Structure Smart, Confidential and Safe

Going offshore is the most popularway of starting or managing your business. But there can also be interestingonshore possibilities. Offshore companies do not only offer tax exemption,different in any country, but also give you freedom of operation,confidentiality and protection. A good structure could also mean involvingonshore companies.

What do you need to structure?

Depending on your wishes the first thing you'll need to do is choose yourdomicile. We know that once you see the long list, (see price list in thedownload section), you will probably wonder which country to choose. For helpplease see our recommendations in the "rough" guide.  For moreinformation you should contactus.

If you have an urgent problem, thereare also other routes to go. Please contact us by phone or e-mail

"We are devoted to becoming the best company available to suit your needs; call us!"

You already know?
If you already know what structure you would like or simply want to go offshorewe can also help you: Basically we can provide you with a ready-to-go companyof your choice.

It includes:

• name availability check
• preparation of memorandum
• preparation of articles
• Preparation of registration forms
• Filing with the registrar of companies
• payment of filing fees
• certificate of incorporation
• certificates for registration of directors
• register of shareholders
• free access to 1200 business forms and templates
• first year registration fee (chamber of commerce)
• first year registered office
• first year other fees (gov and maintenance)

What more could you need?

Nominee service:

Although youroffshore company will not reveal its shareholders, it will need directors. Ifyou want to shield your (company's) name from all visible papers to completelyerase any visible connection with yourself you can opt for a"nominee". The nominee will act as local director, and will be shownon documents e.g. all chamber of commerce papers. The nominee is NOT ashareholder and neither has he/she access to your bank account or books.

Bank account:

When you wantto transfer money to or from your offshore company you will need an offshorebank account, this is something you can arrange yourself (we can provide youwith the necessary paperwork) or we can provide it for you. The bank accountdoesn't have to be in the place in which you started you offshore company.

Office:

It is likely that you will receive postal mail(e-mail can be read and sent from anywhere) and for this we can offer a virtualoffice. Again, the office doesn't have to be in the country in which youstarted your offshore company. You should opt for a professional virtual officeif you would like somebody to pick up the phone using your name, as well asforwarding your mail on a daily basis and helping you locally. If you wouldlike an actual office, meaning "square meters" for desk(s) andchair(s), you could opt for a "non-ezone" office. Please rememberthat if you want to be in an "e-zone", you will need to have anoffice in an E-zone area; e-zone office.

More information:

We can offer a listof over 60 countries where we can form a company. Go to the download sectionand download the 2010 pricelist!

•    Go to the download sectionand download Issue 2, Company formation and forms
•    Mail click here
•    Read more about the Curacao E-zone or download Issue 4, the Curacao E-zone
•    Read more about theHoverSmeight Service Company, Issue 3, HoverSmeight Service Company

Want evenmore information; mail to info@hoversmeight.comand ask for more!

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TheService Company is modern variation of a Trust company combined with theadvantages of a fully operational company.
You will have the asset protection and tax advantages of a Trust but you'realso up and running as a business, growing, investing, anything. And as abonus: lower costs.



Two ways to increase your profits: less tax and lower costs.
 
The servicecompany allows the separation within your company of the “wanted” operations onthe one side and your core tasks on the other.

Accounting is a standard task in the service company but the tasks you wouldlike to remain in your total control are up to you.
 
What will happen?

We will form a new company which will be contracted by your existing company todo all chosen operations.
The new company`s shareholder is HoverSmeight. We will charge this company amonthly fee for all services rendered.

Normally this will be about 30% less than you used to pay. All risks are ours.

 
This ServiceCompany will do the following:
Accounting

Otherpossible services:
Payments, bank, credit card
Money collection
Marketing and sales
E-commerce
IT
HR-resources
Pay rolling
Purchasing and sourcing
Insurance
Call center
Investments
And more (please ask…)

The more outsourced; the lower the costs.

