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	<title>Offshore Company Formation &#38; Offshore Banking Agents since 1997 &#187; Offshore Privacy</title>
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		<title>Why Offshore Financial Centers (OFCs) are good for the global economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation (CF&#38;P) has released a series of videos, the first in the  series, discusses the global economic benefits generated by low-tax jurisdictions. The CF&#38;P Foundation’s  video, entitled The Economic Case for Tax Havens, makes a compelling case for tax havens. These business-friendly jurisdictions have led to better tax policy, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation (CF&amp;P) has released a series of videos, the first in the  series, discusses the global economic benefits generated by low-tax jurisdictions. The CF&amp;P Foundation’s  video, entitled The Economic Case for Tax Havens, makes a compelling case for tax havens. These business-friendly jurisdictions have led to better tax policy, and faster economic growth around the world.</p>
<p>Going offshore with your finances &amp; business is easier than you think. Going offshore has never been more important considering the incumbent president in the USA Barack Obama and his openly stated position against reducing ones taxes.</p>
<p>Watch the video, enjoy and think seriously about going offshore today.</p>
<p>To go offshore with your finances visit <a title="Go Offshore with offshore secrets network" href="../" target="_blank">Offshore Secrets</a></p>
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		<title>Choosing an offshore service provider</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before sending your hard earned monies to a so called “offshore services provider” make sure you have all the facts needed to make an informed evaluation.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the international business &amp; financial arena, experience is worth it’s weight in gold.</p>
<p>Before sending your hard earned monies to a so called “offshore services provider” make sure you have all the facts needed to make an informed evaluation.</p>
<p>- How old is the business ( demonstrates their credibility, dependability and experience )</p>
<p>- When was their URL registered ( common deception &#8211; for example they tell you they have 10 years of experience, but their URL was registered in the last 1-3 years)</p>
<p>- Where are they physically based</p>
<p>- Are they incorporated where they are physically based</p>
<p>- What is their physical business address</p>
<p>- May you visit their offices should you desire.</p>
<p>- Who is their principal(s) and what is their experience</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<p>- if they are offering Panama Companies, are they based in Panama?</p>
<p>- if they are offering Costa Rica companies, are they based in Costa Rica?</p>
<p>I am sure you will be surprised that many of the so called “offshore service providers” have never even visited the jurisdictions they claim to be experts in.</p>
<p>- Determine their physical location</p>
<p>If you cannot determine more than a web site and voicemail/VOIP Phone/Skype &amp; Maildrop for your proposed offshore service provider …..find one who does.</p>
<p>ALL reputable offshore service providers will at least have a PHYSICAL street address and a local telephone as you would expect from any professional (lawyer, accountant, etc).</p>
<p>This should be prominently displayed on their web site and/or literature.</p>
<p>If they claim they need to protect their privacy/confidentiality don’t buy that excuse as it is not really an issue here, frankly what reputable professional hides from their client(s)?</p>
<p>Also beware offshore service providers with incorporation in one country, addresses in another country and telephones in yet another country. This is usually a sign of someone operating their business from their spare bedroom or kitchen table.</p>
<p>A professional and reputable offshore service provider will usually be registered as a local, domestic company where their physical offices are located, with its local address, director/manager/principals information displayed.</p>
<p>If you do not find this information clearly displayed, odds are it’s just an internet-based middleman.</p>
<p>These internet based middlemen are usually based ONSHORE (USA, Canada or UK) and use virtual servers located offshore to send and receive email to either mislead their potential clients into believing they are physically located offshore and/or these shady operators are under the false belief that data is protected and secure this way. However, the harsh reality is should they ever be subpoenaed by law enforcement, this data will be compromised, without exception, as the alternative to these onshore providers is their own incarceration.</p>
<p>So, if your prospective offshore service provider does not clearly identify their principals, directors, managers, legal status, their geographical location and the like …. find one who does!</p>
<p>About the author:</p>
<p>Ron Mendelson, Managing Partner at Offshore Secrets Network S.A., is a recognized leading expert in Offshore Asset Protection, Company Registration, and International/Offshore Business.<br />
His expertise covers various fields including: wealth management &amp; protection, international investment, foreign asset protection structures, foundations, corporations, international banking, online gaming business services , and traditional e-commerce business services.</p>
<p>Ron Mendelson<br />
Managing Partner<br />
Offshore Secrets Network SA<br />
1 888 249 9430<br />
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		<title>Offshore privacy protection and offshore banking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In certain countries when you own certain amounts of money, you are placed under the radar of financial and regulatory authorities at every instance of the way. It doesn’t matter whether this money was accumulated through legal means or not, you can get harassed and asked questions for spending money that you have earned and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In certain countries when you own certain amounts of money, you are placed under the radar of financial and regulatory authorities at every instance of the way. It doesn’t matter whether this money was accumulated through legal means or not, you can get harassed and asked questions for spending money that you have earned and accumulated through very hard work. If you made a mistake in filling out your tax forms and you omitted a cent or one penny, the government will come after you with all its power and ask you to declare what you own and pay what you owe.</p>
