TO DISCUSS YOUR PROJECT OR LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SERVICES:

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Cayman Island's Days Numbered As Tax Haven

Category: Real estate, Posted:08 Nov 2009 | 09:04 am

Back of a dramatic drop in tourism and fallout from the ongoing global recession which has stripped out a considerably amount of the wealth of the worlds high net worth individuals, the Cayman Island's is now looking to tax income, property and corporations. Long one of preferred offshore tax havens by those shielding income and using the favorable legal structure to create a home base for private equity and trust entities; the country is currently running at a fiscal deficit.
At a time when the OECD us working hard to shut down overseas tax havens, much of the pressure is coming from Britain who has not insisted that any lending through the Commonwealth will only be forthcoming one direct taxation is put in place. For overseas financial firms who use the country as home base back of beneficial corporate tax and company arrangements, any significant changes could well lead to a sharp decline in revenues from this. It's very much a Catch 22 situation as once the country complies and implements the conditions it will no doubt lead to a demise of the finance industry and cause the countries worsening economic situation to further erode.

Other News

Read more

C9 Hotelworks Releases New Phuket Hotel Market Update Report

Category: Hotels|Tourism, Posted:16 Mar 2023 | 00:29 am According to C9 Hotelworks new Phuket Hotel Market Update 2023, the resort island’s tourism recovery has accelerated over the past six months. With the removal of Thailand’s pandemic travel restrictions in 2022, airlift quickly ramped up as India and Malaysia were key early source markets. Over the current winter season aside from the return of […]
Read more

Destination Ink Radisson For Patong Hotel

Category: Hotels, Posted:12 Mar 2023 | 23:16 pm Phuket’s hotel brand conversion trend is continuing, with the latest move having Radisson sign a deal for a 390-room hotel in Patong. Owned by the Destination Group, the property will be branded as a Radisson. This is the fourth recent conversion by Destination with one more Radisson and two Holiday Inns by IHG. Expect more […]
Read more

Hilton Phuket Arcadia Reflagged To ACCOR’s Pullman Brand

Category: Hotels, Posted:03 Mar 2023 | 07:35 am One of Phuket’s largest hotels, the 662-room Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort has been reflagged under ACCOR’s Pullman brand. The hotel, which will be named Pullman Phuket Arcadia Karon Beach Resort will operate as a Pullman effectively in April of this year, and a staggered 24-month refurbishment program undertaken. With this addition, there will be three […]
SiaJai logo

Thailand's Leading Homecare Marketplace