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Confidential offshore banking is not popular with the tax cartel governments who would rather see your money within easy reach.
Confusing legal tax planning and illegal tax evasion has become a popular tactic. Ending bank secrecy is one of the goals.
Outsiders moving in on your patch? Learn from a gang of taxmen who used mob tactics to deal with their competition.
The tax-free, anonymous offshore company is having a hard time under pressure from high-tax governments who want to see it extinct.
Outsiders moving in on your patch? Learn from a gang of taxmen who used mob tactics to deal with their competition.
Harmful tax competition? Harmful to whom? Learn about the real agenda behind OECD's blacklists of offshore tax havens.
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)
Not perceived as offshore company
No US tax liability for non-residents
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
Not perceived as offshore company
No UK tax liability for non-residents
Holding Company
Not perceived as offshore company
Tax free
International Trading Company (ITC)
Not perceived as offshore company
Low tax of 5%
Free Trade Zone Company
Little-known, low profile option
Tax free or low tax if revenues arise abroad
Corporate anonymity possible
Zona Especial Canaria (ZEC) Company
Little-known, low profile option
Low tax of 1%
Offshore Company (KFT)
Little-known, low profile option
Low tax of 2.7%
Non-Resident Company
Not perceived as offshore company
Tax free if controlled and trading abroad
Corporate anonymity usually possible
SAFI or SAZF Company
Little-known, low profile option
Tax free (SAZF) or low tax (SAFI)
Corporate anonymity possible
Standard domestic company
Little-known, low profile option
Tax free if revenues arise abroad
Corporate anonymity possible
Non-Resident Company
Not perceived as offshore company
Tax free if revenues arise abroad
Trading/Non-Trading Offshore Company
Little-known, low profile option
Tax free if non-trading, tax of 3% if trading
Corporate anonymity possible
Emerging offshore tax haven offers international business companies, limited partnerships, trusts, insurance and banking licences.
Trading through an offshore company can cut your tax bill. But will you have anybody to trade with?
Need a bank account for your new offshore company? Come prepared if you want your chosen bank to accept your money.
Today's changing offshore climate demands that modern offshore strategies be built on stronger yet flexible foundations if they are to withstand the forces that seek to bring them down.
Offshore bankers nowadays spend more time checking you out than serving your needs. Going offshore is not as simple as going abroad -- you'll need more than a passport.
Wondering how to get your assets offshore without leaving directions for others to follow? Those with privacy on their minds always plan a stopover or two on their way to offshore freedom.
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