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Welcome to BarrySpitz.com
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Barry Spitz has been described in Time Magazine as “advisor to multinational corporations
and governments” and in Financial Times publications as “the world’s most well-known
authority on international tax planning and offshore”.
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His clients include high net wealth individuals and multinational corporations in
all five continents, ministries and government agencies, including the US Congress
and the IRS.
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This website encompasses the largest evolution of offshore and international tax
information on the web.
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Together, these targeted wide-reaching topics, map out the whole field of international
tax planning in a set of hands-on, encyclopedic, and scholarly reference
materials, all in alphabetical order and with full cross-referencing.
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| Featured Offshore Content: | | | | | Source of Income or Gain | | | go to | | | | | Permanent Establishment and the OECD Commentary | | | go to | | | | | Coordination Centers | | | go to | | | | | Interest Received / Interest Paid in Offshore Treasury Management | | | go to | | | | | Offshore Treasury Management Strategies | | | go to | | |
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This Master Guide covers the key exchange arrangements, regulatory frameworks, and
exchange controls governing current and capital transactions in 189 countries.
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Countries Alphabetical List:
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All 187 countries are listed in alphabetic order. Please click on the a letter below,
to see a list of countries starting with that letter.
Example for France click on the letter 'f', then on France.
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Good governance is an essential element in running a corporation efficiently and
successfully. Good governance dictates the manner in which business should be conducted
and is predicated upon holding a balance between economic and social goals, on the
one hand, and individual and investor goals, on the other.
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Comprehensive studies on each of the 37 major IOFCs of the world cover the territory,
from the government attitude to offshore activities and disclosure of information,
to offshore companies, trusts, banking, insurance, and shipping.
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Each study covers every material item of information. Of particular importance for
each jurisdiction are typically:
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- The Government Attitude to Offshore Activities
- Offshore Business Operations
- Offshore Trusts and Offshore Companies
- Offshore Banking and Insurance
- Offshore Shipping
- Disclosure of Information
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Featured IOFC - Nevis | | | | | Location: | Nevis is an island in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 250 miles southeast of Puerto Rico. It is four hours behind GMT. | | | Capital: | Charlestown | | | Area: | 36 square miles |
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End the nuisance and waste of time in finding the original texts of tax treaties!
Here they are for you in the most accessible and inexpensive form available anywhere.
Now, close to a 1000! Shortly, every single one of the world’s 3000 tax treaties!
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Introductory note on Tax Treaty Planning
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Tax Treaties (double taxation agreements or DTAs) are international agreements or
conventions concluded with the object of eliminating double taxation by the contracting
states. To succeed in international tax planning, it is essential to engage in deep
and far-reaching calculations. Tax treaties themselves and the OECD Commentary on
the Model Convention give you practical hands-on guidance on international tax planning
issues.
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Whatever the brief …
Whoever the client …
However big the job …
However high the fee …
These models give you:
The letter that opens the door, and
The proposal that lands the brief and closes the deal.
Now take your pick of the tested model letters and proposals that have worked successfully
in the offshore and international tax planning fields at every level, and see them
work for you.
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View all Model Letters
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For once completely clear and consistent:
Model offshore trust deed,
Model clauses and deeds, and
Letters of wishes
That turn you into a master draftsman.
You need no longer fear the discomfort of badly drafted and ill-considered template
models that bedevil the industry.
Now pick the model deeds, clauses and letters that have worked successfully in the
offshore and international tax planning fields for 100 years, and see them work
for you.
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Refer to these offshore planning checklists routinely, before putting the tax plan
into operation, in order to make sure that the essentials have been covered. Failing
to prepare may be preparing to fail.
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Don’t you wish that you had top advisors sitting at your elbow?
Well yes – you have them right here making sure that nothing slips through the cracks.
Now pick any of the checklists and see them work for you.
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View all Checklists
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This news service covers, on a daily basis, all publications of the world, from
the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times to official government and multinational
organization reports. Then we select the most important of the offshore news items
and collate these for you in this cumulative offshore news library.
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| | OECD Media Briefing on Tax and the G-20 | | | read more | | | | | OECD Media Briefing on Tax and the G-20 | | | read more | | | | | OECD Media Briefing on Tax and the G-20 | | | read more | | | | | OECD Media Briefing on Tax and the G-20 | | | read more | | |
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About Barry Spitz.
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Barry Spitz has been described in Time Magazine as “advisor to multinational corporations
and governments” and in Financial Times publications as “the world’s most well-known
authority on international tax planning and offshore”.
His clients include high net wealth individuals and multinational corporations in
all five continents, ministries and government agencies, including the US Congress
and the IRS.
