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Why
Go Offshore?
The
six main reasons why clients set up offshore structures:
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Asset
Protection
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Income
tax reduction
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Escaping
burdensome government regulations
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Estate
tax reduction or elimination
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Increased
level of privacy
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Investment
opportunities not available at home.
The
offshore financial sector is already larger and more pervasive than any
individual national economy, and it is used by business in many different
ways to optimize tax structures. Now more than half of the world's money
is offshore. The advent of the Internet opens up new and even more
interesting possibilities.
Why
A & P Intertrust Corporation?
A
& P Intertrust Corporation has long-term business relations with offshore
professionals in the worlds most popular offshore jurisdictions. As a
result, we offer effective, reliable, time
saving and cost effective offshore solutions with maximum secrecy. Read
more about our company.
Who
Needs Offshore Tools
Any
individual with assets that may be attached in a potential lawsuit, who wish
to invest without having a tax penalty on the returns, who wish to run own
business in a less restrictive legislation and who would like to retain a
privacy in their affairs.
Uses
of Offshore Companies
Asset
Protection
Doctors,
lawyers and other wealthy individuals transfer ownership of their assets
to controlled offshore entities. Thus, it protects assets against
malpractice and other possible claims, helps to save assets in case of
problematic divorces.
Corporations
use offshore structures to protect assets against creditors, product
liability, etc.
Trade,
Marketing and Distribution
For
international business it is often possible to use an offshore company as
an intermediary in which part of the profits of the operation can be
accumulated in a low-tax jurisdiction. Even for local businesses in
high-tax jurisdictions, it may be possible to separate the selling part of
the process from the manufacturing part, and send it offshore, especially
now when e-commerce infrastructure may be easy organized in almost any
offshore jurisdiction.
Financial
Holding
Offshore
companies are widely used for holding
foreign subsidiaries and receive dividends or interest on loans from them
in a tax-efficient manner, concentrating the profits and losses
from subsidiaries in one low-tax area, obtaining financing from
institutions that are themselves free of high taxation.
Holding
of Intellectual Property
Offshore
companies can be involved in software and other intellectual property
development, own patents and trademarks licensed to other companies. A a
result, businesses can account for significant profit increase, tax
savings and minimization of reporting and regulatory compliance.
Offshore
Investment
The
gains from investment are exempt from all local taxes or very lightly
taxed in offshore jurisdictions.
Real
estate holding
Residential
and commercial properties can be held by an offshore company.
Inter-Company
Borrowing, Lending and Leasing
An
offshore company, which is owner of machinery and equipment, can lease the
equipment to a company in an onshore jurisdiction with profits for the
operation held offshore.
Also
an offshore company can provide loan and collect interest from a company
in an onshore jurisdiction.
Ship/Boat
Registration
Minimum
tax, liability and operating costs.
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