News Stories Tagged 'Cayman Islands'
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COVID-19: Cayman Waives Tourist Accommodation Tax
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
19 June, 2020
The Cayman Government has approved an exemption from tourist accommodation tax for the period April 1, 2020, to September 30, 2020.
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Cayman Commits To Making Beneficial Ownership Info Public
by Mike Godrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
31 December, 2019
The Government of the Cayman Islands has announced plans to introduce a public register of beneficial ownership.
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Cayman Explains How To Comply With New Economic Substance Rules
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
22 August, 2019
The Cayman Government has set out how companies should comply with new economic substance requirements, which must be met for certain companies to access the territory's tax regime.
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Progress Being Made On Closing 'Harmful' Tax Regimes: OECD
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
25 July, 2019
The OECD has issued another update on jurisdictions' progress to amend their preferential tax regimes to remove harmful elements under the OECD base erosion and profit shifting Action Plan minimum standard on harmful tax regimes (Action 5).
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Cayman To Broaden Regulation Of Securities And Investments
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
29 April, 2019
The Cayman Islands plans to broaden the territory's regulatory regime for securities and investments.
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Cayman Considering Legal Challenge To UK Beneficial Ownership Law
by Mary Swire, Lowtax.net, Hong Kong
14 June, 2018
Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin met with lawyers in London on Monday to discuss the territory's constitutional relationship with the UK in light of UK legislation forcing the territory to set up a publicly accessible register on the beneficial ownership of legal entities.
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British OTs Must Introduce Public Beneficial Ownership Registers
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
04 June, 2018
The UK's 14 Overseas Territories must bring in publicly accessible registers concerning the beneficial ownership of legal entities or face having them imposed by the UK, following Royal Assent to the UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 on May 23, 2018.
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UK Overseas Territories Hope To Derail Beneficial Ownership Plans
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
03 May, 2018
The British Overseas Territories have condemned a UK Government proposal to compel the jurisdictions to publicly disclose the beneficial ownership of legal entities established in their territories.
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Cayman Said To Be Offshore's Leading Finance Center
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
06 April, 2018
The Cayman Islands is the top offshore financial center, according to the latest Global Financial Centres Index, published biannually by the City of London think tank Z/Yen.
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Cayman 'A Top Domicile For Blockchain Entrepreneurs'
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
13 February, 2018
Cayman Premier Alden McLaughlin told attendees at the recent Fidelity CEO conference that the territory is one of the top-three jurisdictions for blockchain startups.
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