Last Updated August 2, 2021Dateline: Bucharest, Romania I can still remember the “Aha!” moment I had on my first visit to Bucharest years ago. I was sitting with a young woman at...
How to Open an Offshore Bank Account in Bermuda
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia For the past few years, I've advocated the idea that onshore is the new offshore, so you might be wondering why I decided to write about opening...
What is the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) for Banking?
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Over the past decade, the world of offshore banking has changed for good. In the past, most people viewed offshore banking as a way for the...
Offshore Banking for People with Limited Money
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In the world of offshore banking, there's plenty of misinformation floating around the internet. Just last week, we debunked...
How to Open an Offshore Bank Account: A Guide for US Citizens
The topic of offshore banking has long been surrounded by myths and misconceptions, especially when it comes to US citizens. Perhaps this is down to how the offshore world...
US FEIE: How the Bona Fide Residence Test Works
Last Updated August 14, 2020 Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia If you're a US citizen looking to legally reduce your tax burden, chances are you've considered pursuing the Foreign...
11 Reasons to Use an Offshore Company for Business
Despite what the media would have you believe, numerous legal and legitimate reasons exist to use an offshore company. In the past, many of those who dealt in offshore circles...
Mauritius Offshore Companies for Tax Reduction: An Introduction
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia ''Heaven was copied after Mauritius.''Mark Twain One of the most satisfying realizations I have made over the years living, doing business, and...
Where to incorporate your Amazon FBA business to reduce taxes
Dateline: Kotor, Montenegro Lots of entrepreneurs with fast-growing e-commerce businesses want to know “Where do Amazon FBA sellers and Shopify store owners set up their...
How to Open a Bank Account in Mongolia
Dateline: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia My arrival to Ulaanbaatar was a rather surreal experience. Upon clearing immigration with a different passport than I expected to use, I got in a...
When you should incorporate your new business
Dateline: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Due to money issues, many people like to run their business with themselves as the sole proprietor for as long as they can. They bootstrap their...
How to Open Offshore Accounts and Start Banking Remotely
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia I know that a lot of people are using Google to search for the best way to open offshore accounts and are looking for information about how to do all...
Expat Social Security Taxes: A Country-by-Country Guide
The lure of international expansion for US citizens often masks a hidden danger – unexpected social security tax liabilities. Many businesses, particularly US citizens...
A New World Requires New Tools and Services
Dateline: Oslo, Norway + Budapest, Hungary I’m starting this article at the airport in Oslo, Norway. I’ll finish and send it from a hotel room in Budapest, Hungary. Thirty years...
The coming offshore tax haven blacklist
Dateline: Valencia, Spain Shortly following the release of the Panama Papers, I saw an article discussing the response of many leaders in the EU to the historic data leak. The...
7 Reasons to Set Up an Offshore Company in Tbilisi, Georgia
Guest Contributor: Jon Erikson is a writer based in Tbilisi, Georgia. His experience consists of consulting for clients in the public and private sectors. Dateline: Tbilisi,...
Will Hillary or Trump repeal FATCA… or make it worse?
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia I’m not a fan of the idea of Donald Trump becoming president; and it’s not often you will hear me defend anything he says, but today I am going to do...
Offshore Case Studies: Helping Cameron find the path offshore
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia One of the best ways to envision your life offshore and the steps you need to take to get yourself there is to see how other people have done it. No...
The Panama Papers: What the news media won’t tell you
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia I don't often comment on news stories, and even more rarely so quickly, precisely because I'm not a news reporter. I study long-term trends, whereas...
Why international companies are moving to Hong Kong
There are several reasons why companies are moving to Hong Kong. Hong Kong is a great place to go for anyone looking to start a business offshore. The list of successful Hong...