Barry Spitz is a Doctor (summa cum laude), Faculty of Law and Economics, University
of Paris; Professor, Graduate School of Administration, Rice University, Houston;
HEC School of Management, Paris; Barrister; Diplomat of International Law and Comparative
Law
By Barry Spitz
Autobiography - When Opportunity Knocks
Zen and the Art of Winning
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“The Academy has none but the highest praise for the intelligence of Barry Spitz,
his sense of method, accuracy, and dedication. There will, no doubt, be many in
a great number of countries who owe him a debt of deep gratitude”
Hague Academy of International Law
“Dr Spitz is one of the world’s foremost authorities in the field of International
law and tax planning”
Houston Chronicle
"The world's most well-known authority on international tax planning"
Offshore Advisor, a Financial Times publication
“Not only has Dr Spitz never lost an international tax case – no plan he has constructed
has ever been challenged”
Offshore Investment
Barry's Featured Blog
Uncle Sam, my favorite Damsel in Distress
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Articles:
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Please follow the main categories, to see all the articles listed underneath each
one.
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Featured Article
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Tax Planning in General
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It is both lawful and sensible to arrange business and personal affairs in such
a way as to attract the lowest possible incidence of tax. The widening scope of
tax laws, the complexity of their provisions, and high tax rates make it more necessary
than ever for business enterprises and individuals alike to plan their taxable events
with considerable care.
For a commercial or industrial enterprise, an unnecessarily increased tax burden
represents a business waste that not only reduces its distributable profits but
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Country Information:
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Please find listed all the Countries in the world.
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Select a letter to see all the countries listed for that letter.
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Featured Country - Libya | | |
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The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when defeated in World War II. Libya then passed to UN administration and achieved independence in 1951. Following a 1969 military coup, Col. Muammar Abu Minyar al-QADHAFI began to espouse his own political system, the Third Universal Theory. The system is a combination of socialism and Islam derived in part from tribal practices and is supposed to be implemented by the Libyan people themselves in a unique form of "direct democracy." QADHAFI has always seen himself as a revolutionary and visionary leader. He used oil funds during the 1970s and 1980s to promote his ideology outside Libya, supporting subversives and terrorists abroad to hasten the end of Marxism and capitalism. In addition, beginning in 1973, he engaged in military operations in northern Chad`s Aozou Strip - to gain access to minerals and to use as a base of influence in Chadian politics - but was forced to retreat in 1987. UN sanctions in 1992 isolated QADHAFI politically following the downing of Pan AM Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. During the 1990s, QADHAFI began to rebuild his relationships with Europe. UN sanctions were suspended in April 1999 and finally lifted in September 2003 after Libya accepted responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing. In December 2003, Libya announced that it had agreed to reveal and end its programs to develop weapons of mass destruction and to renounce terrorism. QADHAFI has made significant strides in normalizing relations with Western nations since then. He has received various Western European leaders as well as many working-level and commercial delegations, and made his first trip to Western Europe in 15 years when he traveled to Brussels in April 2004. The US rescinded Libya`s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism in June 2006. In January 2008, Libya assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2008-09 term. In August 2008, the US and Libya signed a bilateral comprehensive claims settlement agreement to compensate claimants in both countries who allege injury or death at the hands of the other country, including the Lockerbie bombing, the LaBelle disco bombing, and the UTA 772 bombing. In October 2008, the US Government received $1.5 billion pursuant to the agreement to distribute to US national claimants, and as a result effectively normalized its bilateral relationship with Libya. The two countries then exchanged ambassadors for the first time since 1973 in January 2009.
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International Tax Planning Services:
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- International, multi-jurisdictional and multi-national tax planning and
- Analysis for trust, businesses, corporations, individuals and other entities.
- Provide tax advice to professionals to assist their clientele
- Recommendations for potential offshore transactions and strategies.
- Independent second opinions on offshore planning structures, offshore transactions
and asset transfers
- Multi-national estate and asset protection planning
- Analyze and devise strategic methods to minimize or, if possible, avoid unnecessary
tax waste exposure on transactions or planning structures
- Choosing among branch and subsidiary, tax-efficient acquisitions and joint ventures,
financing and utilizing foreign losses.
- Location and use of holding, service and intellectual property companies; tax arbitrage;
treaty planning; hybrid planning; and effective use of low-tax jurisdictions.
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Offshore Term:
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| | A tax shelter or tax sheltered investment may be defined as an investment with a flow-through of tax benefits, generally having some or all of the following characteristics: deferral of taxes, conversion of ordinary deductions for future capital gains, or leverage. The term is applied generally to a... | | read more |
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