — company tax guidance and practice notesOpen official source ↗
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Tax authorityRevenue Jersey — economic substance for companies and partnershipsOpen official source ↗

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Working route

  1. 01

    Map owners, beneficiaries, purposes and asset geography

  2. 02

    Choose a company, trust, foundation or combined structure

  3. 03

    Test licensing for banking, payments, investment and digital-asset services

  4. 04

    Model tax, substance, CRS/FATCA and beneficial-ownership reporting

  5. 05

    Prepare the corporate, fiduciary and banking evidence pack

  6. 06

    Recheck the current law immediately before filing

Private capital · Banking

Banking starts with an evidenced structure

A bank assesses more than a certificate of incorporation. It expects coherent source-of-wealth and source-of-funds evidence, business purpose, contractual model, tax position, counterparties and payment corridors. A trust or foundation also requires transparent disclosure of the settlor or founder, trustee or council, protector, beneficiaries and controllers.

Discuss a structure

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Official sources

Primary sources are linked for current-law verification. The substantive analysis and navigation remain on this page.

01JFSC — foundations and regulated services↗02Jersey Legal Information Board↗03Revenue Jersey↗

This material is informational. Current law and actual circumstances must be checked before formation, asset transfer, licensing or account opening.

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