Bahama'sBedrijfsoprichting, belasting en bankieren

Waarom mensen kiezen voor Bahama's

• Geen vennootschapsbelasting, inkomstenbelasting, belasting op vermogenswinst of erfbelasting
• Real private banks and trust companies with offices in Nassau
• Modern trust law, and Nassau is fifty minutes from Miami
• Owners go on a private register that authorities can access
• On the EU's list of cooperating countries

Waar Bahama's past

• Private trusts
• Family offices
• Fund vehicles

Waar Bahama's past in een structuur

Gebruikelijke rol · Family trust or fund holder

A Bahamas trust or family office holds the family's wealth, run by a real trustee with real bankers on the ground in Nassau. The Bahamas has no income tax, capital gains tax, inheritance tax or company tax, and funds itself through VAT and stamp duty instead. It's also used for funds serving investors with US connections.

Waar het van afhangtBanks want your full ownership chart and proof of where your wealth came from, companies doing activities like fund management must show real presence there, and where each family member lives still decides their own tax.

Een vereenvoudigd beeld ter toelichting, geen aanbeveling. Algemene informatie, geen belasting- of juridisch advies.

Een bankrekening openen

Butterfield, Scotiabank, CIBC FirstCaribbean and private banks including Julius Baer, UBS and Pictet operate in Nassau. Private banking usually starts at around USD 1m. Business accounts for international companies (IBCs) need the full ownership chart, proof of where your wealth came from and, usually, a licensed local agent involved.

Zo werkt de belasting hier

No company tax, no personal income tax, no capital gains tax, no inheritance tax and no tax kept back on payments abroad. The government is funded by 10% VAT, customs duty, stamp duty and yearly company fees. The Bahamas has brought in a top-up tax for large multinational groups that fall under the global 15% minimum.

Echte aanwezigheid, en wie de eigenaren kan inzien

Companies doing certain activities — banking, insurance, fund management, lending, head office, distribution, shipping and IP — must show real presence there. Companies that only own shares get a lighter test. The real owners are filed on a secure private register that authorities can access; there is no public register.

Wanneer u hiervoor kiest

Choose the Bahamas for a private trust or family office that needs a real trustee and real bankers in a zero-tax place, or for a fund serving investors with US connections.

U krijgt een schriftelijke vergelijking, geen verkooppraatje.

Elke Bahama's aanbeveling krijgt u als schriftelijke vergelijking met de alternatieven. Daarin leest u of de opzet een kritische toets kan doorstaan, hoe makkelijk bankieren zal zijn, welke belastingverdragen gelden, wie de eigenaren kan inzien, wat het per jaar kost om alles draaiende te houden en welk risico uw reputatie loopt. Zo ziet u de voor- en nadelen voordat u zich vastlegt.