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How the EU killed the British Virgin Islands (BVI (BVI))

Beri 2019 the British Virgin Islands (BVI (BVI)) have adopted the Economic Substance (ES) regulations under the pressure of the European Union (EU). They apply to some specific activities (therelevant activities”) which most people would use the BVI for (ie: holding companies). Any company or limited partnership has to show that either: it has an economic substance in the BVI (ie: local employees and/or local managers) or it is tax residence somewhere else than the BVI. It would make no sense (at least to most people) to hire local employees just for the sole purpose of creating an economic substance ... Read more

How to escape the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) from the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)?

Starting 1st January 2024: all US registered entities have to declare and identify their Beneficial Ownership to the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). What to declare? Any US entity shall declare and identify all Beneficial Owners over 25% (name, residential address, and passport scan should be given). Who needs to declare? Any US entity registered with any Secretary of State is required to declare, and to have an EIN, SSN/ITIN of the owner, or a foreign Tax ID for the declaration. We offer an EIN service if you do not have one. Is there any exemption? Yes, all those ... Read more

UK’s Companies House to multiply fees by 3.5

The United Kingdom (UK) companies registrar Companies House will multiply their fees by an average of 3.5 from 1st May 2024, due to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency (ECCT) Act.

PROMINEE® is banned in Russia

A formal email was received from the Russian Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (ROSKOMNADZOR) that our PROMINEE® website has been blocked from Russia. A reference to the decision of the Kungur City Court (Perm Territory) No. 2a-3556/2023 dated 2023-12-25 (on Christmas day?!) has been made but the decision is nowhere to be found (a VPN in Russia is needed to see the court’s website). Why? Without access to the court decision, one can only guess that it could be because PROMINEE® is attached to a company registered in the USA, which ... Read more

Ruanda Lahey Apostil Sözleşmesine katıldı

From 05/JUN/2024 Rwanda will be able to issue and accept Apostilles! Rwanda is a beacon of cleanliness in Africa.

Kanada, Lahey Apostil Sözleşmesine giriyor!

After decades of backward, old fashioned and painful legalizations through embassies: Canada will finally enforce the Apostille Convention of the Hague from 11/JAN/2024!

Çin artık Lahey Apostil Sözleşmesinin bir parçası

It is with great delight that China is now part of the Hague Apostille convention from today (07/NOV/2023). Unfortunately the Chinese Apostilles are not (henüz) recognized by India and any other states not recognized by China, but this will most likely change in the (near) future.

Bir vaka örneği: Belize'de yasa dışı bir Güven

Bazen en temel yasal yapı, yasadışı bir şey haline gelmek için tamamen ahlaksızlaştırılabilir. Örneğin, Belize'de bir Güven yaratmak isteyen bu evli İngiliz çifti ele alalım. Lisanslı bir yerel temsilciyle iletişime geçtiler, ve bir Güven oluşturmak için ağır bir ücret ödedi (7PROMINEE'den® x kat daha pahalı). Güven Senedi taslağı hazırlama süresi boyunca: the spouses expressed their wish to be able to contribute to the Trust. The licensed local agent in Belize created a chimera: a Trust with 2x Settlors/Grantors! Not only that but they never sent out the signed Deed to their own customers. For those unaware ... Read more

Bir vaka örneği: Nevis'ten Güvenimize

Yirmi yıl önce, Bir Nevis LLC kuruldu ve ajan aptal / açgözlü / saçma olana kadar tüm bu yıllar boyunca tutuldu. Nevis aracısı adlandırılamazken, aracı bu hizmeti eklediğinde sınıra ulaşıldı: Alınan tüm postaları atma, ücret karşılığında $100 yıllık Bu temsilci, Nevis LLC kuruluşu için 1.000 ABD Doları ücret almaktadır, then US$700 per year for the maintenance, plus an extra US$100 per year just to throw mail in the trashBy switching to our Trust service, the customer paid £350 GBP for the first year, and will pay £150 GBP per year for the subsequent ... Read more

Bir vaka örneği: bir yatırım şirketi

Bir holding şirketine benzer: Bir yatırım şirketi bir aracılık hesabı açabilir ve dünyadaki borsalara yatırım yapmaya başlayabilir. Yatırım kısıtlamaları olan bir ülkedeyseniz (ekonomik vatanseverlik), veya yıllık yönetimin pahalı ve külfetli olduğu durumlarda: dış kaynak kullanabilir ve başka bir ülkeye düzenleyebilirsiniz. The implementation requires two legal entities: a trust and a company (acting as a trustee). The trust will shield away your ownership while still granting you full control over the assets. The trustee company will give you the flexibility and a bundle of two Nominee Shareholders: ... Read more