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More Good Reasons Than Ever to Go Offshore

Welcome back to International Arbitrage!From Q Bytes, the blog of the Q Wealth Report:

While the days of James Bond-style numbered Swiss bank accounts may be over, the world of discreet private banking and offshore wealth management is growing apace as financial uncertainty continues to make people seek safe havens.
Despite highly-publicized government crackdowns on tax evasion [...]

Albania Rising

Interesting insights from Phillip Townsend at Q Wealth Report:

Not that long ago, Albania—a Balkan nation in southeastern Europe wedged between majestic mountain ranges and the Adriatic Sea—conjured memories of Stalinist isolation, endemic corruption and widespread poverty, a place mostly avoided by tourists, expatriates and PTs. But thanks to the combined effects of positive change, ambitious [...]

Australia Hops on Tax Amnesty Bandwagon

Australia has become the latest nation to set up a tax amnesty scheme to encourage recalcitrant taxpayers to come clean on their offshore holdings. From the Sydney Morning Herald:

Individuals and companies who fear that their offshore tax arrangements may spark a criminal investigation have been offered an amnesty by the Australian Tax Office.
This precedes [...]

Offshore Tax Bill Sought as Health Bill Add-On

A prominent Democrat will offer a controversial bill to target tax evasion by U.S. citizens and corporations to the main healthcare reform legislation in the Senate, an aide said on Wednesday.
Democrat Senator Carl Levin will offer his Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act as an amendment to the Senate Finance Committee’s healthcare bill when it reaches [...]

How to Open an Offshore Bank Account in Uruguay

Wealthy Latin Americans have been banking in Uruguay for decades, but it is less well known as an offshore banking centre in the rest of the world. That could be good news for your privacy, says offshore banking commentator Peter Macfarlane.

Uruguay has acquired a nickname, “the Switzerland of South America” due to its discreet Swiss [...]