http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com Offshore banking is an important part of global financial transactions. It is the deposit of funds outisde the country of residence. Offshore banking institutions are usually located in a low tax juridictions that offer legal financial advantages over... http://www.articlealley.com/http://offshorebanking2.articlealley.com/what-is-an-offshore-bank-and-is-it-legal-2305602.html 30th June 2011 There are certain tax havens in the world where you will find specific taxes being imposed at a minimum rate or not at all. For example, the tax for an offshore company in Seychelles is nil. This prompts wealthy professionals as well as businesses to set ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://jaybutler.articlealley.com/advantages-of-forming-an-offshore-company-in-seychelles-2213687.html 06th May 2011 More commonly recognized for its ancient civilization history of the Mayan Empire, Guatemala has far more lately turn into the focus of the worlds wealthy, who are beginning to look beyond the European tax havens of Switzerland, Andorra and Monaco followi... http://www.articlealley.com/http://garlandweiss.articlealley.com/euro-tax-haven-apocalypto-opens-door-to-guatemala-2170338.html 06th April 2011 Panama is one of the most popular and established tax havens around. Its popularity is thanks to the offshore companies and foundations on offer. Panama’s tax advantages stem from the fact that it has a territorial tax system. This means there is no tax o... http://www.articlealley.com/http://roleeben2.articlealley.com/panama-as-an-offshore-company-tax-haven-2118056.html 15th March 2011 An offshore bank account allows you to improve efficiency of international financial transactions. Despite the efforts of government and international business organisations in reducing the criminal activities, such as tax evasion, associated with offshor... http://www.articlealley.com/http://lawrencesmith2.articlealley.com/where-to-open-an-offshore-bank-account-2100601.html 08th March 2011 Nevis is one of the ‘no-tax’ havens and is becoming increasingly popular for personal offshore tax planning. The island offers good privacy protection, which is one of the reasons Nevis is popular in asset protection strategies. Together with St. Kitts, N... http://www.articlealley.com/http://offshoreformations.articlealley.com/nevis-as-an-offshore-company-tax-haven-2094400.html 07th March 2011 Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands, famous for its tax-haven status. In recent years, Guernsey’s financial center has become increasingly important, with most international banks having either a branch or subsidiary in Guernsey. The island is also hom... http://www.articlealley.com/http://roleeben2.articlealley.com/guernsey-offshore-company-formation-2028537.html 14th February 2011 Rather, many small businesses are service providers, often using the internet or mail order and never needing a space in which to meet clients. Even those which do require some physical space – for example a counselling or tutoring business – can often be... http://www.articlealley.com/http://matthewkemp2.articlealley.com/using-a-registered-office-service-2025948.html 11th February 2011 Bahamas as an Offshore Company Tax Haven The Bahamas are one of the most popular of the Caribbean tax havens. The banking sector is huge and has acquired an excellent reputation as a location for offshore banking. The Bahamas has also agreed to implement... http://www.articlealley.com/http://offshoreformations.articlealley.com/bahamas-offshore-company-formation-1984383.html 25th January 2011 The government has made it perfectly clear that they will continue to clamp down on schemes that promote tax evasion. umbrella company contractors and freelancers that find such schemes attractive should be fully aware of the dangers of using these schem... http://www.articlealley.com/http://alexaskew.articlealley.com/umbrella-company-contractors-be-wary-of-offshore-tax-schemes-1934766.html 06th January 2011 Thinking about registering an offshore company? It makes sense to plan ahead and do as much research as possible to ensure your ideas and vision become a reality, not caught up in a mire of setbacks and red tape. The process can be a little daunting, so y... http://www.articlealley.com/http://lyle.articlealley.com/thinking-about-registering-an-offshore-company--make-sure-you-plan-ahead-1931241.html 05th January 2011 Asia is attracting many investors in recent times, from entrepreneurs to multinational corporations. While financials hubs such as Singapore and Hong Kong are dominating this area there are other options. The Marshall Islands is one such option within th... http://www.articlealley.com/http://lawrencesmith2.articlealley.com/choosing-the-marshall-islands-for-company-registration-1850871.html 18th November 2010 An offshore bank is a financing institution outside the depositor’s country of residence or origin, usually under a relatively low tax jurisdiction, also known as tax haven, that offers financial and legal benefits. Such benefits include greater privacy o... http://www.articlealley.com/http://cameronscott.articlealley.com/what-is-an-offshore-bank-1823123.html 03rd November 2010 Situated just south of Mexico on the Caribbean coast of Central America, Belize offers a beautiful island escape for numerous Americans, Canadians and Europeans each year. However, Belize is rapidly becoming more than just a popular vacation spot these da... http://www.articlealley.com/http://sanctuarybelize.articlealley.com/belize-qrp-program-1806222.html 21st October 2010 Human life have developed all evil techniques to destruct all natural resources of planet and so its existence. Present all