英国 Archives - Flag Theory https://flagtheory.com/cn/category/英国/ Passports, Residency, Incorporation, Offshore Banking Thu, 01 Jun 2023 08:29:56 +0000 cn hourly 1 https://flagtheory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-favicon-32x32.png 英国 Archives - Flag Theory https://flagtheory.com/cn/category/英国/ 32 32 Where to set up a cryptocurrency business (2020) https://flagtheory.com/cn/cryptocurrency-business-regulations/ Thu, 03 Sep 2020 11:51:43 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=187378 Where to set up a cryptocurrency business (2020) An overview of the latest legal and regulatory developments for cryptocurrency businesses across various International Financial Centers During recent years, a large part of the cryptocurrency industry have been operating in an unregulated manner. Most of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, dealers and other crypto operators, as well as

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]]> What to consider when structuring an E-commerce Business https://flagtheory.com/cn/e-commerce-structuring/ Thu, 15 Aug 2019 06:30:32 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=19906 What to consider when structuring an E-commerce Business E-Tail, E-commerce, or online sales businesses are a common business activity we deal with when consulting for a new corporate structure at Flag Theory. There is a myriad of factors to look at when structuring an e-commerce company such as the place where the goods are manufactured,

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]]> Structuring and Taxes for Companies Doing Business in the EU https://flagtheory.com/cn/structuring-taxes-doing-business-eu/ Tue, 11 Jun 2019 05:26:01 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=19666 Structuring and Taxes for Companies Doing Business in the EU The European Union is one of the world’s largest trade blocs, accounting for approximately 15% of world trade. Its domestic common market, with free movement of goods, capital, services, and labor, is also one of the largest worldwide – with more than 500 million consumers,

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]]> Initial Exchange Offerings (IEO) for Token Issuers and Crypto Exchanges https://flagtheory.com/cn/initial-exchange-offering-ieo/ Mon, 27 May 2019 23:15:51 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=19611 What Token Issuers and Exchanges should consider when undertaking an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) Initial Exchange Offerings (IEO) have become a popular means of raising funds for blockchain startups, replacing ICOs, which have seen a dramatic drop in traction. An IEO mainly consists of an ICO held via an existing cryptocurrency exchange, which administers the

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]]> Where to set up an Intellectual Property Holding Company https://flagtheory.com/cn/ip-intellectual-property-holding/ Mon, 20 May 2019 09:16:00 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=19588 Where to set up an Intellectual Property Holding Company Utilizing an intellectual property holding company is one of the most common legal tax avoidance strategies out there. However recent measures by the OECD and EU have dramatically changed this landscape. We’ve stayed on top of these changes to empower you to explore and evaluate where

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]]> How to protect and structure an Intellectual Property Business https://flagtheory.com/cn/ip-intellectual-property-business/ Thu, 02 May 2019 01:30:57 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=19495 How to protect and structure an Intellectual Property Business A few weeks ago, we talked about certain key aspects to consider when structuring a holding company, as well as reviewed a number of jurisdictions that may be interesting for holding company purposes. If you haven’t had the chance to read them, you can do it

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]]> How to set up a regulated Crypto CFD Brokerage https://flagtheory.com/cn/bitcoin-crypto-cfd-broker/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 02:29:36 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=19405 What you should consider when setting up a regulated Crypto CFD Brokerage Contracts for Differences (CFDs) are cash-settled OTC derivative contracts which consist of agreements between a given trader and the broker which give the right to the trader to receive the difference between the current value of a given asset and its value in

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]]> Where to set up a Holding Company https://flagtheory.com/cn/where-to-set-up-a-holding-company/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 05:58:17 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=19133 Where to set up a Holding Company In the previous letter, we were discussing some of the major benefits of using a holding company and how it can be used for asset protection, risk management, tax planning, and operational efficiency purposes. We also reviewed certain key aspects that one should consider when structuring a holding

