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What is the
concept of 'Offshore' and 'Onshore'?
'Onshore' derives its meaning from itself. 'On' + 'Shore'
refers to some activity, where you live or domiciled.
Similarly 'Offshore' deriving from 'off' + 'shore' refers to
some activity 'out' of where you live or domiciled. You might
have heard of 'offshore jobs' and 'onshore jobs' which is an
intuitive example.
Let us extend this terminology to bank accounts. Let us
consider that you are a U.S citizen and you own your personal
savings account in Citibank. This is your onshore native
account. If you often travel and do business in Canada, there
will be a need for you, to open your bank account in Canada.
Since you are US citizen, your Canadian bank account gets
offshore status.
'Offshore bank account' is the name given to the bank accounts
that are held by non-residents in any foreign country. The
main advantage is the bank account owned by the customer is
held 100% private and confidential, for which bank secrecy
laws apply, in the country where the bank is located. Your
friends, spouses, tax authorities, personal enemies,
investigators, detectives and your government can never have
access of your financial records held in offshore. Very
importantly, offshore accounts are tax free, no capital gains,
attractive investments, and direct access to the trade
markets.
Offshore bank Onshore bank
1 Adheres and obeys to the laws, rules and regulations, where
that bank is located. Eg. Credit Suisse, a Switzerland bank
comply to laws of Switzerland only. Local laws and regulations
apply.
2 Privacy is the biggest advantage, protected by local laws.
Privacy is a well respected tradition for many countries
including Switzerland. No Privacy. The banks keep their doors
always open for anybody to walk in and scan your records.
3 Zero tax for money deposited in offshore banks, with
excellent interest rates and attractive investments. Even your
money deposited in offshore savings account grows with
interest.
Here are some of the common famous Offshore Zones :
Switzerland, Austria, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Cyprus, Bahamas,
Cayman Islands, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominica, British
Virgin Islands, Isle of Man, Cyprus, Mauritius, Singapore,
Hong Kong, and Cook Islands. These places are notoriously
called ' Tax havens of the World ' because they offer
significant tax benefits like no income taxes, no estate
taxes, no capital gains, excellent interest rates for
investments, direct access to stock markets. Switzerland is
the undisputed leader in offshore.
Nevertheless, privacy is a biggest attraction in these 'Tax
Free Zones' of the world.
Information About:
Anguilla
Offshore Corporation -
Belize
Offshore Corporation -
British Virgin
Islands Offshore Corporation -
Dominica
Offshore Corporation -
Gibraltar
Offshore Corporation -
Panama
Offshore Corporation -
Seychelles Offshore Corporation -
USA LLC
Offshore Corporation -
USA
Delaware Offshore Corporation -
USA Oregon
Offshore Corporation
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