Swiss Offshore Group is an executive level financial and management consulting firm that provides support to corporations, financial institutions and high net worth individuals
Swiss Offshore Group was founded on the simple belief that the only barrier to enterprises of great pitch should be the existence of the idea and not the means of implementation. |
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It may surprise you to learn that the NUMBER ONE reason for people moving money offshore is NOT because of tax benefits but asset protection. Today's predaceous and litigious society unfortunately makes successful people vulnerable to lawsuits of every kind.
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Why Vanuatu?
Vanuatu is the Pacific's premier offshore financial center, featuring;
Vanuatu is a land of contrasts, where the 21st Century melds with the 19th Century. Vanuatu is known as the Isles of Contrast and the Paradise Islands. Both are true. Located in the South Pacific, Vanuatu has a sub-tropical climate and an easy lifestyle - tourism plays an important part in the local economy. Port Vila (the capital of Vanuatu) is more than a jurisdiction of convenience. Since 1970, when the Offshore Finance Center was established, genuine in-depth English and French financial, investment, banking, accounting and legal expertise has been developed in Vanuatu. Having been in existence for over 30 years, the Vanuatu Finance Center has the advantage of being better established than its Pacific competitors. Business in Vanuatu Vanuatu is a pure tax haven. As such, there are no income taxes, withholding taxes, capital gains taxes, gift, death, estate or succession duties applying to companies, trusts or individuals. There are also no tax treaties with other countries and thus no exchange of information with foreign governments. Under the Vanuatu International Companies Act companies have a 20-year guarantee against taxes, duties and exchange controls. Vanuatu has a very well developed Offshore Finance Center, which has been operating since 1971. Vanuatu is in a uniquely advantageous time zone for the location of a Financial Center. The standard business day commences at 7:30 a.m. in the capital and financial center, Port Vila. This allows a thirty minute overlap with New York so that the New York closing markets are known and available to Port Vila early in the working day. In addition, Vila office hours are three hours ahead of Hong Kong & Singapore. Thus, Vanuatu fills an important time position between world markets. Financial Transactions, which may be negotiated in Singapore or Hong Kong during the day can be domiciled in Vanuatu in real time. Port Vila remains open until London and the European markets open, thus completing the time bridge from New York to London. |
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Soft And Warm Vanuatu
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Vanuatu comprises a chain of approximately 80 islands situated some 2,250 km north-east of Sydney, Australia and 800 km west of Fiji. The country lies between the latitudes of 13° and 21° and climate varies between tropical in the north to sub-tropical in the south. The total land area is approximately 14,700 sq. km. The capital is Port Vila situated on the Island of Efate.
POPULATION: Approximately 175,000.
POLITICAL STRUCTURE: Vanuatu, a republic, was formerly known as the Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides. The New Hebrides was the world’s only condominium and was established in 1906 by agreement between the British and the French (The London Convention of 20th October 1906) which declared the New Hebrides "a region of joint interest". After years of competition and rivalry for influence between nationals of the two powers, and others such as Australian and Irish adventurers, Vanuatu, which means "our land" in many Melanesian languages, obtained its independence on 30 July 1980, a constitution was adopted and the Republic of Vanuatu came into effect.
Vanuatu is a parliamentary democracy, the head of state being the President elected by an electoral college. The position is mainly titular and has very few executive powers. The legislature consists of a single chamber, a 52 member parliament, for which general elections are held every four years.
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMY: There are two international airports in Vanuatu, the main one, Bauerfield, being approximately six kilometers from Port Vila. Air Vanuatu, which is owned by the Government offers three direct flights to Sydney and Brisbane, and one to Melbourne, and two to Auckland, New Zealand each week while other airlines provide regular flights to and from Auckland, Brisbane, Fiji, Nauru, New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands. Within Vanuatu, Vanair’s inter-island service operates to some 22 destinations. Small charter aircraft are also available. Vanuatu has two deep-sea ports (Port Vila and Santo) and a number of wharves located in outer islands.
Regular cargo services from Australia, Europe, New Zealand, United States and Japan are provided by a number of shipping lines.
There are over 1,400 km of roads within Vanuatu with several hundred more to be completed over the next four years.
