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For British professionals and retirees, Mauritius sits at the sharper end of the shortlist: a stable, English-speaking jurisdiction with a progressive income tax topping out at 20%, no capital gains tax, no inheritance tax and a residency permit that takes weeks rather than years. Against a UK tax system where higher earners hand over 40% […]

Africa’s wealthiest country per capita. Ranked 22nd globally on the Global Peace Index. The only Sub-Saharan African nation in the top tier of World Bank ease-of-doing-business rankings. And a corporate tax rate that makes accountants in Paris and London do a double take. Use the Mauritius tax calculator to estimate your own tax liability. Mauritius […]

Mauritius has 46 double taxation agreements (DTAs) in force. These treaties determine how income is taxed when it flows between Mauritius and another country, reducing or eliminating double taxation on dividends, interest, royalties and capital gains. For investors, fund managers and companies structuring through Mauritius, the withholding rates in these treaties are where any cross-border […]

Both Mauritius and Portugal have been on the retirement radar for years, and for good reason. Warm weather, relatively low costs, stable politics, routes to legal residency that don’t require you to buy a property for half a million euros. But they are very different propositions. And the right answer depends almost entirely on what […]

A Global Business Company (GBC) is a Mauritius-incorporated company that conducts its business primarily outside the island. Holding companies, investment funds, trading companies, cross-border services businesses: if you want to be tax resident in Mauritius and access its network of 46 double taxation agreements, this is the structure. What a GBC does A GBC is […]

These two end up on the same shortlists all the time. Warm weather, low tax, English widely spoken, government schemes to pull in foreign money. On paper, they look like variations of the same offer. They are not. Dubai is a gleaming, air-conditioned machine in the desert. Mauritius is a trade-wind island in the Indian […]

Retiring early in Mauritius works best if you already have real money. Not fantasy money. Not the kind of spreadsheet wealth that assumes markets only go up, rent never rises and you will somehow stay healthy forever. Actual capital, enough margin and a plan that still works when life gets irritating. That is why Mauritius […]

These are the questions that come up in every conversation about moving to, investing in, or retiring to Mauritius. Collected from the most common queries readers send, answered plainly. Jump to whatever section matters most to you. Visas and permits Property and real estate Tax and business Banking Cost of living Healthcare Schools Practical matters […]

Can you earn decent rental income from a Mauritius property? Yes. But the yields are lower than the brochures suggest, and the costs are higher than most first-time investors expect. Mauritius combines strong demand from high-income short-term visitors, a growing expat population looking for long-term rentals and a legal framework that allows foreign ownership through […]

Mauritius has implemented OECD Pillar Two. The Finance Act 2025 introduces a Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (QDMT) that ensures multinational enterprise (MNE) groups with revenue of EUR 750 million or more pay a minimum effective tax rate of 15% on their Mauritius-sourced profits. This is a pragmatic move, not a generous one. By adopting […]