Offshore Company by Bowman Offshore Bank Transfers
1. Offshore Company by Bowman Offshore Bank Transfers
As a quick overview, here are some benefits of offshore companies:
Ability to open a corporate bank account
No taxes at a corporate level
Privacy (for both directors and shareholders)
Strong asset protection
Professional appearance
Debts, assets, licenses, contracts can be made or held by the legal entity
Liability is limited, and you distanced from the actions of your business
Incorporate a company is a prerequisite for any serious business.
Going offshore, you can also experience these benefits:
Banking/investment opportunities otherwise not available
Planting a flag in a strategic jurisdiction
Mitigation of sovereign risk
Protection from bankruptcy, lawsuits, divorce, civil unrest, and other „worst case
scenarios„
Access to higher risk merchant accounts
Access to funding or investment capital
It should be obvious that there are tremendous advantages for entrepreneurs who
have incorporated either an onshore or offshore company.
Some legal entities can even lead to passports or citizenship – A Singapore, for example, is one
such jurisdiction which allows for residency and eventual citizenship for individuals who set up
a company there.
Not every jurisdiction was built the same
Hong Kong, for example, has yearly audit requirement, something you might not want to deal
with. Singapore is great for someone sourcing physical goods, but their requirement of a local
director makes it an expensive option.
Incorporation and passports is my business, and every day I‟m on the phone with:
1. Entrepreneurs who need incorporate a company, 2nd passport, or offshore bank account
2. Service providers across the globe who provide me with a wholesale discount
3. Lawyers, accountants, agents and bankers with boots on the ground information
The Best Corporate Structure for Your Business
Whether you are sourcing physical goods from Shenzhen, coding in Berlin, setting up niche sites
in Cebu, or writing copy in Medellin, you can use our tools to find out the best place where you
should incorporate.
2. Here are some starting options for setting up an offshore company and where you can read
more:
Wyoming LLC
British Virgin Islands IBC
Nevis LLC or IBC
Belize LLC or IBC
There are also some other places where setting up a company can grant you special benefits,
such as residency, and in some cases even a new passport. All from starting companies:
Thailand
Singapore
New Zealand
China
Cambodia
Myanmar
How much does it cost to incorporate?
Short answer: it costs more to get it wrong! If you incorporate in the wrong state in the US (i.e.
Florida) and you are the sole owner, you won‟t have single member charging order protection –
which means that the creditor can easily pierce the corporate veil – simply by nature of you
running your own business! And, they can liquidate your assets to pay off creditors. This has
happened, and it will happen again, don‟t let it happen to you. If you incorporate in Florida, you
could literally lose every asset you own (besides your house, which will be protected under a law
called the homestead exemption) and pay high tax, but what about if you are smart enough to
set up offshore?
Some jurisdictions have hidden costs. A Private Limited Company in Singapore, for instance,
requires a local director which can cost $3000 per year, with a $10,000 deposit, and if you want
to wind up a company (hey, it happens, not every business works out) it can easily cost you
$5000 by the time you get done paying the secretary to get your accounts current with the tax
man and you post the mandatory advertisement in the local papers. If a creditor contacts you,
you have to start the whole process again. This can easily cost $15,000.
This is our main line of business and it‟s what we do on a regular basis for customers. Contact
us; we look forward to doing business with you.
Large corporations and multinational companies understand the importance corporate
structure, because this can have powerful impact on the bottom line.
The media confounds and exacerbates the problem by publishing misinformation. They have
created a label that anything “offshore” means something illegal or are about evading tax. This is
a means of scare tactics that confounds the truth of the situation: forming international
companies is completely legal, effective, and in many cases, essential.