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]]> Where to set up an International Business – Part 4: Europe https://flagtheory.com/cn/multinational-business-europe/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 22:11:19 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=17398 Where to set up a Multinational Business – Part 4: Europe Flag Theory Weekly Letter – Wednesday December 5th, 2018 During the last weeks, we’ve been discussing structuring options for cross-border businesses. First we reviewed some of the key aspects to consider when incorporating offshore or onshore and how one could leverage the best of

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]]> 在何处注册国际企业–第一部分：离岸vs在岸 https://flagtheory.com/cn/%e5%9c%a8%e4%bd%95%e5%a4%84%e6%b3%a8%e5%86%8c%e5%9b%bd%e9%99%85%e4%bc%81%e4%b8%9a-%e7%ac%ac%e4%b8%80%e9%83%a8%e5%88%86%ef%bc%9a%e7%a6%bb%e5%b2%b8vs%e5%9c%a8%e5%b2%b8/ Fri, 16 Nov 2018 09:23:17 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=17710 在何处注册国际企业–第一部分：离岸vs在岸 Flag Theory 周刊 — 2018年11月16日，星期五 国际企业相比本地“实体”企业（尤其是对于数字企业）的主要优势之一是，其可能有能力选择最佳的战略司法管辖区来经营企业。对于国际企业的设立，首先需要清楚的是，您想注册在岸企业还是离岸企业，或者二者兼顾。 我们将离岸企业–恰当名称为IBC或国际企业公司–定义为在税务中立的司法管辖区注册成立的公司，通常不是其所注册司法管辖区的税务居民，并且无账户备案或其它报告要求。 就其本身而言，在岸公司是一个法人实体，是其注册司法管辖区的税务居民，并且通常受到一定程度的税务和财务报告要求的约束。 离岸注册可以为在高税收地点进行“在岸”注册提供显著优势。但是，某些警告必须给予考虑，并且根据您的业务活动、业务要求、供应商和客户以及您的个人情况，离岸注册可能并不合适。 接下来，我们将讨论您在进行离岸公司注册或/和在岸公司注册时，应考虑的一些关键因素。在之后的文章中，我们将讨论一些司法管辖区中您应考虑的一些关键层面，其可能帮助您确定这些司法管辖区是否适合您的特定业务。 税务及持续性合规 税务通常是企业家设立离岸公司的首要原因。 离岸公司通常无需在所注册的司法管辖区进行纳税，并且通常公司的合规负担也是最小的。根据法律规定，公司必须保留会计记录，但可能无需提交此记录。 无需审计，无需备案，只需支付年续期费就足以让您的公司保持良好的信誉。 这使得离岸公司的维持没有在岸公司那样繁琐和昂贵。   然而，存在一个问题。若离岸公司的结构不合理，那么它有可能被视为该公司的实际管理地所在的司法管辖区的税务居民。这是因为在多数司法管辖区中，企业税务居留是由企业的实际管理地所决定的。这有时被称为受控外国所有权（controlled foreign ownership），有时又被称为推定所有权（constructive ownership）。针对由核心管理层控制的非税务居民公司的确切税法因司法管辖区而异。 举一个简单的例子，若您在英国运营一个伯利兹公司，那么该公司可能被视为英国的税务居民，并且受英国的税务和合规要求的约束。您可能有法律义务需要对该公司进行披露，并且税务当局可能会将其视为税务居民公司。 