Businesses in the Channel Islands - Asset-Owning Companies And Trusts

The stability of the Islands, the confidentiality of the affairs of companies and trusts and the reliability of local professional nominee shareholders and trustees make the Channel Islands ideally situated as a place to accumulate assets under a low or nil tax regime. Portfolios can also be managed in the Islands without suffering local income tax. Such companies may be especially useful to those domiciled outside the UK who wish to invest in the UK without suffering inheritance tax on death.

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