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Newsletter | Articles This section contains a selection of articles from recent newsletters which we hope you will find of interest. Your comments are, as always, most welcome. Please select from the following articles: APRIL 2008 HMRC Delivers Blow to UK Film Industry Nominee Structures A Significant Milestone in China’s Tax History Directors’ Duties in the Isle of Man DECEMBER 2007 Island’s star rises in the City OECD recommends moves to combat ‘aggressive’ tax planning Isle of Man Companies Listing on AIM Top Dossier Stories of 2007 France introduces Fiducie trust structure NovEMBER 2007 Isle of Man Expects to Double Its Funds The Business Climate in the UAE The UK Limited Liability Partnership – What ILS Can Provide New BVI Private Trust Company (PTC) Legislation EU Approves New Regime for Madeira’s Free Trade Zone UE aprova o novo regime para a Zona Franca da Madeira. OECD Reports Progress in Fighting Offshore Tax Evasion SEPTEMBER 2007 Islands to Strengthen Anti-Money Laundering Laws Switzerland Sees Record Company Registrations The Islands are Changing their Competitive Position with New Tax Rules German Upper House Approves 2008 Business Tax Reform Reducing the Federal Tax Gap News in Brief JULY 2007 Climate Change: A Challenge for Directors Isle of Man Vehicles are a Popular Choice for AIM listings ILS’s Sister Company getco Re-launches with Speedier Delivery and Highly Competitive Fee Scales How Confiscation Can Be Used Strategically to Combat IP Piracy and Counterfeiting in the European Union ILS gives 100-year-old war memorial a facelift Turkey News in Brief Jersey Reviews Trusts Law Again MAY 2007 Isle of Man Reinforces Separate Status to UK Sweden Axes Wealth Tax Jurisdictions League Table 2006 Singapore Makes a Pitch to Draw the Wealthy Barbados Begins Land Tax Survey APRIL 2007 Captive Insurance Opts to Stay Close to Home Shelf Companies Available at ILS BVI Shipping Panama and Jersey - The Next Big Thing in Property Investment Swiss Bankers Association Issues Guidance on Structured Products Isle of Man Budget Rationalises Statutory Payments Vanuatu Goes from Strength to Strength Thin Capitalisation Snippets from Hong Kong and China MARCH 2007 Strengths of the Isle of Man Showcased at a Swiss Seminar Four More Banks to be Forced to Disclose Taxpayer Detail ILS Becomes Company Secretary for a Major Chinese Company Intellectual Property Audits Isle of Man Aviation Registry Charges Offshore Investment Bonds – An Overlooked Tax Planning Tool Snippets from Turkey REITS are introduced in Germany Luxembourg Unveils New Holding Company Regime JANUARY 2007 Amnesty for Offshore Tax Evaders IOM Shipping Registry Tops Tables Hong Kong’s Evolving Financial Integration with Mainland China Portuguese Government Experiments with Simpler Property Purchasing Process PartyGaming Strengthens Non-US Market Base The Economy of Belize Risks to the UK Economy from Globalisation – the IMF Mission The 2007 Portuguese Budget Home is Where the Heart Is – HMRC Observance of Standards and Codes on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism for Uruguay Bearer Shares are Alive and Well and Living in Several Countries DECEMBER 2006 BVI – Time Running out for M&AA Updating HMRC Moves the Goalposts on Non-Residency Rules Isle of Man Aircraft Register Set to Take Off Tax Cap for Corporate Businesses under Consideration Sweden Tops World Tax League Island Launches Campaign to Attract Hedge Fund Managers British Virgin Islands Announces Official Launch of ‘Team BVI’ Jersey Trust Law Amendments Now In Force NOVEMBER 2006 Businesses Are Set to Watch How Treasury Reacts to a Landmark Tax Ruling What is the New Manx Corporate Vehicle? European Cities Monitor – the Best Places in Europe to Locate a Business Innovative Tax Agreements Between the Netherlands and Isle of Man Are Now in Operation Regime de Porto Livre e Depósitos Alfandegários no Uruguai Régimen de Puerto Libre y Depósitos Aduaneros en el Uruguay The Effect of Dubai’s New Investment Trust Law The Isle of Man Aircraft Register Andorra Sets its Sights on a New Economic Future VAT Registration IP Rights: Protect Them, Avoid Costly Mistakes and Structure for Profit Isle of Man Economy Still Growing Mauritius Imposes New Licensing Conditions for Management Companies and Corporate Trustees A Major Step Forward For the Island's Ambitions to Be the Switzerland of Space SEPTEMBER 2006 Isle of Man Aircraft Register – a Broader Perspective People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong Sign Epic Double Taxation Treaty Isle of Man: Radical Corporate Package for Global Business European Savings Directive Failure More Freedom for PCCs Swiss Tax Competition – a Race to the Bottom? Dubai – Double Taxation Agreements Zonas Francas de Uruguay Zonas Francas no Uruguai Gambling Restrictions to Benefit Island JULY 2006 ILS 15th Anniversary Celebrations Anti Avoidance Rules – the UK Chancellor’s Dream Exploring the Potential for Very Light Jets (VLJs) Isle of Man Regulator Confident Of Financial Sector's Future Growth Anonymous US Companies Undermine an OECD Initiative New Tax Breaks for Microchip Makers Possible Impact of Online Gambling Ban for Offshore Centres The Isle of Man Ship Registry Nigeria No Longer Considered Non-cooperative in the Fight Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing JUNE 2006 Ruling gives green light to HMRC’s investigation A New Aircraft Register for the Isle of Man What will be the