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One of the questions we often receive from readers is “What country does not have a tax information exchange treaty (TIEA) with Country X?”

In other words, many people have been rather freaked out by recent developments such as Swiss and Panamanian banking information exchange agreements with the US and the UK. They are naturally looking for the best offshore banks in jurisdictions that have still not signed any information exchange treaties with major countries.

My standard response is that, while there are some of these countries (Andorra, for example, has not signed up to any information exchange with the US or the UK and doesn’t show any sign of doing so in the short term), jumping from bank to bank, jurisdiction to jurisdiction as rules change is becoming an ever more hopeless task. Yes, you can move once or twice – but the trend is definitely away from secrecy. Each time you change bank, you also put your privacy at risk. It’s much better to adapt your strategy and live within the system, while choosing a private, offshore bank that has its wits about it and values its international clientele.

The news is not all bad. There are still lots of ways to keep your affairs under the radar within the system. Most people I talk to these days, while they are committed to the idea of privacy as a fundamental principle, are much more concerned about asset protection and diversifying their investments. These are the themes we cover in The Q Wealth Report members’ area. Why go offshore? Tax evasion, as I’ve often stated, is not a good reason to go offshore today.

There’s one country I know of, however, that is really off the radar when it comes to offshore banking. You can open multi currency bank accounts here, and get full internet banking – including of course the chance to send multi-currency international bank wires online. US citizens are very welcome. And everything can be set up by mail, with no need to travel there.

This country, I should warn you, is in Africa. Some people lose interest right there, but I think that is a mistake. This is actually an important gold producing nation, so not surprisingly, it’s doing well at the moment. If you think gold will keep going up in dollar terms (I do) then this country will continue to prosper. The bank I recommend there, to consulting clients, is actually based in Europe and owns a gold refinery.

The country I’m talking about is Tanzania. Here are some of the reasons I like it as a private banking haven:

• The Chinese and Indians certainly have no hesitations about Africa and have been pouring billions in here. It’s a matter of following the smart money.

• Since 2000, production of gold on an industrial scale has increased, especially from the Geita (AngloGold/Ashanti) and Bulyanhulu (Barrick) mines. The future of Tanzania looks bright.

• The Tanzanian government recently abolished a number of taxes, including Capital Gains Tax. And passed a new mining act. There is absolutely no tax on foreign bank accounts held by non-resident individuals or companies.

• Double taxation treaties have been signed with Canada, Denmark, Finland, India, Italy, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, and Zambia. Tanzania is also in the process of negotiating treaties with other countries including Belgium, Burundi, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritius, Pakistan, Rwanda.

• The Tanzanian Central Bank was heavily criticized for excessively restrictive precautionary banking regulations during the last decade. The result is that the Tanzanian banking sector is strong and healthy today.

A typical structure I might recommend to consulting clients, depending on their circumstances of course, would be a Nevis LLC with a bank account in Tanzania. As I said, that can easily be set up within a few weeks, with no need to leave home. The bank account can also be used as a platform for buying and selling stocks and investments internationally, though it should not be compared to an international online brokerage account.

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As we often point out here at Q Wealth, there is really no need to engage in tax evasion – the illegal way to pay no taxes. Governments are getting desperate. The penalties for getting caught are just not worth it.

I was sitting in a cafe the other day, in a little tax haven country (Malta to be precise… check our article on residence in Malta: Malta, Little Known Tax Haven Within the EU), having just this conversation with another expat. Why on earth, we agreed, would anyone choose to remain in a high tax country and pay taxes against their will, when they could so easily move offshore or live internationally? The quality of life is better offshore, provided of course you do your research. There are countries that are great for business, countries that are great for kids, etc etc.

And you can still legally earn money in your home country, from your existing business, without paying any tax. How? By working from overseas. I found this example on Vernon Jacobs’ excellent Jacobs Report tax site.

