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Setting Up Offshore Company – A Brilliant Tax Buster Solution for SMEs February 3, 2012

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Although setting up an offshore company may sound a little weird to many, given the recent market trends, there has been an excessive increase in the success rate of companies opting to start their businesses offshore.

Starting an offshore company is not quite as tedious a work as many find it to be, in fact it may take even less than 24hours if all your resources are ready. However, an important thing to consider before setting-up an offshore company, is to carefully analyze all the pros & cons associated with the establishment of the company along with the benefits that you’ll reap from this deal. This is because, there are endless legal & financial benefits that make the option of an offshore company feasible.

Highlighting Benefits of an Offshore Company

  • Minimized burden of personal taxation
  • Most offshore companies are taxed low or exempted from taxes
  • As long as an offshore company restricts itself from entering another business, it can easily exempt itself from most local taxation.

It is for this very reason that, establishing an offshore company can be of great help in reducing the tax burden of a company. Consequently, the routine operations of the company are also simplified & a great amount of time & energy that is usually required for filing of records & account auditing, is also saved. This automatically helps you cut down on the overhead costs & offers you additional time & energy to look into other vital elements of your business.

Another major advantage that comes with the establishment of an offshore company is that, since the setting up of such a company comes with extreme confidentiality rules, automatically steps are undertaken whereby all details of the company are kept out of public vigil.

Thus, for every business looking for ways to lessen their taxation burden, the best & safest option is to setup an offshore company. A similar kind of tax shelter is provided by the offshore banking. However, irrespective of whether you choose to setup an offshore company or bank offshore, take care to receive professional aid so that the legal procedures of the respective jurisdiction can be carried out smoothly.

 

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