Category: Tax Havens

  • Tax havens hidden in plain sight

    Many of the world’s most secretive tax havens, ranging from Anguilla to Uruguay, are set to open their books to foreign tax by 2017. A year later, dozens more, including Belize, Hong Kong and Singapore, are set to follow suit. Among them is Switzerland, abandoning a tradition of secrecy that dates back at least as…

  • British Overseas ‘Tax Havens’ Warned by UK

    LONDON, England — A Labour government would push for UK overseas territories to be put on an international blacklist if they refuse to co-operate with a drive against tax avoidance, Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has told them ahead of general elections in Britain in May. In a letter to the leaders of British Overseas…

  • Brought to you by FATCA

    Recapturing Pre-Tax Contributions and Tax Deferred Accumulations in a 402(b) Regulated Asset Protection Structure Contributions to this Internal Revenue Service (IRS) acknowledged and FATCA registered foreign company retirement plan are for persons working inside or outside the USA. Assets held within this specific IRC 402(b) are recognized globally as not included in worldwide taxable assets…

  • 402b Benefits for Asset Protection

    Benefits of a Regulated Asset Protection Structure (RAPS) Recapture pre-tax contributions and tax deferred accumulations Recapture foreign financial account privacy and secrecy When there is a legal basis there are no limits to contribution amounts Liquidity at all times. Overcome regulatory barriers to provide your champions capital shares Reduce employee social service costs by 1/3rd…

  • San Juan – The New Havana?: Making the Move from Miami to Puerto Rico

    [typography font=”Open Sans” size=”11″ size_format=”px”]by Gerald Nowotny[/typography] I lived in Miami for about ten years during the time that I went to law school at the University Of Miami School of Law, i.e. the Harvard of the South! I also worked in Miami while I went to law school at night and have a good…

  • Luxembourg an On-shore IFC for Offshore Investment

    Luxembourg is not a tax haven. It is not a country where you can hide assets in case of criminal investigations or amidst money laundering operations. Luxembourg has implemented all of the international standards in terms of the exchange of information for tax purposes. It has also implemented the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development…

  • Jersey retains top offshore jurisdiction status in global rankings

    In the latest publication of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), Jersey has retained the number one ranking amongst offshore jurisdictions. Jersey is the only offshore jurisdiction to be included in the top 30 International Finance Centres (IFCs). Jersey maintained a ranking of 28 from the previous index published six months ago. This is compares…

  • The Offshore Attraction

    At the mention of offshore investments there is usually a raised eyebrow and immediate expression of distrust. Portrayed in the movies as the realm of the super-rich with secrets to hide or as a blatant vaunting by criminals of ill-gotten gains, there is far more myth than reality in fact within the public understanding. To…