Why Should
I Have My Own Offshore Corporation?
Asset Protection from lawsuits.
Increased privacy.
Confidentiality.
Flexible business laws abroad.
Expand your business worldwide with increased
privacy.
Reduce your taxes (subject to laws in your
jurisdiction).
Become the President of your own Offshore
Incorporation.
Additional
reasons to have your own offshore corporation
Offshore company formation -
Privacy, profits & prestige. In the computer
age, more than ever, many people are concerned about
litigious attorneys, employers/employees,
ex-spouses, ex-business partners, big brother and
others invading their privacy. Would you like to
have accounts with total confidentiality from the
above intruders? Would you like to have the option
of investing in high-yielding mutual funds and other
strategies offshore that aren't available at home?
Would you like to give yourself the prestige and
credibility of being the founder or officer of your
own international company? Would you like to expand
your business and offer your products or services to
a worldwide marketplace, while at the same time,
maintaining your confidentiality?
All
of these benefits, and more, can be made available
through your own International Business Company
(IBC).
What are International Business
Companies? How do they work? Why should I have one?
Those are the three questions that come to mind for
most people when they hear the term International
Business Company or Offshore
Corporation. Let's see if we can clear up some
of the mystery:
What
is an Offshore Company or International Business
Company? (IBC)
An international business company
(also called "offshore company") is a
corporation or limited liability company that has
been formed outside of your country of residence.
One is well advised to choose the country of
incorporation wisely.
Why
should I have an IBC?
An IBC that has been established
properly will give the owner financial
confidentiality. If one has an offshore account in
ones own name, the name of the account holder is
easy to trace. Let's say that the offshore bank
mails bank account statements to the accountholder.
If another party intercepts those statements, the
owner of the account may be subject to personal
scrutiny. However, if the account is in the name of
a corporation and those papers are intercepted,
there is not a direct personal tie to the signer on
the account. Moreover, many offshore jurisdictions
have strong laws protecting the account signer from
being revealed to any outside party.
Which
Jurisdiction Offers the Most Advantage?
In recent years, the Caribbean
Island of Nevis has become one of the most
attractive and convenient offshore corporate
domiciles in the world by the enactment of the Nevis
Business Corporation Ordinance 1984. In Nevis,
before suing your company one must post a $25,000.00
bond with the courts. Then, the one pursuing legal
action is required to file a brief justifying why he
or she should be permitted to sue. If the
representative of the courts feel the suit is not
warranted, the litigant will not be allowed to sue.
Moreover, they will forfeit their $25,000 bond!
Needless to say, there are very few frivolous
lawsuits in Nevis.
You
can also have money paid directly to your IBC
through companies such as e-gold.com or omnipay.net.
So, there are a multitude of
reasons for having your own offshore companies. The
above include just a few of the many advantages.
Many people who have offshore corporations have
several companies. Having more than one company
allows funds to be transferred between companies
that are free from government reporting. There is
usually a significant reduction in paperwork because
there may be no requirements by the government to
report transfers of money between one foreign
account and another.
Keeping
it Legal
There is good news for the US or
Canadian person. Taxes are to be paid on worldwide
income generated in a controlled foreign
corporation. However, one's privacy can still be
protected, while remaining tax compliant. To
maintain one's privacy, the stock in the offshore
corporation can be owned by a private Nevada
"C" Corporation (or for a Canadian an
Alberta Corporation). This way, the income produced
in the foreign corporation is reported on the tax
returns of the corporation and not the individual.
This can also be a tremendous tax-saving strategy,
because the "C" corporation pays lower
income taxes in most brackets than does an
individual. As always, be sure to get good tax and
legal advice from a licensed professional person.
Many jurisdictions that have a dependence on Great
Britain have decreased or eliminated their privacy
laws. The offshore tax havens that have independence
from Great Britain have retained their strong
privacy laws. Many of these countries receive a
majority of their income from offshore services so
they have a financial incentive to keep the privacy
laws in place on a long-term basis.
We do not recommend the traditional British
Dependant Territories such as Anguilla, Bermuda,
Cayman Islands, Montserrat and Turks & Caicos.
We also do not recommend the Isle of Man and the
British Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney).
In addition to removing their privacy laws, these
British Dependencies are implmementing a withholding
tax on bank account interest. If you already have a
corporation or account in one of these
jurisdictions, we recommend that you contact us and
quickly switch to a country such as one of our
company's recommended locations.
Personal
Note to Our Treasured Clients
We believe in the philosophy of
full compliance with US and international law.
Experience has taught that you can skirt the law of
the land and lose, or you can make it work for you
and win. That is why we heartily recommend that you
seek the counsel of the appropriate professional to
make absolutely certain you are on the right track.
Learn how to make the system work for you and be a
winner!
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