<p>The whole purpose of having money is to be able to enjoy your money without being asked unnecessary questions as to how, when and why. Sometimes it’s not even the government that’s after you but people who are after your financial information to deprive you of your wealth. Credit card, financial fraud, identity theft are all common words in our vocabulary these days. Protecting your funds and wealth through private banks offshore may seem like paranoia and overkill until someone accesses your financial information and runs your local bank account dry.</p>
<p>At other you get annoying requests to contribute to this or pay for that just because your bank account falls in a certain financial range or because you have a huge limit on one of your credit cards.</p>
<p>Offshore banking gives you the privacy to protect yourself and your finances; you can easily operate your offshore numbered bank account and benefit from privacy instantly. With an ATM card that bears no name you can easily have access to your funds from halfway around the world and save yourself questions from your local bank and tax agents.</p>
<p>Offshore banking and privacy protection are synonymous ideals, if you value what you own you should by default consider privacy protection as a means of protecting your finances at all times. Practicing prevention as they say is always better than looking for a cure</p>
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		<title>Offshore Privacy Protection &amp; Litigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any number of people going through the Forbes list of the world’s richest people will see a number of people who accumulated fortunes through litigation related cases like divorce suits. In the world we live in we stand in the constant threat of being sued for what we own especially when we have accumulated certain [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Any number of people going through the Forbes list of the world’s richest people will see a number of people who accumulated fortunes through litigation related cases like divorce suits. In the world we live in we stand in the constant threat of being sued for what we own especially when we have accumulated certain financial wealth for ourselves. If you live in a foreign country, own assets there and you happen to run foul of the government one day, you can be rest assured they will go after you and what you own in their country with all the legal might possible. Why suffer when you can safeguard your privacy through means such as offshore privacy protection?</p>
<p>Offshore privacy protection works through various means but essentially what it involves is the transfer of the ownership of your assets to an offshore corporate entity. This offshore corporate entity is in effect owned by you but cannot be directly linked to you. The directors of such companies are legally paid to stand in your stead and do your bidding but they have no legal control over the company and are bound by secrecy laws.</p>
<p>That way if you may be British and own a piece of property in Canada under the shield of a company incorporated in Costa Rica. If something happens say a wife sues you for divorce or the government decides to liquidate you and your businesses, your property will be legally and financially shielded from such repercussions because no one will know you own it. All manner of assets should always be shielded by effective means privacy protection, it is one thing to own a large amount of money, but you don’t keep gold bars in your house and announce to the whole world where you keep your money. Anyone who has the wisdom and prudence to accumulate assets should show equal wisdom in protecting such assets from people who are not after your best interests.</p>
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		<title>Nominee Director Services &amp; Offshore Privacy Protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who lack the finances and wealth often wonder why the rich and well–to-do go to such large extents to protect their wealth and finances in hidden offshore locations. Some people move their funds through means such as offshore trusts, offshore bank accounts and offshore companies all to guarantee anonymity. Even those with a known [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People who lack the finances and wealth often wonder why the rich and well–to-do go to such large extents to protect their wealth and finances in hidden offshore locations. Some people move their funds through means such as offshore trusts, offshore bank accounts and offshore companies all to guarantee anonymity. Even those with a known source of wealth will often want to restrict the details of what they own and how they came to own it from public view. With the all invasive public world we live in, privacy is an essential commodity whether this privacy is achieved by gated compounds or offshore asset protection aids.</p>
<p>Someone who wishes to purchase or own property in a jurisdiction perhaps such as the United Kingdom may not wish to purchase such a property publicly. Rather than do this the person establishes an offshore company with nominee directors who are essentially directors who bear no financial stake in the company but represent the owners of that company. In essence you get to own the property but if people want to find out who owns the property they get the address of an offshore company and further scrutiny as to the ownership of the company will reveal nominee directors and not you.</p>
<p>There are many reasons why people would want to use nominee services to own assets, bank accounts and property. The threats of kidnapping for such purposes as ransom are all too real, that aside not all publicity is good publicity, some people will move against other people purchasing certain assets for no other reasons than sheer prejudice. The world is not necessarily a friendly place and services like nominee services, provide you with the privacy to enjoy what you own and purchase without other people generating a fuss about it.</p>
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		<title>Protect your profits by moving your adult e-business offshore</title>
