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10 Jul, 2014
Described by the US Government as a "major milestone" on the path to eradicating offshore tax evasion, but branded by its critics as "the worst law that most Americans have never heard of", the Foreign Account...
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25 Jun, 2014
Although one of the European Unions smaller member states in terms of population, Ireland is one of its most important business and finance hubs and the jurisdiction of choice for US companies investing into Europe...
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28 May, 2014
On March 14, 2014, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published its Discussion Draft on Action 6 of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project, on preventing treaty abuse. However, as with many other aspects of the OECDâs work in relation to BEPS, respondents have warned that the proposals threaten to punish innocent taxpayers and disrupt global investment flows.
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21 May, 2014
No, it wasn't some kind of April fool's joke. April 1, 2014, really was the second anniversary of the United States having the dubious distinction of possessing the highest total corporate tax rate among member countries...
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08 May, 2014
In this special feature, we summarize the rules and regulations governing the formation and operation of a company in Cyprus, corporate tax obligations for companies registered in the jurisdiction as well as...
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03 Apr, 2014
The new Companies Ordinance (CO) and its subsidiary legislation, which is intended to provide a modernized legal framework for the operation and incorporation of companies in Hong Kong, came into effect on March 3, 2014...
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05 Mar, 2014
A small island in the English Channel it may be, but Jersey packs a serious punch on the world stage as an offshore financial centre (OFC), with an estimated GBP1.2 trillion of wealth held in the islands banks, trusts, specialist corporate...
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03 Mar, 2014
Estonia generally is not viewed as a low-tax jurisdiction, and as such it is probably overlooked by many international investors when they are planning the most appropriate corporate structures to optimise tax in favour of more high-profile...
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05 Feb, 2014
As one of the first British dependent territories to develop tax-exempt corporate forms, Gibraltar has a long history as an offshore financial centre, with the focus initially on the traditional forms of offshore business like company incorporation...
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30 Jan, 2014
The management of tax cost is one of the main preoccupations for companies doing business across national borders, and without adequate planning and forethought, taxes can be a significant drain on resources, financially and in terms of time spent on compliance...
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