Why go offshore?
Protect Wealth. Save Tax. Reduce Operating Costs.
Individuals and corporations go offshore for a number of reasons:
- Save tax
- Protect wealth
- Reduce risk
- Maintain privacy
- To avoid unnecessary regulations or bureaucracy.
Use the information and links set out below to help you find an
offshore solution that works for you.
International trading
Holding portfolios of stocks, bonds and cash
Holding Investments in Subsidiary or Associated
Companies
Utilizing Double Taxation Treaties
Privacy and Wealth Protection
Personal Service Companies for expatriates and individuals
Property and Land Ownership
Employment Companies
Patent, Royalty and Copyright Holding
Stock Market Listings and Capital Raising Exercises
Financing
Ship Management + Yacht Owning
International Trading - By interposing offshore
companies into international trading transactions it may be possible
to accumulate profits arising out of these transactions.
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Holding portfolios of Stocks, Bonds and Cash
- Cash assets are held offshore, and may earn deposit interest gross
or be placed in collective cash funds.
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Holding Investments in Subsidiary or Associated
Companies - Capital gains arising from the disposal of particular
investments can be made without taxation. In the case of dividend
payments, reduced levels of withholding taxes can be achieved through
the use of a company incorporated in a zero or low tax jurisdiction
that has double tax agreements with the contracting state.
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Utilising Double Taxation Treaties through
Intermediary Holding Companies. Companies wishing to invest in countries
where a double tax agreement does not exist between both countries
can establish an intermediary company in a jurisdiction where there
is a suitable treaty.
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Privacy and Wealth Protection - High net worth
individuals gain privacy and save on professional fees by using
offshore companies as Personal Holding Companies. These entities
may be suitable for inheritance planning and reducing the costs
and time delays in probate.
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Personal Service Companies - Individuals who
provide professional services, such as contractors, entertainers,
aviators, film executives etc., can realise considerable savings
where fees earned are accumulated tax free in Personal Service Companies
based offshore. Payments may also be structured to minimise income
tax.
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Property and Land Ownership - Offshore entities
are regularly utilized to own property and real estate.
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Employment Companies - Payroll costs and travel
expenses may be reduced by paying employees working overseas from
your offshore base. This may also provide tax relief and social
security saving benefits for the employees.
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Patent, Royalty + Copyright Holding - Intellectual
property including computer software, technical knowledge, patents,
trademarks and copyrights, can be owned by, or assigned to, an offshore
company upon acquisition of the rights. The rights can then be franchised
to companies around the world and the resultant income can be accumulated
offshore. A carefully selected jurisdiction can withhold taxes on
royalty payments with the commercial application of double tax treaties.
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Financing - Offshore companies can be established
to fulfil an inter-group treasury management function.
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Ship Management + Yacht Ownership - Modern
ship and pleasure craft registration locations provide low-cost
registration fees and tax exemption income derived from shipping
and chartering activities.
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Stock Market Listings and Capital Raising
Exercises - Many large corporations in economically and politically
uncertain countries often diminish the perception of risk by moving
ownership of assets and the base of their operations offshore.
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