Investment Basics

Offshore investment is the keeping of money in a jurisdiction other than one’s country of residence. Offshore jurisdictions are a commonly accepted solution to reducing tax burdens levied in most countries to both large and small scale investors alike.. Modern, well-regulated offshore centres allow legitimate investors to take advantage of higher rates of return or lower rates of tax on that return offered by operating via such domiciles. The advantage to offshore
investment is that such operations are both legal and less costly than the solutions offered in the investor’s country – or “onshore”. Locations favoured by investors for low rates of tax are known as offshore financial centres or (sometimes) tax havens.
Offshore solutions are accessible to anyone who can meet the minimum investment amount or pay the obligatory fees required to open such an entity and are widely used.