The creation of a Seychelles IBC type allows for greater confidentiality in asset management, from Geneva or in Luxembourg. The beneficial owner is not disclosed and the opening of an account of wealth management is easy on this type of structure. The IBC is completely exempt from tax if it does not do business in Seychelles. The use of this type of company is versatile: holding companies, asset protection or international consulting as well as trading company.

The use of an IBC company is useful for international trade to buy goods in one country and resell them in another without passing goods in the Seychelles. Ultimately, the profits derived from this tax planning process are not taxed in the Seychelles. The main legal obstacle lies in the use of an offshore structure in another jurisdiction. This can be solved using an EU company acting on behalf of the IBC, which acts itself as an agent in creating the contracts, issuing invoices and ensuring business correspondence for the EU society.

The family trust can be used by investors and their families to place heritage, reducing exposure to a pure offshore trusts. A family company of trust is created, and although managed by directors resident in the Seychelles, it is owned by the family that controls it. The head of the family may be a director of the trust so created, which increases its influence. To avoid being taxed, the Director must attend meetings of the board of the trust acting on important decisions, in the Seychelles.

The international holding company can receive dividends from several companies without being impacted by taxation. A subsidiary of a corporation in the Seychelles is taxed at 25% on dividends paid to this company. To remedy this problem, a partnership within a EU company will eliminate withholding taxes and taxes on dividends paid to the Seychelles company will not be taxable.

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