Lowtax Features Tagged 'regulation'
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08 Jan, 2013
Major changes to the regulation of the gambling industry in the United Kingdom were brought about by the Gambling Act in 2007, and this report examines how yet more proposed changes to the legislation will affect remote gambling and gaming firms offering their services to British gamblers.
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15 Nov, 2012
Following on from our feature last May, in which we introduced the British Virgin Islands and explored the various facets of the jurisdictionÂ’s offshore legal framework, in this feature we take a look at recent developments which have served to reinforce the BVIÂ’s position as one of the most respected international offshore financial centres.
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31 Oct, 2012
In this article on some key recent developments in shipping and aviation taxation, we focus heavily on events in the European Union (EU) where Malta's burgeoning maritime industry is under considerable threat due to a state aid investigation by the European Commission, and where the aviation sector is confronting some taxing issues.
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22 Oct, 2012
With flexible and responsive regulatory systems and low or zero rates of taxation, it is not surprising that the internet gaming industry has a found its home offshore. Those jurisdictions which have invested in an appropriate legal framework and advanced telecommunications infrastructure have generally reaped the benefits of the rapid growth in this sector over the last decade. The tiny Caribbean territory of Antigua and Barbuda, and the Mediterranean island of Malta, a member of the European Union (EU), are two such jurisdictions. However, legislative and regulatory developments in the United States and the EU have put the very existence of the internet gambling industry in these places under threat, with disastrous economic consequences, actual in the first case and potential in the second.
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19 Oct, 2012
As with tax, there is something of a competition between key financial hubs and offshore jurisdictions to offer the best regulatory and legal platform from...
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03 Oct, 2012
One of the ironies of the modern world is that, while it is now probably easier than ever to live abroad, for instance as an international assignee or as one of the growing army of expats choosing to leave colder northern climes for sunnier shores, pension rules are, in the main, stuck firmly in the 20th century, and are anything but mobile.
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09 Aug, 2012
Thanks in large part to the Canal, shipping is one of PanamaÂ’s strongest economic pillars, alongside banking, financial services and tourism. A thriving re-export industry has grown up in recent decades centred on the Colon Free Zone, and the country is home to tens of thousands of international companies chiefly as a result of its benign tax regime and strong confidentiality laws. PanamaÂ’s low taxes and sub-tropical climate have also attracted a large community of expat pensioners, particularly from the United States. There are also a range of incentives for domestic and foreign investors alike.
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