QUESTION: Assume that a US citizen renounces citizenship and is now a sole citizen of the Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis. That person has an IBC in Belize through which he advises companies in the USA for a fee. However, that person does not physically need to be in the USA to perform the services and has no bank account in the USA. The Belize IBC doesn’t pay Belize taxes on the advisory income. If the Belize IBC pays a salary to the citizen of St. Kitts, the St. Kitts citizen doesn’t pay taxes in St. Kitts on the salary. Does the US government have any claim on this revenue stream?

ANSWER: No. An expatriate (one who has renounced US citizenship)  is not subject to U.S. tax unless the income is deemed to be U.S. source income. Income from services is subject to tax in the country where the services are performed.

Therefore, provided the services are performed from offshore, the income is completely tax free.

The same principle applies in the UK, only UK citizens don’t need to renounce citizenship – they simply need to leave the UK and establish residence elsewhere. A UK Limited Company may have a full time employee, director etc working outside the UK. Provided that one is careful not to perform the job in the UK, then no tax is payable on the salary – which, of course, remains tax deductible in the UK company’s books.

With the ease of remote working by phone, over the internet, videoconferencing, Skype etc today – it is so easy to avoid taxes. Tax avoidance is completely legal and is good business practice.

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by Peter Macfarlane

There’s a lot of misconceptions out there about offshore banking and investing. Newer readers especially may believe a few of the myths exploded below! Even if you’re an old hand at offshore banking, I thought you might enjoy this brief list of some of the most common offshore banking myths…

1. Offshore banking is illegal. The Facts: Granted there are a few countries in the world that outright prohibit their citizens from holding accounts abroad. But very few – even those with strict controls like South Africa, Venezuela and Russia don’t ban their citizens outright from holding offshore bank accounts. Most countries do however have laws insisting that you report your offshore bank accounts to the tax authorities. You can easily verify these requirements with a local professional.  For sure there are some illicit funds deposited in offshore banking havens, but they constitute a small percentage of total criminal proceeds held in banks within high-tax jurisdictions. Bank secrecy laws these days definitely do not protect criminals. The idea of associating offshore banking with crime is all about trying to persuade people to leave their funds where their governments can get their hands on them!
2. Offshore banking is only for tax evasion. The facts: Recent campaigns by major governments and left-wing think tanks try to tar everybody with the same brush. Most people who bank offshore these days are not evading taxes. They are looking for legal tax planning and asset protection strategies – for example: currency diversification, and protection against political risk factors.
3. To have a bank account offshore you need lots of money. The facts: Yes, there are many obscure but very good private banks that won’t be interested in a relationship under a million or two. But there are also plenty of banks, large and small, that are still interested in the regular middle class customer.  At some of the best offshore banks in the best offshore banking countries, you can easily open a bank account with a deposit of $500 or less. There are plenty of options and you will find details in the Q Wealth Practical Offshore Banking Guide.
4. Offshore banks are situated in remote corners of the world or obscure islands, thereby making it difficult to manage the account. The facts: While many offshore jurisdictions are indeed small islands, they are all connected by fiber optic cables! Today, the physical location of the bank is not really important. You can deposit funds electronically and manage them over a secure internet connection. For withdrawals you can wire money out using the internet banking, or you can have an internationally recognised debit or credit card like Visa, Mastercard or American Express.
5. You have to travel to the bank personally to open an account. The facts: The best offshore banks do not require this. They have procedures in place to open accounts either entirely by mail, using copies of documents certified locally, or you can open accounts through other representatives or offices that may be closer to you. Often, if you pay the travel expenses or you are investing a larger amount, you can even have a bank officer travel to visit you.
6. Offshore banking is tax-free. The facts: In most cases you don’t have to pay taxes in the bank’s jurisdiction. The notable exception is Switzerland, which does charge Swiss withholding taxes on the income of foreign account holders. What you do have to remember is that many high tax countries tax the worldwide income of their residents, and one – the United States of America – taxes the worldwide income of their citizens even if they are not resident.
7. Offshore banks open anonymous numbered accounts. The facts: It is still possible in some banks to open numbered bank accounts. Most Swiss banks, for example, offer this facility for a small annual charge. A numbered account is where your name does not appear on the title of the account. However, they are not technically anonymous, since the bank will still need to know who you are. Normally your real identity will only be accessible to a few high-ranking bank officers, and your passport copy will be held in a paper file in the bank’s vault, rather than on a computer where a data or identity thief could potentially download it. So whatever account name or number you are assigned, you will not remain fully anonymous to the bank. It is also no longer permitted to send or receive wire transfers without fully identifying the legal account holder.