religions are failing to control moral character of humans. Present all religions are in control of political actors. Present reli... http://www.articlealley.com/http://gsvirk.articlealley.com/human-life-can-be-saved-by-the-universal-code-of-conduct-1658249.html 15th July 2010 Throughout the world many businesses and businessmen undertake Offshore/Foreign tax planning to save money on the tax they would pay their governments. The main principle behind international tax planning is to, legitimately, minimize the tax obligations ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://lawrencesmith.articlealley.com/savings-with-offshoreforeign-tax-planning-1523561.html 28th April 2010 There might be time when a company decides on moving its activities offshore and get incorporated in other than his country of origin. The incentives for such an action differ and strongly depends on the entire domestic economic and law environment as wel... http://www.articlealley.com/http://sharon16.articlealley.com/offshore-incorporation-1438782.html 10th March 2010 Unless you happen to be a banker and waiting for your next bonus check to come through the door, some courtesy of the tax paying public, then your spending money is what is left over after paying your monthly commitments. In general, we do not really kno... http://www.articlealley.com/http://maxwell2.articlealley.com/what-recession--spending-money-today-1373777.html 02nd February 2010 Singapore made its way to the "White List" ( a list of jurisdictions deemed to have substantially implemented OECD standard for transparency and exchange of information) maintained by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) afte... http://www.articlealley.com/http://paulmedia.articlealley.com/singapore-now-on-oecd-white-list-with-signing-of-12th-tax-agreement-1284882.html 10th December 2009 Singapore made its way to the "White List" ( a list of jurisdictions deemed to have substantially implemented OECD standard for transparency and exchange of information) maintained by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) after... http://www.articlealley.com/http://johnmedia.articlealley.com/singapore-is-white-and-signs-are-bright-1276925.html 07th December 2009 Ordinary Americans are discovering the vast asset protection, offshore and privacy opportunities previously only available to the extremely wealthy. With growing government surveillance in the post 9/11 era everyone should be concerned about financial pri... http://www.articlealley.com/http://dillonnorris.articlealley.com/protecting-your-financial-privacy-1269329.html 02nd December 2009 Aviva's decision to consolidate its European interests under a single Irish holding company is by no means unique, and follows moves taken by several multinational corporations to consider the benefits of Irish company formation and relocate to Ireland in... http://www.articlealley.com/http://heatherlandau.articlealley.com/irish-company-formation-proves-popular-with-usa-corporations-1251339.html 24th November 2009 Offshore business as a method of tax evasion took the forefront in March this year when UBS handed over the names of 250 account holders who had withheld income information from their tax accounts. The effect has been a snowball of TIEAs, better known as ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://lawrencesmith2.articlealley.com/is-offshore-business-the-right-business-for-you-1237388.html 18th November 2009 Everyone knows how hard it is to get a functional offshore credit card that's also half-way private. It's not your fault. Legislation like the patriot act makes it intentionally difficult for anyone to be secretive, regardless of whether the activit... http://www.articlealley.com/http://offshorebanking.articlealley.com/5-offshore-credit-card-mistakes-to-avoid-1189341.html 20th October 2009 Buying a vacation property has become more than just trendy - it has become an important part of anyone's financial portfolio. People from Western countries are increasingly snapping up vacation properties in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, and other ch... http://www.articlealley.com/http://timmartins.articlealley.com/buying-cyprus-property-1185808.html 19th October 2009 Singapore private banking has grown massively over the past decade. Assets under management at Singapore private banks have grown to around 300Bn, 6 times what they were 10 years ago. It is estimated that Singapore manages around 5% of the world's private... http://www.articlealley.com/http://offshorebanking.articlealley.com/is-singapore-private-banking-surpassing-swiss-private-banking-1160302.html 08th October 2009 As we continue through recessionary times, 2009 seems a very unlikely year for many of us to consider depositing our savings into an offshore bank account. However, with speculations abound that a brighter financial future may already be in sight, offshor... http://www.articlealley.com/http://marked.articlealley.com/a-short-guide-to-offshore-banking-in-2009-1118757.html 24th September 2009 When we think of the financial 'centre' of the UK we immediately think of London. However, in recent years another location - that just so happens to be in the geographic 'centre' of the British Isles - has established itself as an important economic regi... http://www.articlealley.com/http://marked.articlealley.com/why-the-isle-of-man-is-a-recession-destination-1118390.html 24th September 2009 Tax shelter, which is also known as tax haven, generally refers to the countries or regions imposing low or even no tax on enterprise property or income. Tax havens are usually characterized by steady politics, convenient transportation, easy commercial