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    The New G7 Minimum Tax Initiative And The Cayman Islands

    So exclaimed Mark Twain on reading his evidently premature obituary. And we can similarly characterise the hopelessly inept Economist article of 1st June 2021 "Twilight of the Tax Haven", in similarly suggesting that the effect ...
    Cayman IslandsTax
    Travers Thorp Alberga
    Travers Thorp Alberga
  • Article

    Proposed New Framework For Business Taxation In The European Union

    On 18 May 2021, the European Commission adopted a Communication on Business Taxation1 for the 21st century which takes account of the G20 / OECD...
    European UnionTax
    Maples Group
    Maples Group
Article

An Era Of Mixed Messages - Lower Taxation And Over Burdening Regulations

The "harmful tax competition" campaign of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is stalled. Many low-tax jurisdictions did send so-called commitment letters to the Paris-based bureaucracy earlier this decade after being threatened with financial protectionism, but almost all the persecuted financial centres insisted that the letters would be binding only if the "onshore" nations also agreed to abide by the same misguided rules – the "level playing field" requirement.
Cayman IslandsWealth Management
Travers Thorp Alberga
Travers Thorp Alberga
  • Article

    Why The Cayman Islands Trumps Panama For Setting Up Your Business Venture

    Choosing the right jurisdiction for your innovative business can be a difficult decision. With plenty of prime locations and various complex regulatory and tax requirements to sift through...
    GlobalGovernment, Public Sector
    Cayman Enterprise City
    Cayman Enterprise City
  • Article

    Economic Substance Requirements

    The International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Act (2021 Revision) (the "ES Act") came into force on 1 January 2019. The ES Act requires that all Cayman Islands entities notify...
    Cayman IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    Conyers
    Conyers
  • Article

    Financial Services In The Cayman Islands - Private Trusts

    Cayman IslandsTax
    Cayman Islands Government
    Cayman Islands Government
  • Article

    Proposed EU Directive On "shell" Entities – The Impact On International Business

    The new proposals are aimed at entities which do not maintain sufficient substance within the EU.
    European UnionTax
    Maples Group
    Maples Group
  • Article

    New PRC Offshore Trust Tax Rules – Key Implications For Cayman And BVI Offshore Trust Structures

    On 24 July 2026, China's Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration jointly issued the Announcement on Individual Income Tax Matters Relating to Offshore Trusts (《财政部 税务总局关于离岸信托个人所 得税有关事项的公告》) (Announcement No. 21 of 2026) (the "Notice"), together with a companion Announcement of the State Taxation Administration on Collection and Administration Matters Relating to Individual Income Tax on Offshore Trusts...
    GlobalCorporate/Commercial Law
    Maples Group
    Maples Group
  • Article

    Economic Substance Requirements In The Cayman Islands (September 2020)

    The Cayman Islands, along with many other jurisdictions, has been required by the OECD to introduce economic substance requirements.
    Cayman IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    Carey Olsen
    Carey Olsen
  • Article

    Investment Funds In The Cayman Islands - May 2017

    The Cayman Islands is the leading jurisdiction for the offshore investment funds industry due to its combination of flexible and appropriate regulation, an approachable and effective regulator...
    Cayman IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    Harneys
    Harneys
  • Article

    Update On Economic Substance In The Cayman Islands

    Along with its fellow Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, the Cayman Islands now has comprehensive economic substance legislation...
    Cayman IslandsTax
    Ogier
    Ogier
  • Article

    Cayman Islands Economic Substance Requirements - An Overview

    Along with its fellow Crown Dependencies, Overseas Territories and other international financial centres, the Cayman Islands now has comprehensive legislation and regulations requiring legal...
    Cayman IslandsFinance and Banking
    Ogier
    Ogier
  • Article

    Cayman Finance Response To Tax Justice Network Financial Secrecy Index 2020

    The Tax Justice Network (TJN) is once again publishing misleading and inaccurate information about the Cayman Islands and appears to be more focused on entertainment than reality.
    Cayman IslandsTax
    Cayman Finance
    Cayman Finance
  • Article

    A Guide To New Legislation On Foundation Companies In The Cayman Islands

    The Cayman Islands Foundation Companies Law, 2017 (Foundation Law) has now come into force.
    Cayman IslandsWealth Management
    Ogier
    Ogier
  • Article

    Cayman Islands Economic Substance Requirements - Overview

    From 1 January 2019, new legislation came into effect in the Cayman Islands, requiring in-scope entities that carry on particular activities to have demonstrable economic substance in Cayman.
    Cayman IslandsFinance and Banking
    Ogier
    Ogier
  • Article

    A Natural Base For International Groups

    Cayman IslandsTax
    Maples Group
    Maples Group
  • Article

    Cayman Islands Economic Substance Requirements - An Overview

    Along with its fellow Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies and other international financial centres, the Cayman Islands has comprehensive legislation...
    Cayman IslandsTax
    Ogier
    Ogier
  • Article

    A Global Banking Center

    During the last twenty-five years the Cayman Islands have developed into one of the world’s largest international financial centers, with more than 300 hundred active licences for banks and trust companies, 700 insurance companies and over 7,000 mutual funds. The stock exchange has approximately 1,000 listed entities with a market capitalization of over US$77 Billion.
    Cayman IslandsWealth Management
    Travers Thorp Alberga
    Travers Thorp Alberga
  • Article

    EU Global Minimum Tax Directive And Investment Fund Structures

    The Council of the EU adopted the "Directive on ensuring a global minimum level of taxation for multinational enterprise groups and large-scale domestic groups in the European Union...
    European UnionTax
    Maples Group
    Maples Group
  • Article

    Cayman Islands Economic Substance Legislation

    New legislation came into effect on 1 January 2019 in the Cayman Islands which requires certain Cayman Islands entities carrying on certain activities to demonstrate that they have sufficient "economic substance" ...
    Cayman IslandsCorporate/Commercial Law
    Collas Crill
    Collas Crill
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