The country has a dualistic economy with a large smallholder subsistence agricultural sector and a small monetised sector. The latter is based on established plantations, ranches and associated trading, manufacturing, banking and shipping services as well as the country's tourist industry. Copra is the most important cash economic activity in the rural sector followed by beef, cocoa, timber, coffee and fish.
The development of the offshore financial center in 1971 added new dimensions to the economy and it now contributes considerably to Government revenue through the payment of annual registration fees for all companies, business license fees, insurance, banking and trust company license fees, stamp duties and other smaller fees. The offshore financial center has also brought to the country increased employment opportunities, and an excellent infrastructure of telecommunications, banking, legal, accounting and other financial and commercial services.
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LANGUAGE:
The official languages are English, French and Bislama (pidgin). (The language of the finance center is predominantly English).
CURRENCY: The Vatu. EXCHANGE CONTROL: There are no exchange controls in Vanuatu. All major currencies can be deposited in Vanuatu and may be repatriated in the same currency or converted freely to most other currencies. TYPE OF LAW: Vanuatu is a Common Law jurisdiction. Its constitution states that, until otherwise provided by parliament, pre-independence British laws shall continue to the extent that they are not expressly revoked or are incompatible with the independent status of the Republic. PRINCIPAL CORPORATE LEGISLATION: The Companies Act (Cap 191), the International Companies Act (1993) and the Banking, Insurance, Stamp Duties and Trust Companies Acts form the statutory framework for the operation of the financial center. This framework is administered by the Financial Services Commissioner and adjudicated upon by the Supreme Court of Vanuatu. |
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TYPE OF COMPANY FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADING: Exempt Company incorporated under the Companies Act (Cap 191) or the International Company "IC" incorporated under the International Companies Act 1992 (No. 32).
The International Company provides for greater flexibility and minimal compliance.
PROCEDURE TO INCORPORATE AN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY: One copy of the Constitution. (Two copies of the Certificate of Incorporation are issued by the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission).
RESTRICTIONS ON TRADING: An International or Exempt Company may not trade within Vanuatu or own real estate there. An International Company may not undertake the business of banking, insurance, assurance, reinsurance, fund management, the management of collective investment schemes or the rendering of investment advice, or any other activity that would suggest an association with banking or insurance industries.
POWERS OF COMPANY: The powers (objects clauses) of an exempt company are contained in the Memorandum of Association, but are normally drafted to provide for general powers.
An International Company has all the powers of a natural person and therefore can enter in to any lawful activity except as restricted by the International Companies Act.
LANGUAGE OF LEGISLATION AND CORPORATE DOCUMENTS: English. Foreign translations of corporate documents can be obtained for a fee.
REGISTERED OFFICE REQUIRED: Yes, must be maintained in Vanuatu.
SHELF COMPANIES AVAILABLE: Yes.
TIME TO INCORPORATE: Two days.
NAME RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions apply to identical names or names suggesting a connection with a government of another country or a public or international organization or a municipal authority. Other names may be disallowed on policy grounds, as may those that are considered generally undesirable or obscene.
LANGUAGE OF NAME: An International Company name can be in any language and use that language’s characters or alphabet e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Arabic.
NAMES REQUIRING CONSENT OR LICENSE: Bank, buildings society, insurance, assurance, reinsurance, fund management, investment fund, trust, trustees, finance or their foreign language equivalents.
SUFFIXES TO DENOTE LIMITED LIABILITY:
COMPLIANCE
AUTHORIZED AND ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL:
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CLASSES OF SHARES PERMITTED:
Registered shares, bearer shares, preference shares, redeemable shares and voting or non-voting shares. BEARER SHARES PERMITTED: Yes. TAXATION: Domestic taxation is not payable on the net chargeable profits of Exempt and International Companies. DOUBLE TAXATION TREATIES: None. ANNUAL FEES:
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DIRECTORS: The minimum number of directors required for both Exempt and International Companies is one. The directors may be natural persons or bodies corporate, may be of any nationality and need not be resident in Vanuatu. However, Exempt Companies must have at least one resident director.
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SHAREHOLDERS: The minimum number of shareholders of an International Company is one.