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Following is an edited version of our Press Release announcing the new 2010 edition of our ever popular Practical Offshore Banking Guide which is now available….

While the days of James Bond-style numbered Swiss bank accounts may be over, the world of discreet private banking and offshore wealth management is growing apace as financial uncertainty continues to make people seek safe havens.

Despite highly-publicized government crackdowns on tax evasion around the world during the past year, spearheaded by the G20-OECD “anti tax haven” blacklisting and the US attack on UPS after defection of Bradley Birkenfeld,  more billions are headed for offshore banks and tax havens than ever before – with good reason, and it’s all completely legal. That is the conclusion of the new Practical Offshore Banking Guide 2010, advising high net worth individuals and entrepreneurs on offshore banking and asset protection, that is released today. In it you will find information on nine of the best offshore banks.

In the 2010 update of his annual Q Wealth Practical Offshore Banking Guide, offshore banking expert Peter Macfarlane points out that tax evasion is far from the only factor encouraging smart individuals to go offshore. “There are more good reasons than ever to go offshore. Taxes are certainly a factor, but many people these days are motivated by deeper feelings – they just don’t trust the system any more,” said Macfarlane today. “Basically, they are demanding full control of their own money. The human right to privacy is definitely part of the equation. Why should an individual´s finances be an open book?”

“Bank failures and bailouts are on everybody’s minds, and rational individuals are looking to open accounts at conservative and respectable banks, in countries that respect the rule of law and private property, that do not have this toxic exposure. Clients seek to protect their assets not just against the perceived injustice of many lawsuits, but more fundamentally against a decline in the value of the dollar and other major currencies like the euro and pound. Expecting the imminent devaluation or collapse of the dollar, they are diversifying into better-backed currencies, and of course into precious metals like gold and silver – something made easy by offshore multi-currency bank accounts,” comments Macfarlane, adding: “We’ve all heard about the risks of keeping eggs in the same basket.”

The Practical Offshore Guide 2010 includes special sections for US and European Union citizens, explains information exchange in detail, and proffers practical advice on choosing, opening and operating an offshore bank account.

The Practical Offshore Banking Guide 2010 is published FREE for readers of The Q Wealth Report, a privately-published newsletter covering to offshore banking, asset protection and wealth management. The Q Wealth Report was established in England in 1996 and has a global readership. Englishman Peter Macfarlane, 38, is joint editor, besides running his own professional practice in Panama City, Panama and being a regular speaker at offshore events.  Further bio on Peter Macfarlane is here. The free Secrets of the Super Rich course edited by Peter Macfarlane and others is available here.

by Peter Macfarlane, Offshore Banking expert for The Q Wealth Report

“Obama Plan Aims to Limit Use of Offshore Havens by Multinationals and the Wealthy” is the subheading of a Wall Street Journal article entitled Firms Face New Tax Curbs.

Hot on the heels of the crackdown on tax havens announced in the UK budget, President Obama today reveals what White House press officers are hyping as “a far-reaching crackdown on offshore tax avoidance and evasion, targeting many U.S.-based multinational corporations and wealthy individuals.”

Ironically this new attack does draw attention to the fact that there is a great benefit for American companies and wealthy individuals to going offshore completely legally. If you’ve been wondering whether all this “offshore stuff” is completely legal, here you have your answer!

The proposed changes, if they happen, will take place between 2011 and 2019. So how much money can you save by going offshore legally right now, starting with your 2009 tax bill, even if you have to make some changes over the coming decade?

