Tax Havens Today (eBook)

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.

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 FinancialLifestyle 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 BestOffshore 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 FraudulentTransfers.

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 andNevis, 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.