The 13 tax havens where rich Indians stash their money

The US has become one of the few places left where advisers are actively promoting accounts that will remain secret from overseas authorities. It’s creating a hot new market and becoming the go-to place to stash foreign wealth.

This does not need introduction. We have all heard of the Swiss banks, haven’t we?

Unlike most countries, the Cayman Islands does not have a corporate tax, making it an ideal place for multinational corporations to base subsidiary entities to shield some or all of their incomes from taxation.

The British Virgin Islands has no corporate tax either. There’s no real estate tax, inheritance tax, gift tax or sales tax, and it has an effective income tax rate of zero. From 2012 through 2014, overseas investment by Indians grew by an astonishing 700 per cent here. There are several others like British Virgin Islands with either lower income tax rates, sometimes as low as 2%, or virtually no taxes like…..

Indian companies take advantage of a number of Dutch tax rules to reduce their tax burdens.

For years, foreign companies and investors have routed foreign investment into India through Mauritius-based-holding companies to take advantage of its corporate tax regime and lack of withholding and capital gains taxes.

Personal income tax rates in Singapore are one of the lowest globally, GST tax is applicable only when annual turnover exceeds S$1 million, Capital gains aren't taxed, and there is no inheritance tax. Setting up a business in Singapore is also fairly easy since one just needs single shareholder, one resident director with a local address, and a minimum paid up capital of S$1 within a day or two.

Hundreds of high net worth, resident Indians have floated companies in Dubai's free trade zone to evade tax or stash away piles of unaccounted cash.