Mois : avril 2019

L'industrie mondiale des non-résidents, les entreprises à faible taux d'imposition ou neutres sur le plan fiscal paniquent: tous les grands cabinets comptables (Deloitte, Ernest et jeune, KMPG, et motomarine) ont été submergés par une vague de lois récentes adoptées par de nombreuses juridictions à la fois. L'appel (tirer?) has been made by the European Commission in Brussels regarding the non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Some people will believe that it targets only small players, and others will believe that it only affects big players. In fact it is targeting every body. The biggest players affected are Chinese companies incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (IVB). Such companies ... Lire la suite

Anguilla a adopté les règlements sur les substances économiques de manière très détaillée.

Les Îles Marshall ont adopté des Règlements sur les substances économiques applicables à partir du 1er janvier 2019. Cependant, il est intéressant de noter que: il s'applique strictement aux activités pertinentes (activité centre de distribution et de service, activité de financement et de location, affaires du siège, entreprise de holding, entreprise de propriété intellectuelle, entreprise d'expédition, activité bancaire, et entreprise d'assurance) holding company business is defined as pure equity holding company a pure equity holding company is subject to a reduced economic substance test the entities must provide the relevant information if requested by the Registrar it seems to apply to Master Series LLC only (and not each Series) an entity ... Lire la suite

Comme leur drapeau à trois pattes: l'île de Man s'apprête à tripler avec des sanctions tous les investisseurs ou entreprises qui ne passent pas les tests de leur substance économique.

Upcoming laws are to be adopted in Jersey regarding Economic Substance for companies.

En vigueur au 1er janvier 2019: Guernesey a adopté des lois sur la substance économique.

Already in force: the Cayman Islands adopted laws & regulations regarding economic substance requirements.

Bermuda is added to the list of jurisdictions adopting an Economic Substance Regime. Bermuda is used by numerous insurance companies (for example: AIA in Hong Kong) in order to lower the costs and avoid stamp duty on shares. Insurance companies already have on the ground staff in Bermuda so this should not be a problem for them.

The Bahamas follow many other jurisdictions by adopting substantial economic presence requirements: activities must be conducted from the Bahamas.

Les îles Vierges britanniques (IVB) adopts economic substance requirements applicable from 1 janvier 2019 (with a six-month transitional period for existing legal entities) if it conducts any of the following “relevant activities”: banking business insurance business fund management business finance and leasing business headquarters business shipping business holding business intellectual property business distribution and service centre business. If the economic substance fail, the BVI non-resident company needs to show that it is resident (and taxed) in another jurisdiction. Companies registered in the BVI are widely used in Hong Kong.