Navigating the complex legal and tax issues involved in investing and banking offshore requires the services of a professional who is specially trained in offshore investing and banking.

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This is a particularly valuable option for physicians and other high-risk professionals who are at constant at risk of lawsuits in our increasingly litigious society.

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Even though most retirement plans are protected from seizure before retirement, the proceeds of these plans become fair game once the account owner begins taking distributions.

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Although there are tax ramifications involved with offshore investment strategies, they can be mitigated by choosing to invest in markets that offer double taxation treaties, or by either establishing a domicile in the target country, or by creating an offshore investment structure that is designed to isolate offshore gains from domestic gains.

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With technology issues removed from the equation, the e-commerce operator only needs to consider tax treatment, labor costs, and other pure business issues.

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Asset protection is not a do-it-yourself exercise. Anyone interested in protecting their assets from lawsuits and creditors should consult an asset planning specialist.

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While the core process of establishing an offshore e-commerce business is relatively painless, the costs of choosing the wrong country or even the wrong type of business entity can be financially devastating.

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