此外，若您或您的本地实体持有离岸公司的某些所有权份额，并且您的居住国已颁布“受控外国公司”（CFC）法，那么该离岸公司可能将被视为CFC，而且其收入可能需缴纳企业所得税，即使该收入尚未进行分配。 我们已在我们的司法管辖区对比软件Incorporations.io中启动了一个过滤器，其中列出了一些出台或未出台CFC法的国家，但是，这并不能保证正确性和即时性。受控外国公司法的影响和要求因国家而异，因此您必须向您居住国的税务顾问进行咨询。 要缴纳美国的企业所得税。https://definitions.uslegal.com/e/effectively-connected-income-eci/ 】 您可以查看您实际运营所在国和/或您的利益相关者所在国的双边税务协定（DTA）下的税收优惠的有效性，以最大程度减少潜在的税务负担，而这些通常不适用于离岸公司。例如，某些司法管辖区可能会对支付给非居民公司的款项征收预扣税，而根据DTA，该预扣税可能可以减少/豁免。您还应该考虑员工的所在地，以便能够提供当地的员工福利，或者为员工福利或退休福利计划设立公司离岸方案。 离岸保护和隐私 离岸可以提供更高水准的保护和隐私。 在某些司法管辖区，您的企业资产可能会得到强有力的资产保护法规的保护。有时，对离岸公司提起诉讼会很麻烦，因此这可能会帮助您避免繁琐的诉讼。此外，董事和股东的详细信息通常不会供公众进行查阅 ，这在一定程度上提供了在岸司法管辖区所无法提供的隐私。 这意味着他们不会在资产搜索中出现，而这正是诉讼律师首先要寻找的。最后，多数离岸司法管辖区不允许收取胜诉费（律师只根据某种结果收取费用）。因为胜诉费的收取通常会导致律师因成功起诉一名富有的被告而获取高份额的利润。   一些法人实体类型，如LLC（有限责任公司），更适合为保护目的而设立。LLC的所有权被分为成员权益而非股份，并且成员权益不得被法院命令没收。一些LLC法规还提供财产扣押令保护。最后，LLC中不需要董事（LLC由成员管理或经理管理），这意味着个人不需要因董事职务而承担随之而来的责任。 在公司中，决策受到严格的程序形式的约束，如果不遵守这些形式，则可能会使原告揭开公司面纱并引发个人责任。LLC不受这些决策程序形式的约束，而且由其运营协议进行管理，只要不违反法律，运营协议可以根据其成员的需求进行改制和调整。 一些离岸司法管辖区还提供了其它强有力的资产保护工具，如信托和基金会。信托是一种法律协议，委托人将其资产的合法所有权转让给受托人，受托人有义务为个人利益或特定目的管理这些资产。 您可以通过incorporations.io/trusts/查看离岸信托及其关键的法律层面和用途。   此外，若您认为您的离岸公司能够侥幸“被忽视”并且当地税务机关不会察觉它的存在，那么这可能不是一个明智的想法。因为多数国家会根据OECD’s Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) framework（经合组织的信息自动交换框架）通过 Common Reporting Standard（共同报告标准，简称CRS）来交换税务信息。 您需要向银行披露您的税务居住地以开立银行账户，并且填写一份CRS 自我认证表格，包括您的税务居住地和税务标识号（TIN）。若您是美国公民，您还将需要填写一些FACTA表。银行有义务向地方当局披露这些信息，而地方当局则可能会向有关外国当局披露这些信息。 您的个人税务居住地以及您的离岸公司的实际管理地所在的司法管辖区，应包含在任何国际化战略中并进行精心策划，而有些办法可以合法最小化您的税务负担。 另一个需要考虑的方面是，您的客户、供应商和员工/承办商的所在地，因为这也可以形成各种类型的税务责任。例如，若一个外国实体因某些工作而有了实际的收入关联（例如，销售和管理人员向美国客户进行销售），那么其可能在那个国家拥有纳税义务（即使对该实体的管理是由非美国员工在美国境外进行的）。 【在美国境内从事贸易或商业活动的外国公司，若其收入与其在美国境内的贸易或商业活动有“实际的联系”，无论这些收入的来源在美国境内还是境外，都需 若在正确的司法管辖区内进行了适当的规划和设立，那么信托可以保护受托人持有的无形资产，因为外国法院可能对持有离岸资产的受托人没有管辖权。 然而，外国信托在很多司法管辖区是不被认可的，因为一些拥有基于民法的法律制度的国家可能不会区分正式所有权和实益所有权，因此外国信托可能被忽视。 这时，基金会可能会更合适，因为它们拥有独立于创始人及董事会的法人资格，而又与公司不同，他们没有所有人或股东，其资产由管理委员会或理事会进行管理，其目的是为了保护私人的利益或为了某个特定的目的，无论是慈善性的还是非慈善性的。您可以通过incorporations.io/foundations查看一些基金会结构。