As the article points out, however, the current tax system is actually very beneficial to American companies running business internationally. The pharmaceutical and technology industries are cited as particular beneficiaries, as are high net worth (HNW) individuals. Treasury and IRS officials acknowledge it has become much more commonplace in recent years for both businesses and  individuals to take advantage of low taxes as well as lack of transparency in many offshore tax havens.

So going offshore may not be politically correct, but it certainly is legal and beneficial… and morally the right thing to do as well, if you don’t approve of what the government does with taxpayers’ billions. In this situation I’m reminded of the famous tax case judged by Judge Learned Hand that I quoted in the Practical Offshore Banking Guide 2009:

This decision became one of the bases of the US tax system at the IRS code.

Of course, it’s not an accident that the current tax system is very beneficial to American companies doing business overseas. The aim of previous governments that originally introduced this policy was to encourage American companies to do business overseas. Exports of goods and services were the mainstay of the American economy… until somewhere along the road the Chinese took over this role and the American economy became bloated by more and more money created out of thin air through dodgy banking transactions.

American technology firms like Microsoft or Google lead the world. Very likely if benefits like this had not been in place, they would not have decided to base themselves in the USA.

Obama, of course, knows this too… but he’s on the bandwagon at the moment trying to benefit from publicly cracking down against perceived abusers of the tax system.

Making it more difficult for these major pharmaceutical and technology firms to do business could be yet another disaster for the US economy. Microsoft alone has an economy bigger than many countries, and they are actually very well diversified geographically already. It would not take much to move their home base outside the USA, and I believe they would consider doing so in a flash if circumstances warranted it. Obama also doesn’t want to lose the likes of Microsoft and Google over a little publicity stunt, so he will have to take care.

Likewise, the High Net Worth investors who are sophisticated enough to be doing offshore are likely the ones who are actually creating wealth for the American economy. They are to be encouraged. If they leave the USA, the USA will be the loser, not the individuals.

So what will come of this? Frankly not much I believe. It is hype, designed to appeal to the masses, circulated by the mass media. To scare people off unsophisticated tax evasion tactics like having unreported personal offshore bank accounts … puehhlease!!!

People who read The Q Wealth Report know better than to believe the hype or break the law. We explain exactly how you can benefit from going offshore legally. We even offer a free five part course so if you are not yet amongst the super wealthy HNWs, you can become one. Module 1 of our free Secrets of the Super Rich course is about Offshore Banking. This one and the other four modules will allow you, in about ten minutes a day, to gain a new perspective of the world we live in – and the way you can prosper within it. We will show you ways you can legally create wealth offshore because of the recession – not in spite of it.

As I said at the beginning, this new attack does draw attention in no uncertain terms to the fact that there is a great benefit for American companies and wealthy individuals to going offshore completely legally. How much money can you save by going offshore legally right now, even if you have to make some changes over the coming decade? Start today with the Secrets of the Super Rich and The Q Wealth Report

by Peter Macfarlane, Offshore and Non-Resident Banking Expert for Q Wealth Report

At last we are seeing some sense in the anti-tax-haven rhetoric being rehashed by the mainstream press. An interesting article by Richard W. Rahn in the Wall Street Journal sets out to defend tax havens and the useful role they play in the global economy:

If the government suddenly said you would incur more onerous and expensive tax regulations and reporting requirements if you moved your business to a low-tax state such as Texas or Florida from a high-tax state such as New York or California, you would be justifiably outraged. Now substitute Switzerland and Bermuda for Texas and Florida, and France and Germany for New York and California, and you’ll understand a new form of “tax protectionism” that is infecting Washington.

Tax evasion is illegal…  surely there can’t be many people left in this day and age who would seriously believe that they could just open an offshore bank account in their own personal name, not declare it, and thereby evade tax. As you can see from reading publications like my Practical Offshore Banking Guide 2009, it is just a tad more complicated than that. And the vast majority of people I know who are offshore do so perfectly legally and in full compliance with the laws of their country of residence.

Of course, the best way to go offshore is to move yourself. That rather takes the wind out of the sails of fuzzy thinking leftists who try to argue that if you are living in a country you should pay for government services there (quite apart from the fact of whether you actually use those government services).

