Lowtax Features Tagged 'regulation'
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12 Nov, 2014
Described by the US Government as a major milestone on the path to eradicating offshore tax evasion, but derided by its critics as a substantial step by the US authorities towards Big Brotherdom, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act...
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06 Nov, 2014
Ask people their thoughts on the British Virgin Islands (BVI), and most would reply something along the lines of nice beaches. This is of course true, and as with so many other Caribbean territories, tourism is a fundamental part of...
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19 Aug, 2014
With the corporate inversion debate having hijacked the political agenda in Washington over the past couple of months, triggered it seems by Pfizer's ambitious bid for Britain's AstraZeneca, this edition of LATN Monthly...
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12 Aug, 2014
The Republic of Panama lies in Central America between the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean and is probably best known for its eponymous canal, which remains a vital artery for trade in goods between East and West...
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17 Jul, 2014
As Jersey, the British Crown Dependency and offshore financial centre, becomes the first jurisdiction in the world to establish a regulator-approved Bitcoin investment fund, this month we chart developments over the past year...
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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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03 Jul, 2014
As in many countries, the tax code in the United States attempts to encourage people to save for their retirement by providing various tax incentives. However, as many savers, retirement plan providers and lawmakers have observed...
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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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12 Jun, 2014
Situated in the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man's diminutive geographical stature - the island is 50km long and 22km wide at its broadest - belies its position as one of the world's largest and most reputable international offshore financial centres...
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29 May, 2014
In March 2014, the European Parliament approved draft legislation for a Fourth European Union Anti-Money Laundering Directive. The proposals represent the EUs response to changes made to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations in 2012 and a review by the European Commission of the existing Third Money Laundering Directive, 2005. The key features of the proposed new directive are summarised here.
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