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Tax Havens
This section provides articles on the use of tax havens to reduce your tax liability. Join up today to read unique tax planning articles on tax havens.
Books on Tax Havens If you've not yet purchased our offshore tax planning books, we would recommend that as a first step you consider these as they provide a thorough 'grounding' in offshore tax and the use of tax havens. Non Resident and Offshore Tax Planning Book
Around 200 pages of detailed guidance including how to avoid UK tax by losing UK residence/domicile, using offshore company's and trusts and buying UK and overseas property.
The Worlds Best Tax Havens Book
Detailed guidance on 25 of the worlds top tax havens, and how you can you use them to slash your tax bill. 
These are printed books with 200+ pages of offshore tax planning information, for only £24.95. Click on the picture above for more information. In addition to the tax books above we cover lots of up to date tax articles on tax havens on our site. Have a look at the articles below! Articles on Tax Havens
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New high net worth individual scheme in Malta - USERNAME: SuzanneC
Tax Question: What are the current criteria for permanent residency applications for Malta and are there any implications such as length of stay? Is there a direct way of doing this or does it have to be done through a solicitor? How long would it take as we would like to do this before the 5th April this year? Many Thanks . . .
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Gibraltar - make the most of the attractive personal tax regime
18/01/2012
Due to significant tax increases there has been a marked increase in wealthy individuals moving to fiscally attractive jurisdictions. Gibraltar is one of the jurisdictions beginning to see an increase in individuals relocating there. In this article from our Gibraltar tax expert we look at the tax benefits of moving to Gibraltar . . .
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Concerns from the European Commission about the UK-Switzerland Tax Agreement
09/12/2011
The recent tax agreement between the UK and Switzerland provides for provisions to collect tax from UK residents with undisclosed bank accounts in Switzerland. Essentially it provides for a payment to reflect back taxes and then ongoing taxes on income/gains etc. The benefit to the UK resident is that banking confidentiality is maintained. However, it is now uncertain that this agreement will be implemented after concerns from European Commission. . . .
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Uk Ltd company as a tax haven? - USERNAME: raj.mg
Tax Question: Hi, I have two questions.. question 1- I have a ltd company, being a director and i am not a permanent resident of Uk and just a resident. my company tax year is dec to dec 2011. And i have not spend more than 90 days in this tax year nor from april 2011 until now. Does this mean i am qualified as resident still ? I have noticed that city of london is listed tax haven. Does it means if a ltd company needs to be set up in a location in city of london qualifies for tax free benefits. Does it needs to have both office and bank accounts in this location? How does this works? please clarify.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_haven question2- Also, if i want to set up a ltd company in Uk with a director, does that person who will be director have to be in the Uk with a Visa or you can set up with any person outside UK (who never travelled to Uk and doesn't hold any uk visa). Many thanks. . . .
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Malta tax questions - USERNAME: Taxhelp
Tax Question: Is it possible to apply directly to the gov in Malta for an ordinary resident permit? If not could you recommend a reasonably priced and honest entity to handle the application ? Do EU national ordinary resident permit holders need to be in Malta for a minimum number of days? A residence needs to be rented or purchased prior to applying--once the permit is issued is their a requirement to rent or own a residence or will a Maltese mailing address suffice ? How often does the permit need renewing? . . .
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Just how effective will the new UK-Switzerland agreement be?
26/10/2011
HMRC announced last week that they will shortly be writing to UK resident individuals and organisations holding bank accounts with HSBC in Geneva, using information obtained under a tax treaty last year. There's also recently been the new UK-Swiss tax agreement that applies new withholding taxes. This article looks at just how effective the new agreement will be . . .
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Details of the new UK-Switzerland Tax Agreement
19/10/2011
This agreement ensures funds of UK taxpayers in Switzerland face a significant one-off deduction of between 19% and 34% to settle past tax liabilities. As from 2013, a new withholding tax of 48% on investment income and 27% on gains will apply unless the individual authorises a full disclosure of their affairs to HMRC. This article looks at some of the key provisions in the new agreement . . .
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Costs of moving to a tax haven to reduce taxes - USERNAME: matt9b
Tax Question: I'm a sole-trader in the UK. I asked a tax specialist how much it would cost to become resident outside the UK in a tax haven where I don't have to pay tax.. I asked how much I should budget in total, and he quoted me around £2500 in fees approx, and he said I could go anywhere for that. He was also talking about the option of setting up a BVI, included in the cost. I was given the impression that this was the total cost. Further down the line, he suddenly announced that there would be around £15,000 in tax fees.. whatever this may mean.. Then it turned out that in some places (e.g. Andorra), there is a 30,000 euro deposit required, which he neglected to tell me. So, although I was lead to believe the total would be around £2500 to begin with, it ended up closer to £50,000 and I still don't know if that's the final figure or if it will keep going up. I've been looking to find out how much in total I need to budget for moving to a tax-free haven where I don't have to pay tax, but it seems all the info I'm given so far has given me the wrong impression. I just need a blanket figure to go with so I can choose what to do. I'd like to decide how to move forwards once and for all, but can't without accurate info. Is it possible to get a list of options (i.e. countries to move to) and the total approx. associated cost. inclusive of everything? Thanks . . .
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The Beckham law - Spain's favourable personal tax regime
06/10/2010
Spain introduced a favourable tax residency regime a number of years ago aimed at attracting foreign footballers, executives and employees to Spain. It was rumoured at the time that this legislation was brought in by the Spanish Government to help appease Spanish football clubs and in particular the move of David Beckham to Real Madrid (hence it being nick named by professionals as the Beckham law). . . .
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New Zealand as a tax haven in 2010
07/05/2010
Ever fancied emigrating to New Zealand? If you have, their transitional residence status offers some superb tax planning opportunities. In this article we look at the tax benefits of transitional residence in NZ and key points for you to bear in mind if you want to make the most of this attractive tax regime . . .
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Attractive countries to reduce tax
Many of our members are looking to move abroad to establish non UK residence and avoid UK taxes. Part and parcel of a low tax strategy is to avoid 'jumping out of the frying pan & into the fire' by establishing residence in a low or no tax jurisdiction. In this article we run through some of the countries that are attractive for any UK emigrants looking to reduce taxes. . . .
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Top CGT free countries
20/01/2010
If you want to sell shares in your UK company or UK land and property free of capital gains tax, moving overseas and establishing non UK residence is one of the most effective tax planning options. In this list below we've looked at some of the top international destinations that don't levy CGT. . . .
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Campione as a tax haven in 2009?
02/10/2009
Campione is more accurately known as 'Campione d'Italia' because it is a small sovereign Italian territory, but completely surrounded by Swiss territory. Following a request from one of our members we've looked at the status of Campione as a tax haven in 2009. . . .
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Seychelles as a tax haven in 2009?
25/09/2009
The Seychelles have long been recognised as one of the worlds popular tax havens, particularly in terms of offshore IBC's, but is this still the case in 2009? Following a members request, this article looks at the current tax regime for expats and Seychelles incorporated IBC's as well as the changes proposed over the next few years. . . .
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Why the UK can be a tax haven
07/09/2009
This will come as a surprise to many readers, however the UK does have a number of very tax advantageous rules which can make it a tax haven for many, even ignoring the remittance basis for non UK domiciliaries. This article looks at why the UK can be a tax haven. . . .
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G20 Crackdown on 'Tax Havens'
The recent G20 summit in April 2009 resulted in a number of agreements and future commitments. It's been promoted in the press that one of the key proposals to emerge from the summit was a clampdown on using tax havens. This does not however paint the full picture. This article looks at exactly how using tax havens has been effected by the recent G20 summit . . .
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