Ecommerce for Offshore Businesses

ecommerceThere are a multitude of entrepreneurs today seeking business relationships with well-established regulated offshore territories to supply their ecommerce needs. Smart, successful entrepreneurs and CEO’s know that establishing financial partnerships with companies that are carefully chosen, lightly regulated, and reside in low tax offshore districts; puts them ahead of their onshore counterparts when it comes to ecommerce business solutions.

Besides gaining significant tax savings, many offshore companies have chosen to work under favorable regulatory frameworks; knowing that the industry of ecommerce will unfold gradually without placing premature restraints upon its workings. The ecommerce industry will ultimately be molded into the type of industry its clients need most. Placing stringent regulations on a fledgling industry could stifle its growth.

Businesses also benefits from low cost regulatory compliance costs, which are substantially reduced from the cost of doing business onshore. This major advantage frees up resources and gives companies the ability to have personnel that are able to focus on the quality and marketing of its products and services.

Main Points When Considering Offshore Ecommerce Solutions:

–Seek contacts that are able to provide complete offshore ecommerce solutions. Ideally they should be able to work across multiple jurisdictions.
–A tax and regulatory corporate structure should be established.
–The chosen ecommerce company should be managed and controlled offshore as well.
–Payment solutions and e-merchant bank accounts should also be set-up offshore.
–Also seek offshore business website hosting.

If an e-company wants to be regarded as “offshore”, their payment solutions and banking must be managed offshore. Many offshore banks are offering competitive rates along with cutting-edge services to make the process even more advantageous.

After solidifying ecommerce solutions with an offshore company, the long list of benefits and rewards can be enjoyed.

Benefits of Captive Insurance Companies

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Over the years, large companies have enjoyed all the benefits they reap from having their own captive insurance companies. Generally these are used when insurance was not available, or was unreasonably priced. Depending on the nature of the company, sometimes other companies are not willing to insure you due to risks you might be taking. But not only are there risk management benefits, but there are also tax advantages.
 
In more recent years, smaller companies have come to learn they can benefit from captive insurance companies, as well. Here are some of the benefits that a well managed captive insurance company can provide:

     

  • The parent company receives a tax deduction for the insurance premium paid to the captive
  • Other tax saving opportunities, including gift and estate tax savings for shareholders and income tax savings for the parent and the captive
  • The opportunity to accumulate wealth from a tax-favored vehicle
  • Favorable income tax rates for the distributions to captive owners
  • Asset protection from claims of business and any personal creditors
  • Lowered insurance premiums presently paid by the company
  • Accessibility to the lower-cost reinsurance market
  • Insuring risks that would otherwise be uninsurable

 
Before you get too excited about being covered, keep in mind that some companies forget that captives need to run as a true insurance company. It is best to have a capable captive management company on your side in order to make sure that everything goes smoothly. If you are in need of a Captive Insurance Company, contact First Anguilla Trust and we can help all of your insurance needs.

What are Offshore Trusts and Why Should I Have One?

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To understand what an offshore trust is, first you need to understand what an onshore trust is.

An onshore trust is basically an account. In this account, a settler places assets or property. Then the trustee holds onto this property for the beneficiaries of this trust. Onshore trusts can be heavily scrutinized and looked after; this is what makes an offshore trust so appealing.

An offshore trust refers to a trust that is located in a different place then where the settler resides. When assets or property is placed outside the locale of a person they easier for the settler to have it looked after. Offshore trusts have the distinct advantage of having different rules to follow. You want to be able to leave your family the things you want them to have and make sure they are doing what you want with them. Trusts are set up to do just that; respect your wishes.

If you have a specific amount of cash set aside for your grandchild’s college funds you may want to make sure they spend the money on college and not on something else. To do this, you would set up an offshore trust fund, naming them as beneficiaries at the time of their high school graduation. You would make sure the legal wording is iron clad so they could not pull a fast one on you. Trusts are all about protecting your assets and ensuring that your hard-earned resources accomplish the outcomes you desire.