The technical know-how, computer software, patents, licenses, franchises, trademarks, copyrights, copyright law, audio-visual, etc.. May be held or transferred to an offshore company. Taxes withheld at source on royalties will be reduced. The benefits can be reaped in the offshore structure.
You must collect or pay commissions related to the facilitation of commercial contracts or you must pay or collect royalties;
Commercial agents or introducers live mainly of commissions heavily taxed, once again an offshore solution is appropriate. Indeed, it is possible to charge its customers French or Belgian or foreign through a foreign company and maximize its tax consistently.
Call for an offshore company, it's easier, cheaper and above all more profitable.
Example: M.Y., music publisher, maintains a catalog of famous songs which generates significant revenue. Of course, he knows that when he sold his company, the taxes will report the capital gain. How to do? Well, at the same time comprise an offshore company and trust administration, the trust holding the shares of the company. Our publisher is looking for investors to allow the expansion of its business. Coincidentally, the only offer he receives (and accepts) comes from the offshore company which also states that she will take charge of international marketing. Then, the offshore company acquires 50% stake in the firm's editorial Y. a floor price satisfactory tax administration. The next two years, the expansion of music publishing is important and now 50% of profits go to the trust through the offshore company. Finally, the publishing house is sold to a multinational disk at a price 80 times higher than the price of the sale three years ago and 50% of the purchase price ($ 7 million) are income, net of tax, offshore structure while our honest publisher has paid tax on his own hand!
