Category: Tax Havens
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Isle of Man Business Barometer Paints Optimistic Picture
Accounting firm KPMG has released the latest set of findings from its Isle of Man Business Barometer, which indicate that business in the jurisdiction continued to see improved performance during the third quarter of 2004. “The encouraging trends from the first half of the year are continuing, with over 85% of business reporting steady or…
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Hong Kong Details New Plan To Exempt Offshore Funds From Pft Tax
HONG KONG -The Hong Kong government has issued a new proposal on exempting offshore funds from paying profits tax in a bid to maintain the territory’s status as an international financial center. The new proposal, crafted by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, seeks to exempt non-Hong Kong residents from paying profits tax on…
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Show Us Your Money
The USA PATRIOT Act lets the feds spy on your finances. But does it help catch terrorists? “This is really a bill which, if enacted into law, will be [a longer] step in the direction of stopping terrorism than any other we have had before this Congress in a long time,” one of the bill’s…
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The Nevis LLC, and how they relate to International Asset Protection
While domestic LLCs offer a margin of asset protection, they are still under the jurisdiction of the U.S. court system. As such, almost any United States court – in any jurisdiction – can pierce the corporate veil to examine book, seize funds and/or assets in the event of unfavourable court rulings against the corporation. In…
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Panama, a Rising Star in Offshore Asset Protection
In recent years there has been a noticeable increase in smaller countries competing for a larger slice of the growing offshore financial market. While many smaller countries were once under large countries foreign empirical control, they are now independent and free to plot a self-directed course by which they can grow and prosper. Many of…
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Swiss Asset Protection for Global Investors
Financial success may make any investor a potential magnet for litigation. Wealth has never been as vulnerable as it is today. Indeed, loss of assets through lawsuits and legal awards as well as government action is spreading all over the world. To deal with these unprecedented threats to your wealth, The Sovereign Society, in conjunction…
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Operating an Offshore APT
In theory, if maximum asset protection is your stated goal, nearly all moveable and liquid assets should be transferred physically to fund the offshore APT as soon as it is created. That includes cash and evidence of intangible assets such as stocks, bonds and other securities. These should be placed in the custody of the…
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Second Passports: Important Considerations
Legality The single most important consideration when evaluating the usefulness of an alternative citizenship is that it be legal in every respect. That fact may seem obvious, but the proliferation of fly-by-night passport fraud operations requires not only this reminder, but strict adherence to it when making second passport plans and decisions. If you are…
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Creating an APT
Unfortunately, there are a limited number of qualified US and UK experts in the field of asset protection law, so proceed with great caution before choosing your personal advisor for such an important project as creating an APT. This is an area of financial activity where cutting corners can be very costly. Knowledgeable APT attorneys…