2000 International Tax Havens Guide: The Professional's Source for Offshore Investment Information. with CDROM [Hardcover]

Barry Spitz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1999 | ISBN-10: 0156070073 | ISBN-13: 978-0156070072

This guide informs you what offshore tax havens are, revealing exactly how they work for individuals, corporations, trusts, and other entities that need to reduce - or eliminate - today's crushing tax burden. It includes a country-by-country analysis of tax haven laws and provides critical background on potential consequences, how to properly maintain tax havens, and how to maximise the benefits. The CD-ROM packaged with the guide contains electronic versions of the forms and worksheets found in the guide.

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The "What", "Why", "When", "How", "Where", and "Who" have taught us how to win the offshore game by playing straight down the line and by taking advantage of the laws and practices of the high tax countries of the world, as well as the international offshore financial centers (IOFCs) themselves, all of which have conspired to make the offshore game what it is.

The "What" and "Why" of Offshore are dealt with in Part One of this work, "The Structure of Offshore." The "When" and "How" of Offshore are dealt with in Part Two, "Offshore Tax Planning." The "Where" and "Who" of Offshore are dealt with in part Three, "International Offshore Financial Centers (IOFCs)."

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Internationally recognized expert Dr. Barry Spitz will give you the lowdown on the new requirements, then tell you how they can be put to work to the advantage of individuals, corporations, trusts, and the like. Your 2000 edition features comprehensive country-by-country analyses of each nation's tax laws, procedures, expenses, and benefits--with new coverage of Belize, Ireland, the Marshall Islands, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. You'll also learn the very latest on: How to invest in a foreign annuity; offshore transactions and operations; electronic commerce and offshore; taxation of offshore activities and offshore taxpayers; international offshore financial centers; and, how to use offshore havens to protect your assets from judgments and lawsuits.

Your NEW companion CD-ROM will help you determine which country best fits your offshore goals. Simply input all relevant information and answer the questions. This time-saving software will compile the data and present the most lucrative offshore option.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 831 pages
• Publisher: Professional Publishing (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0156070073
• ISBN-13: 978-0156070072
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,723,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > Law > English Law > Financial
  • #92 in Books > Law > Taxation > International

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Encrypted Text, July 30, 2000

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Robert A Steinbeck (Hauppauge, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2000 International Tax Havens Guide: The Professional's Source for Offshore Investment Information. with CDROM (Hardcover)

The book is very tedious to read and is extremely poorly arranged. The CD is useless. The author demonstrates a great knowledge of what he is writing, but has not presented it in an engaging and coherent form. The most important concepts are mixed and buried throughout the book and must be reconstructed by the reader. The reader does develop a feel for how complex international tax avoidance is and an understanding how excellent advice could cost hundreds of dollars an hour. The summary of it is, there are some legitimate opportunities for legitimate companies conducting legitimate businesses. However, most schemes while skirting the letter of the law violate the spirit of the law and are therefor, illegal. The temptation arises with foreign governments in search of hard currency, willing to hide activities from the IRS. However, international agreements are slowly removing these veils.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A complete guide, April 4, 2000

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Nicola Menicacci (based in Italy, working across the entire world) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2000 International Tax Havens Guide: The Professional's Source for Offshore Investment Information. with CDROM (Hardcover)

A very useful guide to the ones who want to either take advantage of the opportunities some countries offer and to know more about it. Beautifully and exhaustively written, with lots of examples, it is an essential guide. Even to the ones who, not living in the United States or in a common-law country, want to save money and optimize their businesses.