Tag: offshore bank
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Offshore Banking Intermediaries
Private investors and organizations have safely and routinely used offshore banking for years. Truth to tell, there isn’t much difference in the service and benefits between the bank down the street or one in Belize. The banks offering offshore accounts to foreigners are well established and offer online banking options, credit or debit cards and…
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Where to Begin in Offshore Investment
So you’re thinking of investing offshore, are you? Isn’t it a little risky? Isn’t an offshore account for someone doing something illegal? What about taxes? Where the heck do I even start? These are all very good questions and, if you’re unfamiliar with acquiring overseas assets, the very idea can seem daunting and maybe not…
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What is FATCA?
FATCA, or the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act was passed as part of the HIRE act of 2010. Designed to take United States tax compliance beyond the borders of the United States and into foreign territories to prevent the loss of potential billions of dollars in tax revenue, FATCA tightens compliancy standards and increases transparency…
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Tax Deferred Foreign Retirement Account
Sure a USA person can set up an IRA LLC, or a USA person can set up and LLC Offshore, and a USA person can open an Offshore Trust. The fact is that the companies that sell these products are creating them for USA customers about the same record pace they were pre-FACTA. Brilliant Internet…
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Offshore Banking and Panama TIEA
Offshore banking and Panama The recent Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) between Panama and the U.S. will only have an effect on bank accounts held by U.S. citizens in Panama. Panama companies and foundations are simple to set up as 100% anonymous vehicles just as before as there have been no changes to the law…
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RBC Wealth Management named Best Private Bank in the Channel Islands
RBC Wealth Management has continued its recent award success by being named the Best Private Bank in the Channel Islands at the 2012 World Finance Banking Awards. World Finance’s judging panel used a wide range of criteria to decide the recipients of the 2012 awards. These included assessing each firm’s performance, the variety and clarity…
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Statement from Geoff Cook, Jersey Finance, relating to recent comments by Ed Miliband
We have noted with disappointment the comments made by the leader of the opposition, Ed Miliband, over the weekend, in which he urges action by the EU against British Crown Dependencies, including Jersey. It is disappointing when political leaders choose to make inaccurate accusations about Jersey which do not reflect the positive contribution that Jersey…
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Fresh Approach to Private Offshore Banking
When you imagine private offshore banking it may involve a Swiss bank account or an ultra-secret Cayman private bank account nestled in beachy isolation. But to really achieve that safe haven of wealth that neither law courts nor governments can touch you may need to think outside the box. Today’s reality is that we are…
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Why Offshore Banking is Underutilised
There are many myths about international banking, and a stigma attached to the phrase ‘offshore banking’. Both can conjure stories of illicit financial activities on small islands and neutral, private banking institutions with renegade accounting tactics not condoned by reputable jurisdictions. These misconceptions sometimes arise out of context from extreme legal cases. Definition: A tax…