economic power of China, India, Russia and Brazil in the future? China steps up anti-money laundering efforts Basel updates its banking principles Isle of Man wins international award How Turkey became the world’s 17th largest economy New Corporate Administration Certification Programme To Support British Virgin Islands Financial Services Switzerland and Double Tax Agreements Alterações ao Código das Sociedades Comerciais Reforma Tributaria en Uruguay Reforma Tributaria no Uruguai Around the World MAY 2006 The ILS World Conference 2006 Budget views by Tax Consultants ILS launches its office in Geneva Nevis Multiform Foundation Ordinance BVI – New M&AAs for old The World Bank survey into 155 economies FEBRUARY 2006 New BVI legislation explained UK trusts La Ley del Impuesto sobre la renta de las Personas Físicas SPCs in the Caymans UAE considers VAT Duty Free Zones in Uruguay The Spanish Holding Company JANUARY 2006 Cyprus after EU accession Dubai - the evolving tax value proposition Malta DTT update VISTAs catching on More changes to new BVI law Uruguay tax reforms proposed The Offshore Trust revisited Foundations in the Bahamas DECEMBER 2005 Malta 18 months on The concept of domicile IOM - Netherlands Economic Agreements Gibraltar – 2005 tax measures Setting up in Dubai Delaware revisited Spanish FAQs Madeira update OCTOBER 2005 Jersey introduces PCCs Dubai DTTs Jersey consults on Foundations Directors’ Compliance Statements in Ireland SEPTEMBER 2005 Back on the front foot VISTAs take off JUNE 2005 EU launches Third Money Laundering Directive A strategy for development Guernsey seeks to be IP hub Focus on St Vincent & The Grenadines MAY 2005 VISTAs provide a solution Sociedades holding do Reino Unido Bahamas Passes Anti Terrorism Law Vekil Sirket Yapilari Cyprus revisited Notes on Irish Holding companies MARCH 2005 Guernsey consults on zero tax Compass shows the way IOM welcomes Bell's 'positive' budget Pre owned assets tax and offshore trusts Focus on Malta FEBRUARY 2005 Nevis enacts new legislation EU Savings Tax - the clock is ticking Gibraltar tax-exempt companies to go The Spanish Holding Company JANUARY 2005 Major new BVI Company Law New Zealand defers trust changes New Maltese Trust Legislation Irish Holding Companies Niue to close as OFC Bahamas pleased with IMF report DECEMBER 2004 The Isle of Man’s Zero Tax Strategy El IVA en el comercio electrónico BVI changes IBC tax Jurisdiction Focus – Bahamas The Kilted Partnership NOVEMBER 2004 Dubai launches International Financial Centre Understanding the new BVI legislation Bahamas new laws Proposta de Lei do Orçamento de Estado para 2005 New OECD Exchange of Information provisions Focus on Labuan The STEP survey – part 2 SEPTEMBER 2004 Major STEP survey reveals ‘offshore’ trends Money laundering avoids offshore centres AUGUST 2004 Treasury Minister opens new ILS offices Repatriation of funds The new Isle of Man PCC Savings Tax implementation date put back BVI’s new legislation – an update Yacht registration in Delaware JUNE 2004 OECD Global Forum on Taxation Gibraltar to appeal EU ruling The 5th Annual Offshore Financial Services Summit New VISTAS for BVI St Kitts foundations MARCH 2004 1204 and all that Turks and Caicos commits to EU Savings Tax Directive Isle of Man heads for space Seychelles conference looks at China DTA Reforming Jersey's Tax System Mauritius Tax Treaty Update BVI Yacht Registration FEBRUARY 2004 Understanding the Cyprus changes Caymans’ move on EU tax crackdown Bahamas buried under TIEA? Seychelles news OECD update Bermuda to amend AML regime Bahamas aims to stop decline in IBCs St. Lucia – Offshore and More OECD defuses tax row with Switzerland4 FATF update JANUARY 2004 Changes likely to Jersey company law New Zealand Trusts New Canada/Ireland DTA Turkey & Greece sign DTA Rosy prospects for the Rock New IOM Act brings important changes DECEMBER 2003 IMF approves crown dependencies St. Lucia strengthens regulatory framework Focus on Gibraltar Is it a Trust? Proposed BVI Trust legislation receives first reading NOVEMBER 2003 Focus on Nevis Antigua & Barbuda fight OECD & FATF OECD addresses level playing field FATF update Watch those UK deadlines! Delhi appeal upholds taxation status of Mauritius companies OCTOBER 2003 Focus on Belize BVI - What the new law means The new Greek property law SEPTEMBER 2003 Seychelles enacts new legislation Changes needed to BVI documents Guernsey finance sector employment still rising Asset protective qualities of trusts Mauritius enhances AML legislation AUGUST 2003 Swiss step up anti-money laundering UK holding companies Brunei looks ahead Managed trust companies BVI reaffirms support for finance industry Delaware causes level playing field concerns Liberia a cause for concern EU Savings Tax update JULY 2003 FATF updates 40 recommendations Portuguese property tax changes New Netherlands DTAs UK must do more to curb money laundering says TI EU issues 'harmful tax competition' statement Isle of Man reaffirms taxation strategy Gibraltar Labour Party unveils tax plans JUNE 2003 New BVI law passed Focus on Malta Cook Islands overhaul legislation Nauru succumbs to external pressures Labuan goes from strength to strength Seychelles forms 10,000th IBC Jersey banks face huge costs over EU Savings Tax Directive FEBRUAY 2002 Mauritius changes MAY 2001 Anguilla: Proceeds of Criminal Conduct Act 2000 Seychelles abolishes EDA Second Irish Act becomes law APRIL 2000 Offshore e-commerce: Myth & reality Guernsey is not a tax haven