Finance

An offshore company is the first step to privacy, asset protection, international banking, and planting a flag offshore. Here’s why you want to form one and where to set it…

Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin in Offshore Banking There’s lots of talk that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies will take over offshore banking. I believe the offshore banking industry is moving in that direction,…

A “Spendthrift Provision” in an offshore trust prohibits a beneficiary from selling, transferring or pledging her interest in the trust. The purpose of a spendthrift provision is to protect the…

Link to previous article in this series: Part 1 Death Tax Repeal As many of you may know, the U.S. House, on April 16, 2015, passed the Death Tax Repeal Act…

The number one question I get from Americans considering opening an offshore bank account or forming an international corporation is, “will this increase my audit risk?” The answer is simple:…

The best offshore bank license jurisdiction will depend on your use and budget. Here’s a list of my top offshore bank license jurisdictions in 2017. This list is focused on…

If you’re eligible to take distributions from your defined benefit plan, you can move it offshore. Eligibility is usually because you’re of retirement age or because the defined benefit plan…

I’ve been covering the offshore beat since 2000. In that time, I’ve seen everything, great, good, boring and bad that’s out there. I’ve seen amazing successes, high returns, losses, fraud,…

You’ve been running your offshore business for awhile and have some accumulated earnings and profits. You want to invest these retained earnings in the United States and prefer they be…