Top Tips: Choosing an Offhsore Country

Admin Manager — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:54:29 +0000

Top Tips: Choosing an Offshore Jurisdiction

Make sure the country is not on any blacklists
Make sure the annual agent fees (if there are any)
Make sure the government fees (if there are any) are not too high
Make sure the annual audit cost (if it is a requirement) is not likely to be too high
Make sure the country has a wide network of double taxation treaties and the terms of that treaty are favourable to your specific situation
Make sure if the country is in the EU that it allows the payment of dividends to shareholders outside of the EU with no withholding tax

Top Tips: Choosing an Accountant

Admin Manager — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:41:46 +0000

Make sure you can understand them, and they can understand you
Make sure you undertand what fees they will be charging and what the service includes
Make sure they understand what your business does and what your longer term goals are
Make sure they understand any other issues regarding possible tax liabilities or issues in other countries where you may have lived or might want to live