Offshore Banking with a Swiss Bank Account and Nevis LLC
This page is to provide some helpful information about how to get started offshore banking, or forming an IBC or establishing an offshore trust the strongest of which is an asset protection trust. Some free advice and help for you is to get a hold of an offshore company formation company and create a Nevis Limited Liability Company ( Nevis LLC ). Opening an offshore company in an offshore tax haven opening an offshore account for the purpose of offshore asset protection will enhance your privacy. The strongest choice of banks are Switzerland banks. They are known for strength, safety and privacy. Offshore banking account in an institution such as a Belize bank is private. However there is greater security in when you open a Swiss bank account with your IBC. Company incorporation offshore is enhances your privacy because transfers into and out of the bank will be in the Nevis Company name in the offshore tax haven instead of your own name. US people are taxed on their worldwide income so, as a responsible company, we highly recommend that you comply with applicable laws. So, for offshore banking, the best recommendation is to open the offshore banking account in a Nevis LLC and establish a Swiss bank account. Offshore company incorporation and offshore company formation will give you the strongest offshore asset protection.
Below is a copy of the Nevis Limited Liability Ordinance
Table of contents Nevis Business Corporation Ordinance 1984 as amended
PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Short Title 2. Interpretation 3. Application of the Ordinance 4. Form of instruments; filing 5. Certificates or certified copies as evidence 6. Fees on filing articles of incorporation and other documents 7. Annual registration fee 8. Waiver of notice 9. Notice to shareholders of bearer shares 10. Construction
PART II CORPORATION PURPOSES AND POWERS
11.Purposes 12.General Powers 13.Guarantee authorized by shareholders 14.Defense of ultra vires 15.Effect of incorporation: corporation as proper part to action 16.Liability of directors, officers and shareholders
PART III SERVICES OF PROCESS: REGISTERED AGENT
17.Registered agent for service of process 18.Registrar of Companies or his appointee as agent for service of process 19.Records and certificates of Registrar of Companies 20.Limitation on effect of Part
PART IV FORMATION OF CORPORATIONS; CORPORATE NAMES
21.Incorporators 22.Corporate name 23.Index of names of corporations 24.Reservation of name 25.Contents of articles of incorporation 26.Powers and rights of bondholders 27.Execution and filing of articles of incorporation 28.Effect of filing articles of incorporation 29.Organization meeting 30.Bylaws
PART V CORPORATE FINANCE
31.Classes and series of shares 32.Restrictions on transfer of shares 33.Subscription for shares 34.Consideration for shares 35.Payment for shares 36.Compensation for formation, reorganization and financing 37.Determination of stated capital 38.Form and content of certificates 39.Dividends in cash, stock or other property 40.Share dividends 41.Purchase or redemption by corporation of its own shares 42.Reacquired shares 43.Reduction of stated capital by action of the board
PART VI DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT
44.Management of business of corporation 45.Qualification of directors 46.Number of directors 47.Election and term of directors 48.Classification of directors 49.Newly created directorships and vacancies 50.Removal of directors 51.Quorum: action by the board 52.Meetings of the board 53.Executive and other committees 54.Director conflicts of interest 55.Loans to directors 56.Indemnification of directors and officers 57.Standard of care to be observed by directors and officers 58.Officers 59<.Removal of officersbr> 60.Meetings of shareholders 61.Notice of meetings of shareholders 62.Waiver of notice 63.Action by shareholders without a meeting 64.Fixing record date 65.Proxies 66.Quorum of shareholders 67.Vote of shareholders required 68.Greater requirement as to quorum and cote of shareholders 69.List of shareholders at meetings 70.Qualification of voters 71.Voting trusts 72.Agreement among shareholders as to voting 73.Conduct of shareholders’ meetings 74.Preemptive rights 75.Shareholders’ derivative actions 76.Requirement for keeping books of account, minutes and records of shareholders 77.Shareholders’ right to inspect books and records 78.Directors’ right of inspection 79.Enforcement of right of inspection 80.Annual and interim reports
PART IX AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
81.Right to amend articles of incorporation 82.Reduction of stated capitally amendment 83.Procedure for amendment 84.Class voting on amendments 85.Articles of amendments 86.Effectiveness of amendment 87.Right of dissenting shareholders to payment 88.Restated articles of incorporation
PART X MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION
89.Definitions 90.Merger or consolidation of domestic corporations 91.Merger of subsidiary corporation 92.Effect of merger or consolidation 93.Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign corporations 94.Sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of assets 95.Right of dissenting shareholder’s right to receive payment for shares 96.Procedure to enforce shareholders’s right to receive payment for shares
PART XI DISSOLUTION
97.Manner of effecting dissolution 98.Judicial dissolution 99.Dissolution on failure to pay annual registration fee or appoint or maintain registered agent 100.Winding up affairs or corporation after dissolution 101.Settlement of claims against corporation
PART XII TRANSFER OF DOMICILE TO NEVIS
102.Definitions 103.When transfer of domicile is permitted 104.Application to transfer domicile 105.Contents of application to transfer domicile 106.Documentation to be submitted with application 107.Who may execute application 108.Certificate of Transfer of domicile to Nevis 109.Prior obligations and liabilities 110.Application law 111.Departure 112.Certificate of departure 113.Effective date of departure 114.Jurisdiction of courts after departure
PART XIII TEMPORARY TRANSFER OF DOMICILE INTO NEVIS
115.Definitions 116.When emergency transfer of domicile is permitted 117.Application for emergency transfer of domicile 118.Governing law after emergency transfer 119.Prior obligations and liabilities 120.Service of process after emergency transfer of domicile 121.Return to foreign jurisdiction 122.Repealed
PART XIV TAX EXEMPTION
123.Exemption 123A. Licence required for management office 123B. Limitation of section 123A 125.Dividends and distributions
PART XV MISCELLANEOUS
126.Savings provisions 127.Penalty for default 128.Deputy Registrar 129.Certificate of Good Standing
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