e... http://www.articlealley.com/http://sinolinkconsulting.articlealley.com/tax-haven-and-the-restrictions-from-chinese-laws-1110097.html 23rd September 2009 Swiss banks and Swiss private banking are recognized as the ultimate resource for high net worth individuals, used by the rich and famous, sports stars and big corporations. Despite recent attacks on offshore banking in Switzerland, Swiss private bankers ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://offshorebanking.articlealley.com/swiss-banking-alternative-more-private-than-a-swiss-bank-account-1081045.html 12th September 2009 Did you ever dream of owning a private bank account in Monaco or Switzerland or a Caribbean island? Luxury private bank accounts and secret bank accounts are not only the privilege of the very rich, but you have to find the right way of going about openin... http://www.articlealley.com/http://offshorebanking.articlealley.com/luxury-private-bank-accounts-for-less-1033484.html 13th August 2009 Copyright (c) 2009 Nick Hodges President Obama is tagging your Foreign Earned Income Exemption to help pay for huge federal budget deficits. He thinks to hide this motive behind recent White House announcements about U.S. companies, providing smokescr... http://www.articlealley.com/http://nickhodges.articlealley.com/expat-tax-tips--the-death-of-foreign-earned-income-exclusions-988823.html 19th July 2009 Every so often we read in newspapers that governments are going to crack down on tax havens and offshore bank accounts. But exactly tax havens are? Let us know. A tax haven is a country which has little or no income tax. Some tax havens have zero incom... http://www.articlealley.com/http://novik.articlealley.com/tax-havens-984071.html 16th July 2009 Opening an offshore account online is the easiest and most-cost effective way of getting your funds from A to B. Having said that, there are many pitfalls associated with this kind of search. It's not only your money that you are entrusting to a website y... http://www.articlealley.com/http://offshorebanking.articlealley.com/opening-an-online-offshore-bank-account-973444.html 09th July 2009 Introduction - We are no longer opening Panama corporations, foundations or bank accounts. We are also not using any of the tax havens for our clients banking anymore. This is because the offshore banking legal environment is changing rapidly. Hong Kong, ... http://www.articlealley.com/http://aurelia.articlealley.com/why-we-do-not-use-panama--the-other-offshore-tax-havens-anymore-962567.html 02nd July 2009 Privacy, Asset Protection and greater freedom of movement are just some of the qualities that lure investors offshore. Some people are happy to have their money safely locked away, an insurance policy against volatile stock markets, currency fluctuatio... http://www.articlealley.com/http://offshorebanking.articlealley.com/best-offshore-investments-how-to-maximise-the-potential-of-your-offshore-bank-account-852600.html 09th April 2009 One can't help but reflect on how controversial tax havens actually are - of course, they are very much prevalent nowadays, but very few people actually understand what income tax havens are. 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Get greeted by your personal banker (although he doesn't know your name), be guided... http://www.articlealley.com/http://offshorebanking.articlealley.com/are-you-looking-for-a-secret-numbered-bank-account-824416.html 13th March 2009 Asia, Canada, The US, Australia and Europe all face a pretty bleak 2009 as the world starts to feel the recession biting, and millions of people could be made unemployed. And as unemployment rises and politicians see their poll ratings slip, part of th... http://www.articlealley.com/http://rogermunns.articlealley.com/germany-launches-new-tax-havens-attack-797466.html 24th February 2009 Setting up a new company in a foreign country like UK is a dream come true for many business people. Apart from the most obvious advantages of being your own boss and reaping the right rewards of your work, setting up a new company in the UK is attractive... http://www.articlealley.com/http://markmerissa.articlealley.com/what-you-need-to-know-when-setting-up-a-new-company-in-the-uk-707129.html 02nd December 2008 Investing offshore means taking on investment strategies that cash in the investment advantages that are available outside the investor's home country. Therefore, offshore investments are investments made outside the local jurisdiction. They are most ofte... http://www.articlealley.com/http://chriscarter.articlealley.com/what-is-offshore-investments-664367.html 14th October 2008 Offshore investment refers to investing wealth in foreign countries apart from individual's country. This type of investment is most common ways to reduce the extreme tax burdens. People prefer to invest in offshore entities, because the regulation and th... http://www.articlealley.com/http://chriscarter.articlealley.com/getting-started-with-offshore-investment-658238.html 07th October 2008 At times of poor economies property prices more often than not fall, and the property market in itself is sometimes enough to cause a recession in the rest of the economy as home owners see their top asset slashed in value, and cut back on spending as a d... http://www.articlealley.com/http://robertpalmer.articlealley.com/islands-lighting-up-property-darkness-576673.html 15th July 2008 Forming a company in an offshore jurisdiction like Panama is not a way a get out of paying your taxes at home. It seems like the only time the offshore services industry is mentioned in the press is when a large criminal enterprise has been exposed. Despi... http://www.articlealley.com/http://earnest2.articlealley.com/form-a-panama-company-incorporate-in-a-top-tax-haven-536670.html 14th May 2008