offshore faq|Offshore FAQ

  • How long does it take to set up an offshore company (IBC)?
  • Are the forms I have to fill for incorporation complicated?
  • What are the differences among an offshore company, offshore corporation and IBC?
  • What are offshore companies most commonly used for?
  • Is it expensive to form an offshore company?
  • Why might an offshore investment be superior to an onshore investment?
  • Who can benfit from offshore investment?
  • How much money do I need to invest offshore?
  • Should I use more than one offshore centre?
  • Is it easy to dissolve an offshore fund structure?
  • What is a trust?
  • What is an asset protection trust?
  • Why are investments regulated more than other types of purchase?
  • What is money-laundering?
  • Is it legal for me to make offshore investments?
  • What is meant by the terms 'domicile' and 'resident'?
  • What is withholding tax?
  • What is a double taxation treaty?
  • WHAT DOES “OFFSHORE” MEAN?
  • WHAT IS THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF AN OFFSHORE COMPANY?
  • WHY GO OFFSHORE?
  • WHICH OFFSHORE CENTRE IS THE BEST?
  • HOW TO INCORPORATE AN OFFSHORE СOMPANY?
  • WHO USES OFFSHORE?
  • WHAT IS A NOMINEE SERVICE FOR AN OFFSHORE IBC?
  • WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REGISTERED SHAREHOLDER AND A NOMINEE SHAREHOLDER?
  • WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE DECLARATION OF TRUST FROM NOMINEE SHAREHOLDER?
  • WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE NOMINEE DIRECTOR?
  • HOW CAN I CONTROL MY COMPANY WITH A NOMINEE DIRECTOR?
  • CAN TAX AUTHORITIES OR ANY OTHER "THIRD PARTY” GET INFORMATION ABOUT THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THE OFFSHORE COMPANY?
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