Foundations are most likely to be used for ‘holding’ purposes and are generally favored for confidentiality and asset protection.  Some Foundations act like a trust but operate like a company. Whereby assets are only settled [...]

When it comes to choosing a location for your offshore company there is certainly a lot of choice, but how do you know that the one you are choosing is the best for you? In [...]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK, George Osborne has delivered an Autumn statement announcing a further 1% cut in corporation tax in 2014 which will bring the rate down to just 21%.    When [...]

On the 16 January 2013 the Office of Tax Simplification, which is an independent office established in July 2010 to provide advice to the Chancellor to improve and simplify the UK tax system, has produced a [...]

In 2008 Cyprus was added to Russia’s blacklist consisting of 54 countries for reportedly failing to share tax information. A new protocol was signed between the two countries on the 7 October 2010 amending the [...]

The Isle of Man has long had a reputation as a hub for corporate finances particularly offshore which makes it a much sought after jurisdiction when considering setting up an offshore company. However, this is [...]

Cyprus has fast become one of the more popular places for offshore formation. Cyprus was occupied by the United Kingdom from 1878 until they relinquished it back in 1960, however this has left its mark [...]

Global Crisis’ is a term that is thrown around a lot lately, but what does this actually mean and how does this affect the individual and the offshore environment? In short Debt is considered to [...]