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]]> Where to market a Tokenized Fund Offering https://flagtheory.com/cn/where-to-market-a-tokenized-fund-offering/ Mon, 05 Nov 2018 09:10:46 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=17238 Where to market a Tokenized Fund Offering Flag Theory Weekly Letter – Monday November 5th, 2018 In previous letters we talked about some of the most important factors when it comes to setting up a security token offering and we then discussed one type of STO – a tokenized fund. This is a fund that

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]]> 在何处设立加密货币交易所–第三部分：在欧洲设立加密货币交易所 https://flagtheory.com/cn/%e5%9c%a8%e4%bd%95%e5%a4%84%e8%ae%be%e7%ab%8b%e5%8a%a0%e5%af%86%e8%b4%a7%e5%b8%81%e4%ba%a4%e6%98%93%e6%89%80-%e7%ac%ac%e4%b8%89%e9%83%a8%e5%88%86%ef%bc%9a%e5%9c%a8%e6%ac%a7%e6%b4%b2%e8%ae%be%e7%ab%8b/ Fri, 31 Aug 2018 07:23:33 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=17177 The post 在何处设立加密货币交易所–第三部分：在欧洲设立加密货币交易所 appeared first on Flag Theory.

]]> Preserve your wealth investing in gold and other precious metals https://flagtheory.com/cn/gold-precious-metals/ Tue, 13 Mar 2018 02:47:14 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=11885 Preserve your wealth investing in gold and other precious metals Gold and other precious metals have always been a way of storing value throughout human history. In ancient Egypt, gold was already used as an exchange method, it was used as money. In fact, the Egyptians were the first to ‘price’ gold and establish their

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]]> What you should consider when designing your Offshore Strategy https://flagtheory.com/cn/offshore-strategy/ Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:22:14 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=11855 What you should consider when designing your Offshore Strategy Today we discuss why offshore companies can be powerful tools to protect your assets, optimize your business and drastically increase your net profits. Why your Tax Residency matters Contrary to what is said, do not expect to incorporate an offshore company and automatically slash your tax

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]]> Dual Citizenship: List of Countries that Recognize it And Those that Don’t https://flagtheory.com/cn/dual-citizenship/ Fri, 12 Feb 2016 02:22:15 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=2654 The post Dual Citizenship: List of Countries that Recognize it And Those that Don’t appeared first on Flag Theory.

]]> Citizenship by Residency https://flagtheory.com/cn/easiest-countries-to-become-a-citizen/ Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:39:21 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=2657 Complete list of countries to obtain citizenship by naturalization Most countries around the world allow for persons who have lived in-country for a certain period of time to apply for naturalization. It’s only human, really, to allow those living among us to also have the benefits of citizenship. Oftentimes, the naturalization process involves tests and

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]]> LIBOR is Evidence Bankers Have Been Cheating for Decades https://flagtheory.com/cn/libor-scam-freedom-friday/ Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:01:21 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=960 LIBOR scam: The banks are cheating you! Big brother is watching you – but we are also watching them. At the end of each work week, we bring you Freedom Friday. Americans take note – if you have a foreign bank account make sure you file the right forms. The government doesn’t care if you

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]]> Assange Asylum | Live in the USA? You’re being watched. https://flagtheory.com/cn/assange-asylum-wikileaks/ Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:38:00 +0000 https://flagtheory.com/?p=874 Wikileaks secrets – Latest secrets revealed Freedom Friday comes a few hours early (or if you live in the western world, about a day early) but I had to break this story. I’ll be back on Saturday with Investment Saturday, and a new segment next week I’m very excited to roll out. For now… Julian

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