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Description of Tax Havens Today

Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to be a millionaire to take advantage of today′s tax havens. In order to go offshore with your financesand investments, all you need is the proper information and guidance. Author Hoyt Barber is a renowned tax haven and offshore financial specialist, and in Tax Havens Today, he draws from his own professional experiences to help you make the most of your offshore endeavors.

Divided into four comprehensive parts, this informative guide will help you:
- Avoid expensive mistakes and stay within the boundaries of the law
- Reduce taxes, defer taxes, and invest tax-free
- Discover lucrative investment opportunities available only offshore
- Find and contact some of the most important offshore investment, banking, and financial advisors in the world
- Explore profiles of today's top forty tax haven jurisdictions
- Decide on alternative places to live or retire - over ninety expatriate-friendly countries are profiled
- And much more

Filled with unparalleled knowledge and invaluable insights, Tax Havens Today will bring you completely up to speed on a variety of issues that anyone aspiring to go offshore must be familiar with in order to succeed.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780470051238

Pages:

336 pages

Format:

Hardback

Product Code:

69971

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Published:

02/01/2007

Edition:

New title Edition

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About Hoyt Barber

HOYT BARBER is an authority on tax havens and offshore banking and has served as a financial consultant to clients worldwide. Barber has authored nine books, including his first novel, From Hell to Havana, released in 2006. Barber is President of Barber Financial Advisors in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a provider of offshore financial services, and is publisher of Offshore Dossier, a newsletter for American investors and expatriates. Visit the author's Web site at www.hoytbarber.com to learn more.

Contents of Tax Havens Today

Preface

PART ONE: THE OFFSHORE CONTROVERSY

1: Why Are So Many People "Going Offshore?"
2: Whipping the Taxpayers Into Shape
3: The Big Squeeze
4: The Changing World of Tax Havens
5: The International Dragnet
6: The International Laundromat
7: The Tax Police
8: Barbarians at the Gate


PART TWO: BUILDING A SOLID OFFSHORE FINANCIAL FORTRESS

9: The Benefits of Going Offshore
10: Best Strategies for Going Offshore: Personal and Financial Lifestyle Changes
11: Expatriating
12: The $80,000 Annual Loophole
13: New Citizenship and Renouncing Your U.S Citizenship
14: Eight Ways to Sunday.
15: T-7 Tax Havens: The Green List of the World’s Best Offshore Havens
16: Selecting the Best Tax Haven for Your Plans
17: Establishing an Offshore Presence Without Leaving Home
18: Offshore Business Structures
19: Secrets of Offshore Banking
20: Offshore Financial & Investment Strategies
21: Offshore Estate Planning
22: The Swiss Angle
23: Placing Your Assets Offshore and Avoiding Fraudulent Transfers
24: Offshore Business
25: International Tax Planning
26: Offshore Privacy
27: Offshore Caveat


PART THREE: TODAY'S TAX HAVENS

28. Tax Information Exchange Agreements
29. Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty
30. Profiles of Tax Havens

Andorra
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Austria
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Brunei Darussalam
Campione
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Madeira
Malta
Mauritius
Monaco
The Netherlands
The Netherlands Antilles
Panama
Saint Kits and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Seychelles
Switzerland
Turks and Caicos
Vanuatu
Western Samoa


PART FOUR: RESOURCES - THE BIG PICTURE

Offshore Citizenship and Retirement Opportunities
Dominica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Profiles of Retirement Havens and Foreign residency: Andorra, Argentina, Austria, The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Compione (Italy), Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Monaco, The Netherlands, Panama, Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Switzerland, Turks and Caicos, United Kingdom, Uruguay
More Countries to Investigate
Travel destinations
Offshore Reading
Offshore Reference Works
Newsletters
Travel Books
Travel Bookstores and Map Dealers
Travel Information
Financial Information and Business Opportunities
Bank Resources
Antisurveillance and Privacy Sources
Books of Interest
Publishers of Unusual Books and Hard-to-Find Information
Periodicals
Real Estate
Expat Information
Expat Books
Retirement Resources
Health Insurance for Expatriates and Travelers
Organizations
Government Web Sites
Financial and Investment Services
Immigration Services
Tax Problems
Worldwide Serviced Offices
Global Mail Drops
International English Language Newspapers
Online Resources
Government Publications
Offshore Dossier
Offshore Evaluation Service
Offshore Financial Services

Appendix
About the Author
Index