Moving offshore yourself is very practical these days for many entrepreneurs and business people, or even many retired professionals. They can do a little consulting or investing on the markets over the internet from a home office, fly back home once in a while to take care of those little bits of business that still require personal physical presence… and they can quite legally live tax free and stress free in a tropical paradise (or maybe a clean air mountain paradise like Andorra if that is more their thing.) That’s what we have been preaching for years here at The Q Wealth Report.

The current warpath being beaten by Senator Levin and his crew is flawed, as the WSJ piece points out, because tax evasion is already illegal. “It is a fool’s errand to pass ever more laws against things that are already illegal…” says Rahn. More tellingly, he presents evidence to back up his claim:

The chief tax writer in Congress, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle apparently did not report all of their foreign-source income. Their actions tell us that either the tax law is too complex, or they thought the tax burden was excessive. Would their behavior and that of millions of others improve by making the tax law more complex and punitive?

Finally, Rahn leaves us with what is perhaps a chilling thought for the future of a collapsing US economy, or perhaps just an accurate vision of the future:

The proposals by Messrs. Dorgan, Levin, Baucus and the Treasury will almost certainly have the unintended consequences of driving more U.S. businesses elsewhere, discouraging foreign investment in the U.S., and actually encouraging more U.S. investors to move their funds (either legally or illegally) not only out of the country, but to places in Asia or the Mideast that tend to be less cooperative with U.S. tax authorities than are the European and British low-tax jurisdictions.

Well done to Mr Rahn and the WSJ for sticking up for beleagured tax havens. Here at The Q Wealth Report we will continue to inform and entertain our readers with practical information on how to move yourself and your money offshore, how to create a new stream of wealth with your new offshore business, and how to do everything within the law. Of course, our best practical “how-to” information is reserved for pid-up subscribers to The Q Wealth Report. Besides instant access to our downloadable reports on offshore banking and gold bullion investments, and the archive of previous editions of The Q Wealth Report, an individual consultation with Peter Macfarlane is included in the benefits of signing up. What are you waiting for? Join Q Wealth today!

No, it’s NOT the beginning of the end for tax havens, but they will be slightly different… by Shannon Roxborough for The Q Wealth Report

Mistakenly viewed primarily as playgrounds of the ultra-rich, vehicles for tax evasion and shelters of the proceeds of criminal activity, the 40 some territories around the globe that are considered tax havens have been receiving some unwelcome attention lately.

It has, in fact, been a rough past year or so for the world’s low-tax and offshore centers. They are finding themselves increasingly in the crosshairs of the cash-strapped G-20 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a Paris-based bureaucracy run by high-tax nations such as the United States, UK, Germany and France.

Desperate to prop up their ailing economies, these countries are aggressively seeking to replace some of the trillions in taxpayer money that been used for stimulus packages and handed over to corporate interests in the form of bailouts.

In the latest escalation of the war on fiscal shelters, in their zeal to track down wealthy tax evaders, industrialized nations are intent on shredding privacy laws the world over. Half a dozen countries from Switzerland to Hong Kong have already caved to international pressure and threats of sanctions, agreeing to lift the veils of secrecy that have shrouded them for decades, and in some cases, centuries.

The momentum against tax havens started picking up speed last year thanks to U.S. Senator Carl Levin, a long-time foe of offshore tax havens, who insists they deprive government coffers of $100 billion in annual revenues and says “Tax havens are engaged in economic warfare against the United States and honest, hard-working Americans”—some argue that high total U.S. tax burden, which wipes out about half of most Americans’ incomes, is economic warfare.

The U.S. Congress last March began zeroing in on Swiss bank secrecy after UBS admitted helping American clients conceal assets from the government. The OECD recently blacklisted Switzerland and a number of other countries and jurisdictions because they “do not furnish banking information to tax authorities of other countries within the framework of income tax evasion.”

The truth is this political effort is not so much about snaring tax cheats as it is about the bigger picture: the long-term goal of destroying tax havens. Why? The answer is simple: tax-happy nations fear fiscal havens because they promote tax competition, financial privacy and fiscal sovereignty, all of which limit the ability of governments to act as monopolies.

