BVI is pointless for serious international business in 2018 as it has no double taxation agreements (DTA's) in the place firstly
Please tell us the offshore jurisdiction with zero income/corporate tax that has a favorable tax agreement with any G7 country? Or, tell us offshore jurisdiction that will allow for a REAL reduction in taxes paid for a resident of any G7 country, after DTA agreement?
Secondly BVI's derive no tax benefits to holders who legally declare them in most cases.
Please tell us a zero income/corporate tax offshore jurisdiction that provides tax benefits to G7 residents who legally declare them?
Thirdly there are simply︀ better solutions that will allow you to take advantage of DTA's and offer better tax︁ advantages in 2018
Please identify solution for a G7 resident that will allow for DTA's︂ and better tax advantages?
It is not just location of directors that matters for determining︃ control purposes it is place of operation firstly (which is never BVI in most cases).︄ Secondly if it cannot be determined the place of operation outside of BVI then it︅ reverts to location of directors aka shell company activity. The taxman in your home country︆ determines this btw and not you or your CSP/Accountant. The taxman looks at where correspondence︇ is sent too, where board meetings take place, where staff are located, where goods and︈ service are provided and sent from etc etc. They go through your phone records, travel︉ records and card and accountant records. They directly request the information from Visa and MasterCard︊ or Amex. The last tool they have is to simply label it a tax avoidance︋ vehicle and its game over...lol.
Please explain how this does not apply to ANY offshore︌ jurisdiction for G7 resident, thus making comparison of BVI to another irrelevant?
Cyprus and UK︍ I would not put in list with Comoros and Belize as both are cooperative EU︎ states with information sharing in place
Assuming offshore jurisdiction is not sharing information with G7️ country, do you believe company domiciled in said jurisdiction will be able to open a bank account in a G7 country? If not, do you think bank account in obscure country will not lead to operational issues when sending payments to G7 country from said obscure bank in obscure country?
If you plan on using a BVI and not declaring it to your home tax authority then you better hope that luck is on your side.
Regardless of offshore jurisdiction, are you advocating breaking the law of your country of tax residency? For regardless of where offshore company is one must comply with the laws︀ of the country of tax residency. Thus, are you advocating for an offshore entity that︁ has no AEOI with country of tax residency, thus enabling far easier TAX EVASION?
If one chooses to actually live in a high tax jurisdiction AND maintain REAL control of︂ an offshore entity, via having responsibility for its operations and/or providing the main labor input,︃ it will be very difficult and probably illegal to paint a picture otherwise via an︄ offshore structure that uses nominee directors/shareholders etc. Of course, there will always be those who︅ advise that they have the structure than answers your dreams. Some will get away with︆ it, some won't. But LEGALLY avoiding taxes while resident in a G7 country is becoming︇ almost impossible.