An Exempt Company requires two
Mailing, Fax, Telephone And Office Facilities:
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As part of the domiciliary service fee we provide clients with a registered office address in the country of incorporation but clients may find it convenient to arrange for mail forwarding, fax and telephone facilities through our Switzerland, The Bahamas Islands, London or other Swiss Offshore Group world-wide offices. This service may be especially useful where, for example, the company is opening bank accounts. Normally the bank would address statements and other correspondence to the company at the address of the client but this results in a loss of confidentiality in that the connection between the company name and the client will be automatically made.
To safeguard against this mail can be directed to our offices and we can re-mail those letters in a plain envelope addressed to the client or otherwise as the client directs. An additional advantage of using our re-mailing services is that the provision of a re-mailing address through one of our prestigiously located offices in the onshore jurisdictions may allow the offshore company to appear to be domiciled on-shore and thereby give that company an added degree if respectability. For example, your offshore company could quote Swiss Offshore Group London office address on its letterhead and thereby appear to be domiciled in the UK. This procedure is particularly attractive if the Hong Kong address is used as a Hong Kong company is not required to quote its registered office address on its letterhead. Thus if an offshore company were to quote a Hong Kong address it would be indistinguishable from the letterhead, from a normal Hong Kong trading company.The charge for this service is only $275 per annum. |
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Trust Services:
Using a trust to own the shares of an offshore company can result in very substantial tax and non-tax related advantages which will accrue both on death and during the lifetime of the trust settler. These advantages may include:
Saving Of Inheritance Tax: On death, the Inheritance tax which would normally be assessed on the value of shares would generally be eradicated. Asset Protection: Assets placed into trust are generally beyond the reach of creditors who might arise as a result of financial difficulties, divorce proceedings, litigation, etc. Avoidance Of Probate: A trust provides a means whereby assets can be smoothly passed on to the next generation without the disruption, delays substantial costs, loss of confidentiality associated with the probate procedure which necessarily follows when assets are bequeathed by will. Continuity: Trusts provide a means whereby assets can continue to be administered in accordance with the wishes of the settlor after his death so the weak can be protected from others and the spend-thrift can be protected from himself. Lifetime Tax Savings: During lifetime, substantial income and capital gains tax advantages may result from setting up the trust. Using the service of one of our licensed trust companies, we are pleased to act as trustee for a suitably drafted discretionary trust and the cost of this service would be from US$500 for setting up the trust deed and from US$500 per annum for the provision of trustee services. |
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Other Services:
Swiss Offshore Group provides a wide range of administrative and documentary services including, but not limited to legalization and notarizing of documents, credit cards, yacht and ship registration, invoicing, documentary trade services, trade finance applications, accounting, consulting and immigration services.
VIP Package: For one payment US$599 Swiss Offshore Group will provide the following:
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Confused?
The average person is frequently confused by the complexity of international tax planning and discouraged by the substantial costs involved in an offshore company formation or registering of a bank or trust in a tax haven. The registration costs and ongoing yearly administration expenses frequently exceed what the average person could save in taxes. Swiss Offshore Group has a new program to answer those concerns. We provide the simple, secure, private and low cost answer for the person who is just starting out or the veteran who now understands that simplicity is the essence of genius. Our survey has shown that this solution answers all of the needs for 100% of the persons seeking to go offshore. |
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The program includes bearer shares so that complete anonymity is guaranteed, documentation and support services so that you can open a financial account under your complete control, where and when you wish, and flexibility so that you can change your financial affairs to reflect your future needs.
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We trust that we have clarified the intriguing world of Vanuatu Tax Exempt Company advantages. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have relating to this opportunity and provide you with additional details regarding any of our devoted services.
If you would like to obtain further details of the legislation
surrounding the formation of an International Business Company (IBC) in Vanuatu or wish to discuss any matter in complete confidence, please click here
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Swiss Offshore Group is in a position to assist new and established clients in opening personal and corporate offshore bank or trust accounts, denominated in almost every currency, in over 125 of offshore jurisdictions world-wide, including:
New Zealand, Australia, Chile, The Dominican Republic, Ireland, Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Uruguay, Prague, Bodrum, The Spanish-Moroccan Tax Havens, The Madeira Tax Haven of Portugal, The Jamaican Free Trade Zones, The Dominican Republic Free Trade Zones, Campione D'Italia, Andorra, Poland, The Eastern Turkish Border and Tbilisi, Mozambique, Guatemala, The Virgin Islands, The Philippine Islands, and Anguilla are just some of the countries and places featured.
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