Tax Havens Today

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 ixPART ONE THE OFFSHORE CONTROVERSY 11. Why Are so Many People Going Offshore? 32. Whipping the Taxpayers into Shape 73. The Big Squeeze 104. The Changing World of Tax Havens 155. The International Dragnet 186. The Global Laundromat 217. The Tax Police 238. Barbarians at the Gate 26PART TWO BUILDING A SOLID OFFSHORE FINANCIAL FORTRESS 319. The Benefits of Going Offshore 3310. Best Strategies for Going Offshore: Personal and Financial Lifestyle Changes 3511. Expatriating 3712. The $80,000 Annual Loophole 3913. New Citizenship and Renouncing Your U.S. Citizenship 4214. Eight Ways to Sunday 4415. T-7 Tax Havens: The Green List of the World’s Best Offshore Havens 4816. Selecting the Best Tax Haven for Your Plans 5417. Establishing an Offshore Presence without Leaving Home 6118. Offshore Business Structures 6319. Secrets of Offshore Banking 7320. Offshore Financial and Investment Strategies 8121. Offshore Estate Planning 8922. The Swiss Angle 9723. Placing Your Assets Offshore and Avoiding Fraudulent Transfers 10524. Offshore Business 10725. International Tax Planning 11026. Offshore Privacy 11727. Offshore Caveat 119PART THREE TODAY’S TAX HAVENS 12128. Tax Information Exchange Agreements 12729. Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty 12930. Profiles of Tax Havens 131Andorra, 131Anguilla, 133Antigua and Barbuda, 135Aruba, 136Austria, 138The Bahamas, 140Bahrain, 143Barbados, 143Belize, 146Bermuda, 147British Virgin Islands, 151Brunei Darussalam, 154Campione (Italy), 155Cayman Islands, 158Channel Islands—Guernsey, 162Channel Islands—Jersey, 166Cook Islands, 171Cyprus, 173Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 177Gibraltar, 179Grenada, 182Hong Kong, China, 183Isle of Man, 187Labuan, Malaysia, 192Liechtenstein, 194Luxembourg, 197Madeira, 200Malta, 202Mauritius, 206Monaco, 209The Netherlands, 211The Netherlands Antilles, 214Panama, 217Saint Kitts and Nevis, 220Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 221Seychelles, 224Switzerland, 225Turks and Caicos, 229Vanuatu, 231Western Samoa, 235PART FOUR RESOURCES—THE BIG PICTURE 237Offshore Citizenship and Retirement Opportunities 239Dominica 239Saint Kitts and Nevis 240Profiles of Retirement Havens and Foreign Residency: Andorra, Argentina, Austria, The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Campione (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 241More Countries to Investigate 254Travel Destinations 263Offshore Reading 264Offshore Reference Works 264Newsletters 265Travel Books 267Travel Bookstores and Map Dealers 267Travel Information 267Financial Information and Business Opportunities 268Bank Resources 269Antisurveillance and Privacy Sources 269Books of Interest 270Publishers of Unusual Books and Hard-to-Find Information 271Periodicals 272Real Estate 272Expat Information 272Expat Books 273Retirement Resources 273Health Insurance for Expatriates and Travelers 273Organizations 274Government Web Sites 275Financial and Investment Services 275Immigration Services 279Tax Problems 280Worldwide Serviced Offices 280Global Mail Drops 281International English Language Newspapers 281Online Resources 281Government Publications 281Offshore Dossier 281Offshore Evaluation Service 282Offshore Financial Services 282Appendix 283About the Author 316Index 317