And because the Service Company can be located in an E-zone your corporationtax will go down to as little as 2%.
The Service Company also ensures E-zone advantage for any country in the world.

More Information?
 
Please go to the download section  and download Issue 3 "HoverSmeight Service Company"
mail us at info@hoversmeight.com or call us on the telephone numbers on the top bar.
 
 
 

E-zone Curacao, 2% corporate tax

Curacao, the largest island in the Dutch Antilles, is part of the Dutch Kingdom and becauseof this Curacao's financial-, banking-, and legal systems are controlled byDutch regulations. In 2001 Curacao passed its E-commerce law, which was createdto attract foreign offshore business to Curacao for the new century in whichelectronic business will play a major role.

This law regulates (electronic) transactions, meaning if a transaction takesplace between an offshore Curacao company (N.V.) and a foreign company, Curacaowill levy a 2% corporate tax on the profit of the Curacao N.V. Curacao hasinternational tax treaties (OECD) to avoid double taxations, which means the 2%taxation is final.

The E-zone law requires those companies to have "substance" onCuracao, meaning that no "mail-box" companies are allowed, and thatthey have their office(s) within dedicated E-zone area's.

How to qualify?

Your way of trading must comply with E-zone regulations: thismeans that your services or goods must not enter Curacao, only the invoice willgo through the Curacao E-zone. There are also regulations regarding typesof service or goods.If your wayof trading is not applicable, in most occasions, we can change your descriptionof trading to suit the regulations.
Please send us an e-mail describing your business or trading idea and we will answer within24h.

When we look after the whole package we onlycharge for the company formation at cost, the E-zone license and bank accountare free

More information:

Want the E-zone check? Want to know if the rules apply to you? Download the Issue about "the Curacao E-zone" in de download section.

•    Mail : click here
•    Read more about the Curacao E-zone and download Issue 4, the Curacao E-zone
•    Read more about the HoverSmeight Service Company, Issue 3, HoverSmeight Service Company

When you form a new company,you will also need the relevant bank accounts. This can be just oneor a set of accounts.

Bank accounts can not only becreated in mostoffshore areas, but also in onshore countries, think of the US,Switzerland, Europe etc. Indeed, your offshore company can have bank accounts in regularcountries. 

Most of the accounts also have a credit cardfor you to withdraw money anywhere up to USD 10.000,-- withdrawal.

And, most accounts come with internet banking.

For international transfers we offer  PAY which will limit payment risks, "letter of credit costs", payment costs and above all, bring down your international payments transferral time back to minutes instead of days or even weeks....

More Information:

On bank accounts go to bank or download the pricelist 2009

on PAY! please visit the Pay section on this website or download the Issue on PAY! 

Tax advice isalways personal and for this reason we always like to refer you to our taxspecialists. Contact us.

"Tax advice isa matter of getting to know you and your business; the rest is techniques"

However there arestandard tax "constructions" which are proven and ready to use. Forthese please refer to our download section where a few are highlighted in socalled "white papers".

One example, "The Curacao E-zone" can be foundhere.

For more information please mail or call our office

"Morespace and less bored faces; and best of all I have my real  job back!"

Virtual and non virtual offices

Your choice of offices isvirtual or non-virtual. The difference is basically the requirement of squaremeters. The most popular,  thevirtual office, is a P.O. Box office; just an address, while a non-virtualoffice actually rents square meters; an actual office.

We offer virtual and nonvirtual offices in different places in the world. You can choose e.g. betweenCuracao, London and New York, no matter where your company is originallydomiciled. 

London and New York are onlyavailable for selected customers, please call! 

At these addresses youhave the choice of 2 service levels; standard and professional. 

Virtual offices

Standardvirtual office: you can haveyour mail sent to this address. This will be kept for a month and thenforwarded to your address. Your company name tag is shown at this addressand for people who visit or call the specific address will be confirmed asyours (Curacao only). 