Even with the stepped up efforts of their opponents, all is not lost. The growing coalition of world leaders may be softening some tax havens’ traditional codes of silence, causing the pillars of secrecy surrounding financial transactions to crumble, but most who use these sanctuaries to privately safeguard their assets, run their businesses and protect themselves and future generations have little to worry about (unless they happen to be on one of the clients lists that are being handed over to authorities).

Tax havens will continue to play a critical role in global finance for the foreseeable future. Besides, for those with real concerns about the security of their assets and holdings, there are many other privacy-conscious and tax-friendly places that manage to fly under the radar of financial watchdogs, providing the perks of tax havens without the scrutiny.

In the coming issue the Q Wealth Report, I’ll provide insights into one such place—a little-known lifestyle haven that doubles as an unlikely tax refuge.

Shannon Roxborough, editor and publisher of the global lifestyle magazine Borderless Living, is former correspondent with Money magazine. A widely-published writer and international consultant, he in an expert on living and retiring abroad and offshore planning. Visit www.BorderlessLiving.com.

says Peter Macfarlane, Offshore Banking Expert at The Q Wealth Report

The recent scandal involving Swiss bank UBS and the closure of 19,000 offshore bank accounts for American account holders has people running scared. It’s been a big publicity coup for the IRS and indeed for European tax authorities too. However, I was interviewed the other day for a forthcoming magazine article, and the interviewer asked me bluntly whether offshore banking, and more specifically Swiss private banking, is “over.” This got me thinking.

The why and the how of offshore banking for security and asset protection is alive and well. In fact, for American and European Union citizens, banking offshore is more important than ever. Here’s why:

1. First of all, the hype in the media suggests that those 19,000 account holders will be in trouble with the IRS. This is not true. Sure, it’s what the IRS want you to believe, because they don’t want you to bank offshore. If you bank offshore they have less control over your money – so bad news for governments. But provided you have done nothing illegal, those people have nothing to fear. Even if those people have been illegally evading their US tax obligations, most likely they still have nothing to fear – though they should be taking urgent steps to put things right. The truth is that IRS attempts to learn the identities of the 19,000 account holders will be handled by UBS on a case-by-case basis strictly in accordance with both Swiss and American law and the respective international treaties, with UBS refusing to cooperate in any wide-net fishing expedition. By closing the accounts, UBS have done the right thing in helping to protect their clients.
2. UBS clients will need to move their accounts to other banks, or the clients will receive checks in the mail. Obviously, depositing the checks in a home bank would leave a paper trail – playing right into the hands of the IRS. The IRS hopes that those affected who might not have declared their Swiss bank accounts will be scared and own up. If they don’t, however, the chance that they will be ‘caught’ is almost nil. Fortunately, there are still plenty of lower profile, secure offshore banks out there who are willing to take on the new business – even from American or European citizens.
3. The mistake these people made was banking with UBS in the first place. It is stretching things these days even to call UBS a Swiss bank. It would be better described as an international bank, and it has a huge presence in the USA. It is therefore vulnerable to pressure being put on its US operations to breach Swiss bank secrecy laws. If you want further proof, Senator Carl Levin of Michigan said “We can’t get every bank in front of us to do what they did,” referring to UBS rolling over and apologizing. Very true words from the Senator! The basic rule in choosing an offshore bank is to go for one that has no offices or employees in your ‘home’ country. Another basic rule is “you don’t know until you go” – in other words, if you want to open a serious Swiss or other offshore bank account, get on a plane!

I mentioned above that affected account holders should be taking “urgent steps to put things right.” What are those steps? The fact is there are plenty of ways you can achieve the goals you are seeking, serious asset protection, and full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Those are topics we frequently write about here in The Q Wealth Report, and you will find some starting points in my Practical Offshore Banking Guide 2009 which is available right now for free download in the Members’ Section. The Practical Offshore Banking Guide includes some offshore banking notes especially for US citizens and residents, and another section especially for European Union residents and citizens.

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