Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 April 2009 12:52
Written by peter
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Much have been said about Offshore Company Formation and especially company formation in Cyprus, we have been through the topics of assets protection, how to establish an Offshore Company for instant in Cyprus and Offshore companies in other countries.
While we try to give you in depth going information about the phenomena “offshore company” to prepare you for starting your own offshore company in all areas of the world and of course also for establishment of Cyprus Companies, then we decided to highlight a few things which we think are of interest for you and has some grade of importance.
It is a fact that you are able to hide and shielding assets from creditors and other claimants and that it is an efficient way to use an offshore corporation for this purpose, many will define this step as illegal and unethical, however this isn’t your problem, since to operate a offshore company is not illegal as long as you comply with the local regulations in the jurisdiction the company formation take place.
Some say “ Corporate vehicles can also be misused to hide and shield assets from creditors and other claimants, such as spouses, heirs, and tax authorities” Again true. And they continue
“ The obscurity provided by certain types of corporate vehicles can be exploited to conceal the existence or ownership of assets in order to keep them out of the reach of creditors and other claimants. In some bankruptcy cases involving individuals, for example, funds have been siphoned out of one jurisdiction through shelf companies and trusts incorporated in other jurisdictions where it was extremely difficult to trace beneficial ownership”
So you are good Sherlock and I think in many cases it is not ethical right to hide and protect your assets from other peoples, creditors or any claimants, however, there are circumstances in which I believe it is a great to use your offshore vehicle as for this purpose. I have seen some cases where a 100% legit company was driven by an entrepreneur and which only hardly got the thing to take off, so he decided to take in partners which was people from the big business, what they did, they cheated the a.. out of my client and he was left with only a few percentage left of the company he started and with a huge load of owing money to others. If something would go wrong he would have lost everything if the client hasn’t protected his assets through an advanced offshore company structure before he started. The business partners took over the business and threw him out, in the believing that they could manage the business themselves.
I advised my client to strike off his position as manager and to leave the company and go. So what this story tells is that it would have been a disaster for this person if he wasn’t able to use an offshore corporation as instrument for protecting the assets.
Some examples of misused offshore vehicles are below and which the author of this article of course not comply to or in any way find acceptable, but it gives an idea of why authorities worldwide are chasing offshore corporations driven by experienced business people.
For instant it has been reported that former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos used a number of Lichtenstein foundations to hide money stolen from the Philippine treasury. This is obviously not correct and something he needs to be punished for by court order.
Thank you for your reading and we hope to be able to serve you once in a while when you decide to register a Cyprus Offshore Company or need a Cyprus Bank Account or just want to Accept Credit Cards on your Website. Then please contact cclogic.com | Please also feel free to visit our Merchant Servise Discussion Forum
