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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 and obtain online guidance on tax havens from the author of the best selling book 'The Worlds Best 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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Checklist to avoid Capital Gains Tax when you emigrate
Although the rate of CGT has now reduced to 18% on investment assets if this is still too high for you, one option is to move overseas and sell as a non UK resident. This area is a minefield and there are lots of tax issues to consider. With something as important as this it's useful to have a handy checklist to ensure you've covered all the key bases. This article highlights the main tax points for you to consider to make sure you can sell up free of UK capital gains tax. . . . keep reading
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Why the UK can be a tax haven
02/03/2008
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. . . . keep reading
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Interview with a tax exile
03/12/2007
Following on from a post in our forum one of our members contacted us about his experience in leaving the UK for tax purposes. This article is a transcript of the key points made during our online interview with him. . . . keep reading
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Offshore tax article - Find out which countries have no capital gains tax ('CGT')!
Leaving the UK to sell up and avoid capital gains tax ('CGT') is always a popular area. Of course aside from ensuring you're exempt from CGT in the UK, the other side of the coin is ensuring that you can avoid CGT overseas. This list of countries that have no CGT makes interesting reading. It includes a selection of countries that can be used for general CGT avoidance. . . . keep reading
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Offshore tax article - The Best Holding Company Jurisdictions
The establishment of a holding company can be very beneficial if you're looking at international trading. One of the key reasons for this is that countries often impose withholding taxes on outgoing payments of dividends, interest an royalties. If you can route dividends through companies with favourable double tax treaties you can avoid many of these tax retentions. This article looks at the best holding company destinations for UK residents. . . . keep reading
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Offshore tax article - When can an overseas internet operator be within the scope of UK tax?
The internet has allowed traders to supply goods and services to customers worldwide. Whilst this is undoubtedly good for the traders it opens a 'can of worms' in terms of tax liabilities. If you're classed as trading in a country you are usually liable to tax in that jurisdiction. It's therefore very important to know when you could be classed as 'trading within' a country as opposed to trading 'with' a country. This article looks at the tax treatment of trading in the UK particularly for an internet operator. . . . keep reading
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Offshore tax article - UK tax and Offshore Hybrid Companies
Offshore hybrid companies are often quoted as though they're an easy way to structure your assets and minimise taxes, and are often quoted as an alternative to using a trust. As always though if it seems too good to be true it usually is! There's no doubt that a hybrid company can be advantageous but there are a tremendous number of ways that it can be used and each method will impact on its liability to UK taxes. We'll look below at what a hybrid company is before looking at the UK tax treatment. . . . keep reading
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Offshore article - How to buy your Spanish property to ensure you minimise UK and Spanish taxes
This is essential reading for anyone buying a property in Spain. It looks at which is the best way to purchase and sell your Spanish property and in particular how to avoid and reduce Spanish and UK capital gains tax on a disposal. It also looks at your income tax position and covers how you can reduce your UK and Spanish income tax liability. Important tax structuring options including purchasing personally, using a Spanish company, using a UK company, using an offshore company or using a trust are all covered. We look at not only the UK and the Spanish tax implications but importantly the interaction of the two tax regimes for you as a UK resident, and even if you decide to emigrate. This article is 16 A4 pages long and is very detailed. . . . keep reading
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Offshore tax article - Buying property in the United States tax efficiently
If you're thinking of buying a property in the United States for either investment or holiday use, this is a must read article for all UK residents. You'll need to consider whether you should buy US property in your own name, in the name of a UK company, via a US company, offshore company or trust or another form such as a US or foreign partnership. This article looks as these main ways you can buy a property, gives you the lowdown in terms of both UK AND US taxes and tells you which is the best option. . . . keep reading
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Can you avoid tax by becoming Cypriot resident and selling UK property?
Going overseas and selling UK property without being taxed in the UK or overseas is very attractive to many property investors. Have you ever thought about Cyprus? It's one of the low-tax havens of Europe, has a double tax treaty with the UK as well as having a strong UK expat presence and is itself a popular property investment location. This article looks at the UK Cypriot tax implications. . . . keep reading
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New Zealand as a tax haven
Ever fancied emigrating to New Zealand? If you have, there's even more reason to go now after new provisions in their finance act could give you some massive tax benefits. . . . keep reading
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How the taxman tries to stop you using offshore trusts and companies
Regular readers will know that one of our favourite topics are the various offshore opportunities available to you. Because of the better global communications, easier transport, ability to work remotely, and the often cheaper overseas property prices many UK nationals are looking to flee the UK and set themselves up offshore in one way or another. As well as the personal lifestyle benefits, one of the main driving forces is often the desire to avoid UK taxes, on future income. If you become non UK resident by moving offshore avoiding UK taxes becomes much easier, however, another section of UK nationals are looking to use offshore opportunities to avoid UK taxes whilst continuing to live in the UK. This is something the UK taxman doesn't like, as whilst there's not much they can do about non UK residents, if you live in the UK they'll do what they can to stop you reaping the offshore benefits. . . . keep reading
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Offshore tax article - Taking a break in your residence
Emigrating to avoid UK capital gains tax is only worthwhile if you can find an overseas country of residence that offers both no CGT, as well as being somewhere you want to live. A neat way to sidestep this is to arrange for a break in your residence status so that you actually dispose of the UK properties whilst you are in a tax haven. For example a common plan here would be to move to the US permanently, but take a break in the Cayman Islands on the way. This should enable UK and US taxes to be saved, and the gain to be realised tax free in the Caymans. . . . keep reading
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Offshore tax article - What you need to know about the different onshore and offshore entities
When looking at the various options available to you to structure your affairs to maximise your wealth, you'll find that there are a number of different entities, both onshore and offshore that can be used. These include UK company's, IBC's, Offshore companies, trusts, Special companies, Foundations, LLP's,LLC's, Bearer share companies and others. To the uninitiated it can be difficult to understand the differences between the various options so the purpose of this article is to go through the different entities you are likely to come across and highlight the key characteristics of each. . . . keep reading
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