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    Lawyer's Blogs by tag #Offshores

    Analysis of exchange of tax information and investment in exchange for citizenship, taking into account the first results of the discussion organized by the OECD

    Published:   24.05.2018 |
    Tags:
    #Asset Management#Citizenship#Confidentiality#De-offshorization#Double taxation#Financial statements#Investments#Legislation#Offshore accounts#Offshore schemes#Offshores#Residence Permit#Tax planning#Tax reporting#TaxationOECD

    Back in the first quarter of 2018, namely on February 19, 2018, a draft of advisory document was published on the official website of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which called on all interested parties to join the discussion on the OECD strategy for combating the loopholes on using the Common Reporting Standard (CRS, Single standard of tax information exchange) in the “citizenship by the investment” (CBI - granting citizenship in exchange for investments) and “residence by the investment” (RBI - granting a residence permit in exchange for investments). To date, more than 70 jurisdictions in the world offer these schemes. On April 17, 2018, a 96-page document was published on the OECD website (PUBLIC INPUT RECEIVED ON MISUSE OF RESIDENCE BY INVESTMENT SCHEMES TO CIRCUMVENT THE COMMON REPORTING STANDARD), which, in fact, summarized the first results of the discussion and the contents of the official letters to the organization. More than 20 structures were the speakers, including: AFME office in London (Association of Financial Markets in Europe, it brings together the largest agents in the capital markets in the region); Italian...

    Which countries get into the offshore list?

    Published:   18.05.2018 | blog
    Tags:
    #Black list#Offshores

    As a result of widespread use of offshore schemes in business, many countries of the world have faced a serious problem: huge capital began to pass around the state budget. In order to protect the economic system, the states make up the lists of offshore jurisdictions - the so-called “black lists” of offshores. The countries and territories included in this list are subject to close monitoring and a special system of taxation. As a rule, they are characterized by the availability of fixed tax benefits for non-resident companies up to the complete exemption from taxation of all profits, a high level of confidentiality of information with respect to business owners, the lack of requirements for the submission of accounting and financial reporting, as well as insufficient cooperation with other countries in relation to exchange of information. The lists of offshores of different countries are different, but they often include a “traditional” block of countries, generally accepted for all state lists. Among such countries are: Dominica, Panama, Seychelles, Belize and others. The Ukrainian current legislation has two lists of unreliable states: The list of offshore zones...

    What danger is behind cheap offshore?

    Published:   27.04.2018 | blog
    Tags:
    #Offshores#Офшори

    Before buying an offshore, potential buyers usually compare the conditions of various vendors - so to speak, “ask the price”. At this stage, many people have the same questions: why are the prices for classic offshore companies so different? In fact, the cost of registration of such a company on the sites of competitors may be 5-10 times different. A tempting low price for an offshore company did not forebode good before, and the situation had worsened over the past year and a half to such an extent that at present, such a purchase might result in criminal prosecution. In this blog, we’ll figure out what forms the price of the offshore, how the sellers manage to reduce it and how relevant is the proverb about “cheap fish” and “bad broth”. What is included in the cost of an offshore company? The real offshore price consists of three important components, such as: Required minimum (cost price). This includes the registration of the company in the state register, payment of state duty, a basic package of documents, registration of the registration address, opening of an account in a local bank, international sending of documents and other mandatory procedures. ...

    Amendments to federal law on gambling are likely to be adopted at next parliamentary session of Australia

    Published:   18.09.2017 |
    Tags:
    #Legislation#Offshores#Reforms

    Recently in Australia, the reform of the regulatory environment concerning online gambling has been started. The proposed amendments to the basic federal law on gambling (Interactive Gambling Act - IGA) are at the final stage of consideration by the Australian parliament and are likely to be adopted at the next parliamentary session. The purpose of the bill on amending the IGA (hereinafter - the Bill) is the combat with illegal offshore gambling and provision of additional enforcement powers to the federal regulator - the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). 1. Requirement for licensing in Australia The draft law defines the concepts "regulated interactive gambling services" and "prohibited interactive gambling services". The main difference between these two categories of services is that it is not allowed to provide prohibited interactive gambling services to the individuals in Australia, while regulated online gambling services may be provided, but only by the operators licensed by the Australian regulator and authorized to provide data services in accordance with the terms of their license. Previously, the certain services classified according to the Bill were...

    European company (Societas Europaea)

    Published:   09.06.2016 | blog
    Tags:
    #EU#Licensing#Offshores

    European company (in a translation from Latin «Societas Europaea» - European societies) is a new legal form of business, which is designed to be a tool for deepening the integration processes of the European Community. The company formed (or transformed) in a form that can act throughout the European Union without a separate pass procedures of national treatment in each of them. The first draft of a European company (hereinafter - SE) was proposed in 1970. The idea was to create a concept of European company law, which was to unify all aspects of the SE, so that it can operate at a supranational level, the European Community, and not in accordance with the national law of the Member States. However, due to the need to harmonize a large number of issues, in particular the structure of organs, tax, employee participation in company management, etc., the work lasted for a long time and is difficult. The final version of the project, the replacement of the complete unified regulation, proposed a model of co-SE as a pan-European business regulation, and national regulations law. In 2001, it was decided the two main pieces of legislation the EU: Regulation on the Statute of SE...

    Opening an entity in Bulgaria

    Published:   24.05.2016 |
    Tags:
    #Bulgaria#Offshores

    Opening a firm in Bulgaria can give you a lot of advantages. Presence of entity will allow you to buy agricultural property and capital facilities, to use credit organization services sigh agreement on leasing, to use a wide range of services on an equal footing with residents. The main advantage is a possibility to operate commercial project on the EU territory. Registration and opening entity in Bulgaria Republic - LLC, SMLLC (Single Member Limited Liability Company) - it's not easy process, in what take part attorney at law and lawyer. During preparing registration, documents need to choose registration form for future company. LLC - Limited Liability Company - more often used registration form. Founders of such company have responsibility for capital identical to further capital; do not responsible for the circumstances that may fall on the company. The main advantage of opening LLC is a small capital - 2 Bulgarian lev. This form of registration is suitable for owners of small and medium business, buying agricultural property and capital facilities. Joint-stock company - registration during opening and cooperating of big business projects. In Bulgaria there are...