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We are therefore sad to share, that regardless of our efforts to overcome challenges during the ongoing very cold crypto-winter, we have regretfully concluded that LocalBitcoins can no longer provide its Bitcoin trading service. We encourage all customers to withdraw their funds from...

After some busy months of daily grind which anyway goes nowhere, I turn to the forum for practical insight where and how to make tangible $$$$. Given that tax optimization is evergreen focus of many with questions around placing X,XXX,XXX USD of cash in banks flooding the forum, I naively deduce...

Someone once mentioned that it is never a good idea to use a debit card linked to an offshore account (biz or personal) in a country where one is tax resident (residential country)...this having to do with CRS and that somehow by using it in the residential country one would be easily "tracked...

Anyone managed to hack the covid rapid tests and get positive result in walk-in pharmacies? Let's suppose you need travel to meet your wife and really don't want to...so need a strong credible excuse why you need quarantine for some weeks lol Also...does any pharmacy accept crypto payments...

A customer who uses Wise asked if anyone ever faced this email/message: "Wise is a safe and regulated way to send money. And sometimes we need to double check some info about your recipient. If the recipient is a person, please give us their full legal name, date of birth, and the country they...

So let's suppose I am a work residence permit holder of EU country A, as owner/self-employed of my own individual company I need to work at client onsite in EU coutry B. Can I just uproot and go work onsite in the country B, invoicing calmly from my entity in country A? So it is a contractor...

What would be the easiest way to get a short term (couple of months) non-immigration USA visa? Resident in the EU currently but due to citizenship not eligible for visa waiver for US My idea was to go together with a partner to open a company (partnership) in the US and the bank accounts. Would...

Any alternatives to IBKR when it comes to non-US residents and possibly also non-EU citizens... Ideally the broker should allow for a wide range of asset classes and also stock options (listed options) and derivatives in general; margin account; have a reputable standing... If on top the...

Are business accounts which are in the process of opening (i.e. one has inserted/filled all the data, but still pending docs verification by compliance) reportable under CRS or some other scheme? Maybe @Gediminas knows And which date is taken as the reference date, the date of submitting...

A rather technical query, should an account that is opened and closed at the same day, without any transactions and 0 balance be reported? Moreover let's assume a case where there are 3 EMIs in Ireland, and a person opens an account in January with EMI-1 with French address; in June the person...

Dear folks, was wondering what are the best jurisdictions or structures to move away to or relocate the assets to and avoid any seizures/confiscations/creditor attacks/etc For example, a person from high tax country who runs a business is found or is to be found with tax irregularities which if...

Interesting intelligence from kpmg: https://assets.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/us/pdf/2021/01/tnf-fatca-switzerland-jan27-2021.pdf

Hi, let's suppose some EMIs start reporting under CRS, can they do so retroactively? From what was the case of Switzerland when the regulation changed the clients were notified (to provide TIN and prepare for reporting, or move assets/close account)...reporting was activated onl later in the...

Hi, after going through the Novel bank website content I am more and more convinced it's a scam Too many errors and discrepancies, heck they even classify "remote IT support" or cruises and consulates as a high risk business. What are these guys smoking? I think the only one compliant to...

Hi folks, Dummy scrolling through these posts one thing comes to my mind, there is a lot of general focus on CRS, reporting, exotic structures and playing devil's advocates pointing why that casual log-in from France with your real IP will set of a motion at your Turkish bank leading to police...

Dear all, I was wondering about one particular aspect of transacting: Let's assume one has an EMI/bank account in the EU which is bullet proof not to be reported under CRS anywhere - for instancethanks to an insider who turned off completely any regulatory reporting for that acc number You...

Good evening guys Was wondering if there is any (reputable) insurance company which makes investment or life-annuity policies for individuals where you basically pay upfront a lump sum, thus having the money completely detach from the realm of own control, and then you collect annuities (perhaps...

What other EMIs beside those two (Wise and Paysera) have good reputation, are not blacklisted anywhere and have a reasonable operational process (i.e. not micromanaging every transaction, not bugging with docs all the time if sending 1k to a friend...) and a comparable cost to TransferWise...

Ready for a today's top absurdity? Top GDP EU country, currently living here and having a bank account with the local bank People routinely spend 500 euro for a nice restaurant in 4. YET... The bank branch manager just called me asking information about what appears to be a suspicious activity...

An acquaintance approached me for an opinion on his particular situation - Consulting globally, mostly in Europe, got this very good client paying decent $ (since then they basically resell the service to Fortune100 companies so it's a intermidiary of an indermediary's intermediary game..) The...