Filled with in-depth insight and expert advice, Tax Havens Today arms you with the knowledge, strategies, and contacts needed to avoid expensive mistakes and make the most of your offshore endeavors. Divided into four comprehensive parts, this timely resource will bring you completely up to speed on a variety of issues that anyone aspiring to go offshore must be familiar with.

Table of Contents:
Preface ix PART ONE THE OFFSHORE CONTROVERSY 1 1. Why Are so Many People Going Offshore? 3 2. Whipping the Taxpayers into Shape 7 3. The Big Squeeze 10 4. The Changing World of Tax Havens 15 5. The International Dragnet 18 6. The Global Laundromat 21 7. The Tax Police 23 8. Barbarians at the Gate 26 PART TWO BUILDING A SOLID OFFSHORE FINANCIAL FORTRESS 31 9. The Benefits of Going Offshore 33 10. Best Strategies for Going Offshore: Personal and Financial Lifestyle Changes 35 11. Expatriating 37 12. The $80,000 Annual Loophole 39 13. New Citizenship and Renouncing Your U.S. Citizenship 42 14. Eight Ways to Sunday 44 15. T-7 Tax Havens: The Green List of the World’s Best Offshore Havens 48 16. Selecting the Best Tax Haven for Your Plans 54 17. Establishing an Offshore Presence without Leaving Home 61 18. Offshore Business Structures 63 19. Secrets of Offshore Banking 73 20. Offshore Financial and Investment Strategies 81 21. Offshore Estate Planning 89 22. The Swiss Angle 97 23. Placing Your Assets Offshore and Avoiding Fraudulent Transfers 105 24. Offshore Business 107 25. International Tax Planning 110 26. Offshore Privacy 117 27. Offshore Caveat 119 PART THREE TODAY’S TAX HAVENS 121 28. Tax Information Exchange Agreements 127 29. Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty 129 30. Profiles of Tax Havens 131 Andorra, 131 Anguilla, 133 Antigua and Barbuda, 135 Aruba, 136 Austria, 138 The Bahamas, 140 Bahrain, 143 Barbados, 143 Belize, 146 Bermuda, 147 British Virgin Islands, 151 Brunei Darussalam, 154 Campione (Italy), 155 Cayman Islands, 158 Channel Islands—Guernsey, 162 Channel Islands—Jersey, 166 Cook Islands, 171 Cyprus, 173 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 177 Gibraltar, 179 Grenada, 182 Hong Kong, China, 183 Isle of Man, 187 Labuan, Malaysia, 192 Liechtenstein, 194 Luxembourg, 197 Madeira, 200 Malta, 202 Mauritius, 206 Monaco, 209 The Netherlands, 211 The Netherlands Antilles, 214 Panama, 217 Saint Kitts and Nevis, 220 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 221 Seychelles, 224 Switzerland, 225 Turks and Caicos, 229 Vanuatu, 231 Western Samoa, 235 PART FOUR RESOURCES—THE BIG PICTURE 237 Offshore Citizenship and Retirement Opportunities 239 Dominica 239 Saint Kitts and Nevis 240 Profiles of Retirement Havens and Foreign Residency: Andorra, Argentina, Austria, The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Campione (Italy), Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Monaco, The Netherlands, Panama, Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Switzerland, Turks and Caicos, United Kingdom, Uruguay 241 More Countries to Investigate 254 Travel Destinations 263 Offshore Reading 264 Offshore Reference Works 264 Newsletters 265 Travel Books 267 Travel Bookstores and Map Dealers 267 Travel Information 267 Financial Information and Business Opportunities 268 Bank Resources 269 Antisurveillance and Privacy Sources 269 Books of Interest 270 Publishers of Unusual Books and Hard-to-Find Information 271 Periodicals 272 Real Estate 272 Expat Information 272 Expat Books 273 Retirement Resources 273 Health Insurance for Expatriates and Travelers 273 Organizations 274 Government Web Sites 275 Financial and Investment Services 275 Immigration Services 279 Tax Problems 280 Worldwide Serviced Offices 280 Global Mail Drops 281 International English Language Newspapers 281 Online Resources 281 Government Publications 281 Offshore Dossier 281 Offshore Evaluation Service 282 Offshore Financial Services 282 Appendix 283 About the Author 316 Index 317