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Developments In Beneficial Ownership Transparency
Global Incorporation Guide [GIG] Editorial //
August 9, 2017
It has been two years since the United Kingdom seemingly went out on a limb by being the first major economy (and probably the first economy anywhere) to insist that company ownership information was recorded and open to...
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Ireland Focus
Global Incorporation Guide [GIG] Editorial //
April 20, 2017
It receives almost 12 percent of the European Union's foreign direct investment from the United states, and has the best corporate tax regime in Europe according to "big four" professional services firm PwC...
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Shining A Light On Beneficial Ownership
Global Incorporation Guide [GIG] Editorial //
April 15, 2016
"We need to know who really owns and controls our companies, not just who owns them legally, but who really benefits financially from their existence. For too long a small minority have hidden their business..
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Jersey Focus
Global Incorporation Guide [GIG] Editorial //
July 9, 2015
This feature focusses on Jersey, a small island in the English Channel home to more than 30,000 active companies and which punches significantly above its weight on the world financial stage...
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The Hong Kong Companies Ordinance
Global Incorporation Guide [GIG] Editorial //
January 22, 2015
Yet another record year for Hong Kong in terms of registrations of new companies by both local entrepreneurs and international investors has been attributed in large part to an overhaul of the territory’s company law...
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Incorporating An Offshore Company
Global Incorporation Guide [GIG] Editorial //
January 27, 2014
As modern telecommunications continue to make the Earth feel smaller and smaller, forming a company in a foreign jurisdiction half way across the world is perhaps as easy as it’s ever been, and recent figures suggest that offshore incorporation activity is returning to pre-recession levels thanks to rising investor confidence. In this feature we look at the basics of incorporating a company offshore.
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International Company Formation - Hong Kong
Sponsored by TRINITY Services Inc //
July 31, 2013
A record 213 foreign companies from 33 countries were set up or expanded in Hong Kong in the first half of 2013, and well over one million companies are now registered in the jurisdiction, highlighting its importance as a regional business and finance hub. This feature serves as a guide to incorporating a company in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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E-Commerce and E-Gaming: Jersey Focus
By Offshore-E-Com Editorial //
July 15, 2013
In the search to find the most suitable offshore base for e-commerce or e-gaming operations, the island of Jersey is often overlooked in preference to neighbouring Channel Island Guernsey or fellow UK Crown Dependency the Isle of Man, both of which are at the forefront of the remote gaming industry. All this might be about to change however, as the Jersey Government begins to put in place the necessary ingredients to allow the industry to grow.
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Towards Global Automatic Exchange of Information?
By TreatyPro Editorial //
May 15, 2013
This feature explores the various plurilateral efforts underway to achieve more standardization in the exchange of information (EoI) for tax purposes between national revenue authorities, including the European Union (EU) Savings Tax Directive, the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD’s) lesser known tax treaty TRACE project.
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International Company Formation - Fees on the Rise
Global Incorporation Guide [GIG] Editorial //
May 1, 2013
There are many variables to consider when deciding where to incorporate a company. But one of the most visible measures of the costs of forming a company, especially in an offshore or low-tax jurisdiction, is the level of initial registration and ongoing annual fees, and this has been tending to rise in recent years.
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E-Commerce and E-Gaming Feature - The Isle of Man
By Offshore-E-Com Editorial //
April 16, 2013
Located in the Irish Sea between the North West of England and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man's economy rests solidly on the provision of offshore financial services to wealthy individuals and multinational corporations in a low-tax environment. However, e-commerce, and in particular e-gaming, has quickly grown to become the second pillar of the island's economy.
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International Company Formation - Dubai
By Global Incorporation Guide Editorial //
January 24, 2013
With newly released figures showing that the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) had another good year in 2012, this article looks at the advantages of establishing in the DIFC and other major free zones in Dubai, including the Jebel Ali Free Zone, and the Dubai Internet City, as well as some of the requirements that prospective free zone companies must meet to begin operating in them.
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Lowtax International Company Formation - Legislative Developments in Hong Kong and Singapore
By Lowtax Editorial //
October 19, 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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