Notaman said:Hello Offshore Corp'ers
I have been day trading cryptos for multiple years now and recently started to investigating offshore companies. Everything sounds very good, even a bit too good, as they are easy and cheap to create and run.
My concern is that will they raise red flags on tax authorities? I have been mostly looking at Cayman, BVI, Panama, etc. Can we somehow hide the ownership and director of these offshore companies? How
are the big bouys doing this? Or what's the alternative best setup for a day trader trading own funds?
Btw. any good agent recommendations for setting up these companies?
Click to expand...Depends on where you live but in most 'civilized' countries it will raise flags. It also depends what you consider as red flags. Depending on your threat model a red flag can be cause for a simple routine research/information verification as part of the clerks everyday process or a cause for a full blown investigation. The former might not be a trigger you would want as for example you might be in the grey area of something within your business while the latter can be absolutely fine if everything you do is to the letter of the law (let them be wasting your tax contributions).
Take a look at a recent topic posted where Netherlands list concealment of ownership as suspicious. Wild stuff but worth considering depending on your risk model. The Dutch banking association, NVB, published a Financial Crime Threat Assessment of 20 threats. However if your books are in order and everything you do is above board there is nothing to fear. Everyone gets audited eventually.
Ownership and directors can be hidden through what is referred to in the industry as 'nominees'/nominee services. They are relatively cheap to get and many registration agents offer them. While you can find information about this by using the search bar, the mentor group gold forums further explain in detail as well as how you can do some of these nominee services yourself. Other aspects such as why a nominee director of yours and 1000 other companies is more scrutinized by tax authorities and why you would want a more unique one is also discussed.
Hiding the owners doesn't equate to hiding your profits and not paying tax. The days of such offshore schemes are long gone. That is not to say there aren't use cases for offshore structures even to the extent of taxes but what you see in the movies or even the media is not exactly how it is. A lot of what you ask about has been discussed many times on here. An account upgrade on this forum is worth it if your time is valuable and want to quickly gain a lot of knowledge in short period of time.