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What You Need to know about Offshore Banking

By Irene Mmari

You are making use of offshore banking if you are using the services of a bank that is present in a different jurisdiction or country than where you live. You will also get more security and your account will remain confidential.

Offshore really meant offshore! These islands were where the tax benefits lay for the British and they were offshore. Due to the enormous tax advantages they provided, these islands shortly became major banking centers for the global population.

The governments of popular offshore banking destinations are often quite liberal in their rules and so this kind of banking is not strictly regulated. There are more ways to open accounts in offshore banking and more ways to manage them. Offshore banking is responsible for the circulation of 2 trillion dollars around the planet every single day. There's a vast difference between now and the time when the few offshore accounts that existed were considered to be options for covering up for drug money and other illegal kinds of money.

The offshore bank also has the whole range of services that a domestic bank can provide. It allows for both kinds of account, checking or savings, either in a personal or corporate format. You can also make use of the host of other features they provide such as ATM cards, debit cards, credit cards (all internationally accepted) and avail of loans and mortgages and money transfers. People are keeping their accounts strictly confidential by using numbers for the accounts instead of their names.

Some offshore bank accounts will provide features for custody and wealth management. You can also get services like trustee services, corporate administration services, foreign exchange and fund management. Commercial banking and private banking are the two types of offshore banks. With commercial banking, you stand to get more features than with private banking. Personal banking, while expensive, provides a set of personalized features that clients can use.

Since offshore banks are not obliged to divulge any kind of information - personal or business - one of the best advantages of having such an account is privacy. However, if some criminal involvement is proved on your part, your offshore bank will reveal such details to your government or tax departments. That means if they are unaware about it, they cannot get at your offshore banking account.

You can see your money multiplying tax fee in these online banking accounts because these accounts are located in regions that are termed as tax havens. One of the best benefits of an overseas account is the immense tax benefits you get. However, when you are retrieving these moneys into your country, there may be taxes applicable. You also protect your assets better when you are banking offshore. When you hold offshore accounts, you will find that there are much less chances of becoming a victim of invasive bureaucracy, seizure of your assets and even some lawsuits.

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