		<link>http://offshoresecrets.com/2008/12/protect-your-profits-by-moving-your-adult-e-business-offshore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re already in the adult entertainment industry and you run your website or business out of a country like the United States you should be well aware that there are certain forms of content that you are not legally permitted to showcase on your website. Violation of these laws could lead to serious legal [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you’re already in the adult entertainment industry and you run your website or business out of a country like the United States you should be well aware that there are certain forms of content that you are not legally permitted to showcase on your website. Violation of these laws could lead to serious legal penalties not to mention some jail time. If you want to make more profits by offering an expanded service offering to your customers you might want to take advantage of the legal laxity in certain offshore countries and move your adult website offshore.</p>
<p>When your website is hosted on servers in countries with no pornography or adult entertainment laws, you might as well be subject to no laws. From then on whoever and whatever you showcase on your website are not subject to background checks or checks for regulatory compliance. You can then plan for an extended adult entertainment package whose showing is left simply to your discretion. Different countries with sound economic infrastructure will welcome your business without the level of scrutiny that would normally go into licensing such a business elsewhere.</p>
<p>Moving your adult site offshore may even save you a lot of costs previously paid in regulatory fees, background checks, legal and accountancy fees. The funds racked up from saving on these fees can then be ploughed back into your business to help your diversification aims. Before you move your site offshore however, you should carry out research on the country you wish to move your website to and the existing legal conditions there. A good offshore consultancy company with a track record of helping business owners set up offshore companies and IBC’s should be available to provide you with the required assistance at a much reduced cost.</p>
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		<title>Offshore Privacy and the benefit to adult businesses by going offshore</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some businesses generate so much controversy and popularity at the same time that people who are involved in such service offerings usually wonder how best to manage the two conditions effectively. Entrepreneurs consider the profitability welcome but the attention may be something they do not want to deal with. Business laws in the United States, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some businesses generate so much controversy and popularity at the same time that people who are involved in such service offerings usually wonder how best to manage the two conditions effectively. Entrepreneurs consider the profitability welcome but the attention may be something they do not want to deal with. Business laws in the United States, the United Kingdom and most other countries require that people declare their ownership of a business and their earnings from such businesses. With such requirements anyone can easily discover that you own the business: ” XXX Incorporated” it might not be a particularly exciting idea to have your picture splashed in the local newspapers as the “ Internet Pornography Millionaire” especially if you have children at the local school.</p>
<p>When you incorporate your adult business offshore, some jurisdictions allow directors on the board of a company to remain anonymous, this way you silently make the profits from your adult website while keeping your name in the clear for moral purposes.</p>
<p>Sometimes it’s not the publicity people mind but the unnecessary attention and scrutiny which the holders of such businesses are constantly under. The government and the law are trying to ensure you tow the legal line, while the other people on the moral angle want to make sure the owners of such businesses tow the moral line.</p>
<p>The owners of such businesses can hardly afford to be bothered with the moral aspects of such details but nobody wants to wake up to picket lines of people against adult entertainment. The laws of the government concerning adult entertainment are also ever changing as well; you never know which law concerning adult related material that you’re currently breaking. In the long run it’s better to retain anonymity and situate your adult website offshore in a location far from the legal reach of the government and the scrutiny of moralists.</p>
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		<title>How to transfer money offshore without leaving a trail</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In these types of situations a direct money trail offshore isn&#8217;t ideal.  To avoid this, we are able to recommend a legal and licensed money/currency exchange service based in Canada.
Contact us for specific details.
They will exchange your funds if required (at a much more competitive rate than the banks offer).  The money exchange service will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In these types of situations a direct money trail offshore isn&#8217;t ideal.  To avoid this, we are able to recommend a legal and licensed money/currency exchange service based in Canada.</p>
<p><a title="Contact Offshore Secrets Network" href="http://offshoresecrets.com/contact-us/">Contact us</a> for specific details.</p>
<p>They will exchange your funds if required (at a much more competitive rate than the banks offer).  The money exchange service will then wire transfer your funds to your offshore bank account.  If no currency exchange is needed the money exchange service will just rewire your funds without exchanging it, for a nominal fee.</p>
<p>So anyone looking at your bank account would just see that you transferred funds to be exchanged.  Anyone wishing to find out where the funds went after that would have to go to the province in Canada where the money exchange business is registered and licensed and convince a Canadian court to order the money exchange service to open their private and confidential records.  While this is possible, it still will take some effort and costs to overcome.  The money exchanger, would notify us that someone is after your money, and we would then in turn notify you.</p>
<p>So this option has a double benefit, giving you an early warning that an attack is brewing, giving you plenty of advance warning to move your money elsewhere.</p>
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