Tag: Taxes

The Little Unknown Island of SABA

OnTheBall Travels (SABA) We went for a walk from one side to the other and every resident on the island saw us Saba, a Caribbean island in the Lesser Antilles chain, is a special municipality of the Netherlands. Measuring just 13 square kilometers, it consists essentially of the top of the dormant Mount Scenery volcano. […]

The Tradeoff of the Decade

Your Ancestors Made A Choice, Now You Have To Do The Same:The Trade-off of the Decade One of our Canadian writers felt the need to write this after we had this discussion. Enjoy! I left Canada when Trudeau felt the need to coerce citizens into taking experimental drugs (ones that he directly profited I should […]

Chart for Travellers & Investors

Choosing the Best of Latin America There’s always a trade off, and this is no exception when it comes to volatile Latin America I’ve heard a clever dilemma with respect to healthcare. There’s: You can have 2… but not 3. Healthcare therefore can be: It’s a bit of an interesting dilemma that relates to the […]

Nomad Investors going to Montenegro

OnTheBall Travels (Montenegro) It’s like a tall, absolutely gorgeous brunette with a history of bad relationships and no personality Montenegro. A place that has gotten some warranted attention as of the last few years amongst nomadic expats. I’ve been keenly following investors, podcasters, travel bugs, expats, nomads and the-like who all seem to be commenting […]

Birth Citizenship

Did you pay enough taxes for a lifetime? My guess is that you’re inclined to say you paid enough taxes for two lifetimes. That may be true if you are thinking about having a child in the future and aren’t particularly worried about where. It may be a challenge for the lady to have all […]

Costa Pobre (Poor Coast)

If you’re reading this you may be a bit familiar with “offshore havens” or a concept known as a territorial tax regime whereby you are only taxed on locally-sourced/produced income. Costa Rica is one of those territorial tax countries that have attracted thousands of foreigners every year for many reasons. However, recent legal changes are […]

Common Love/Hate Attachments

I can’t fix my problem Doc, I need it! Do you have a friend where every time you hear them, they are complaining about the same problem? Maybe it’s their relationship, it’s their parents, it’s their coworkers… but you always have to hear about it. You love your friend, but you can’t help wonder why […]

The Belize LLC is No More & Businesses are Already Leaving

Offshore Jurisdiction Changes to LLCs Since the tyrannical economic substance requirements swept the offshore world in 2019 (and has been tightened since), the Belize IBC has been effectively a no-go. It had mandated tax, presence, hiring of staff on-the-ground & many other regulations that made it no longer a feasible corporate structure for international portfolios. […]