Price USD 55,00 per month(yearly contract) USD 75,00 per month (shorter contracts)

Professional virtual office: yourmail we be sent to you by E-mail daily(except confidential letters). You can receive faxes (forwarded to you byE-mail) and you can receive telephone calls on a local telephone number. Yourmail will be sent to you once a month as per normal mail. You can rent ameeting room at the Curacao office on an hourly basis with a maximum of 16hours/month. Catering available.

PriceUSD 95,00 per month (year contract) or USD 125,00 per month (shorter contracts)

Non-virtual offices

For Non-Virtual offices please contact us with your wishes.We'll be back to you within 24hr.

E-zone offices

In order to register as an E-zone company you mustrent a so called “E-zone” office. 
Curacao has only a few places where such offices can be rented. We are one ofthem… 

Although all E-zone offices basically offer similar products, and are simply aplace to start an E-zone company; there are differences between these CuracaoE-zone areas. Ours is known as the entrepreneurial E-zone, a place created forentrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. 

We will NOT host sex, gaming or casino companies and ONLY host companies whosewish it is to participate in smart international trading. We are the largest E-zonehost company on the island, and we will offer a wide range of free services ifyou rent with us. 
Services available include those necessary to simply run your business andprevent you from running around the island trying to get things done. If youare on our premises you can focus on your business! 

We are (as you could be..) situated in of the most prestigious addresses inCuracao, Scharlooweg in the historical district “Scharloo” . 
Our offices are therefore all different in size and price, but they start from1 person offices from USD 400,00/month including:

1.    Furniture (colonial desk andchair) 

2.    Office Internet connection normaluse 

3.    Local phone (national calls) normaluse 

4.    Maintenance 

5.    Coffee/Tea 

6.    Non-reserved parking space 

7.    Secretarial services normal use 

8.    Delivery + business shopping servicenormal use 

9.    Air conditioning + electricity usenormal use 

10.  Security 24/7 

11.  Cleaning 

12.  Access to over 1200 standard letterand legal documents

13.  E-zone license application (combinedwith rent) free 

14.  (value: USD 490,00) 

15.  Offshore bank account opening, localbank free

"Trust is what the word says, trust in our company; trust in our work"

Trust Services

Although a lot of people think that a trust is company, this is not the case. Basically a trust is a agreement or contract between 3 parties; a settler, a trustee and the beneficiary.

The settler will transfer its assets irrevocably into the trust and with this he will fully lose ownership of these assets. The assets can be about anything, art, cars, patents, anything.

The trustee manages the trust. The settlor can, if wished, have indirect and unofficial control over the assets through a separate agreement.

The beneficiary receives the final assets of the funds and/or the profit (eg. interest or just regular payments). The settler can also be the beneficiary.

For creating a company with trust services you will need an (offshore) company where the trustee is the owner.

Why a Trust?

1. Protection against heritage, bankruptcy or legal claims.
   
2. Confidentiality, the trustee is the “owner”
   
3. Normally no taxation.
   

Beware: a trust is not capable of trading, its just holding assets and not a company as such.

A trust is limited in time (max 99 years, but shorter is possible). After this period the assets go automatically to the beneficiary (or its inheritants) who than have to pay taxes.

If you want the Trust to be a "operational company" with all the advantages of a Trust you will have to read the Issue on the HoverSmeight Service Company or see the service company section on this website. 

If its just the protection of your assets you are looking for, moving your assets to a foundation (see Issue the private foundation) is a good alternative.

See also asset protection for more information

Local directors and nominee's

Nominee's are thepeople who can front your company and ensure confidentiality. A local directorwill do the same but is basically a local person or company. They are needed tobe able to form a company.  On Curacao for example, a localdirector is compulsary.

Beware that localdirectors and/or nominees will be held responsible for the activities of thecompany!  In most cases there will be a management contract with a localdirector or nominee which entitles him/her to have access to your books....

Also be aware ofthe fact that the local director or nominee has to report all irregularities tobanks or government