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31st October 2002
International Trust Cases :-
Norway : Re The Ptarmigan Trust [NEW]
Library :-
Langer, Marshall: New US, UK and EU Reporting Requirements Covering Bank Deposit Interest Paid to Non-residents
Portfolio of Laws :-
Bermuda - Exempted Partnerships Act 1992 (as amended, 2001); Overseas Partnerships Act 1995 (as amended, 2000); Stamp Duties Act, 1976 (as amended, 2001); U.S.A. Bermuda Tax Convention Act, 1986 (as amended, 1999) [ALL AMENDMENTS]
Jersey - Collective Investments Funds (Jersey) Law, 1988 (as amended, 2002); Registration of Business Names (Jersey) Law, 1956 (as amended, 2000) [BOTH NEW]
Singapore - Companies Act (revised 1994, as amended, 2002) [NEW]

16th October 2002
Summaries :-
Summary of the Boston 2002 meeting.

30th September 2002
International Trust Cases :-
Cook Islands: A v. B and Others [NEW]
Cook Islands: United States of America v. A Ltd [NEW]
Jersey : EMM Capricorn Trustees Ltd v. Compass Trustee [NEW]
Jersey : Representation of I [NEW]
Jersey : Settlement, re the S [NEW]
Switzerland : G v C Trust Co (Jersey) Ltd [NEW]
Portfolio of Laws :-
British Virgin Islands - Banks and Trust Companies Act, 1990 (as amended, 2001); Companies Act (as amended, 2001); Company Management Act, 1990 (as amended, 2001) [ALL AMENDMENTS]; Insurance Act 1994 (as amended, 2001); Insurance Regulations 1995 [BOTH NEW]
Cyprus - Income Tax Law, 2002 [AMENDMENT]
Guernsey - Companies (Guernsey) Law 1994 (as amended, 2001) [AMENDMENT]; Companies (Shares of No Par Value) Ordinance, 2002 [NEW]
Singapore - Income Tax Act (revised, 2001) ; Stamp Duties Act (revised, 2000) [BOTH NEW]
Yearbook :-
Economides, Peter : Cyprus Tax Reform - July 2002

22nd August 2002
Offshore Wealth Management :-
Cougar Global Investments
Portfolio of Laws :-
Hong Kong - Estate Duty Ordinance; Stamp Duty Ordinance [NEW]
Hungary - Tax treaty with Uruguay [NEW]
Malta - Tax treaties with: Malaysia; Malaysia - Final Protocol; Portugal; Portugal - Final Protocol [ALL NEW]
Singapore - Insurance Act (as amended, 2001) [NEW]
Transcripts :-
Transcript of the Lucerne 2002 meeting.
Yearbook :-
Owen, Christopher: Offshore Survey - August 2002

31st July 2002
Library :-
Thornhill, Andrew : Taxation of International Trusts in Barbados - A Clarification
Meetings :-
Final programme, Booking form, General Information and Speakers details for the Boston 2002 meeting
Provisional programme and Booking form for the Cannes 2003 meeting
Offshore Wealth Management :-
Ansbacher Wealth
Capital Management Network Ltd
Royal Bank of Canada
Portfolio of Laws :-
British Virgin Islands - Companies Act (as amended. 2001); Mutual Funds Act, 1996 (as amended, 2001); Partnership Act, 1996 (as amended, 2001) [ALL NEW AMENDMENTS]
Mauritius - Companies Act, 2001 [NEW]; Income Tax Act,1995 (as amended, 2001) [NEW AMENDMENT]; Protected Cell Companies Act, 1999 (as amended, 2001) [NEW AMENDMENT]
St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Exchange of Information Act, 2002 [NEW]
Singapore - Application of English Law Act, 1993; [NEW]; Banking Act (as amended, 2001) [AMENDED]; Electronic Transactions Act (revised, 1999) [NEW]; Trust Companies Act (revised, 1985) [NEW]; Trustees Act (as amended, 2001) [NEW]
Yearbook :-
Mavrellis, Christos : Tax Reform in Cyprus: The Options Available to Existing Cyprus International Business Companies
Yiolitis, Emily : Cyprus International Trusts and their uses - the asset protection and tax planning perspectives

1st July 2002
Library :-
Anthony, Robert : Fiscal Planning for Retiring in France
Hay, Richard: Canadian Transnational Trust Companies
Hay, Richard: Offshore Financial Centres - The Supranational Initiatives
O'Hagan, Patrick: and Stein, Grant : Purpose Trusts - An Offshore Perspective
Paterson, Janet : Limiting the Money Laundering Risks from Offshore Tax Structures
Stibbard, Paul : 2000 - The Ten Major Cases Worldwide
Zagaris, Bruce : Application of OECD Tax Haven Criteria to Member States Shows Potential Danger to U.S. Sovereignty
Offshore Wealth Management [NEW SECTION] :-
Atlantic Wealth Management International Limited
Brown Shipley Private Banking
Portfolio of Laws :-
British Virgin Islands - International Business Companies Ordinance, 1984 (as amended, 2001) ; Mutual Funds Act, 1996 (as amended, 2001) [BOTH NEW AMENDMENTS]
Cyprus - Tax treaties with: Thailand; Thailand - Protocol [BOTH NEW]
Luxembourg - LIR articles: 45 - deductibility of expenses; 54 - rollover; 59 - transfer of business; 97 - taxable capital; 101 - division of net assets; 115-15a - 50% rule of tax exemption; 146 - withholding tax ;147 - exemptions from dividend withholding tax ;156 - Luxembourg source income of non-residents; 159 - residence of companies; 166 - participation exemption; 169 - tax on liquidations; 170 - mergers, change of nature; 171 - cancelling participation; 172 - transfer of registered office; Article 16 of the Steueranpassungs-Gesetz of 16 October 1934 [ ALL NEW TO WEBSITE]
St. Kitts - Jurisdiction restored to website:Companies Act, 1996 (as amended, 2001) [NEW AMENDMENT]; Companies (Re-Domiciliation) Regulations, 2001 [NEW]
St. Vincent and the Grenadines - International Banks Act 1996 (as amended, 2002); International Business Companies Act 1996 (as amended, 2002) ; International Trusts Act 1996 (as amended, 2002) [ALL NEW AMENDMENTS]
Singapore - New jurisdiction: Banking Act [NEW TO WEBSITE]
Yearbook :-
Langer, Marshall : The Outrageous History of Caribbean Tax Treaties with OECD Member States
Saunders, Roy : Understanding Double Tax Treaties

18th June 2002
Summaries :-
Summary of the Lucerne 2002 meeting.
Transcripts :-
Transcript of the Monte-Carlo 2002 meeting.

31st May 2002
Portfolio of Laws :-
Bahamas - Companies Act, 1992 (as amended, 2001) [NEW AMENDMENT]
Barbados - Barbados Foreign Sales Corporation Act, Chapter 59C (as amended, 2001); Exempt Insurance Act, Chapter 308A (as amended, 2001); International Business Companies Act, 1991 (as amended, 2001); International Trusts Act 1995 (as amended, 2001); Offshore Banking Act (as amended, 2001); Societies With Restricted Liability Act 1995 (as amended, 2001) [ALL NEW AMENDMENTS]
Luxembourg- Tax treaties with: Mexico; Mexico - Protocol [BOTH NEW]

25th April 2002
Portfolio of Laws :-
Cayman Islands - Companies Law - 2001 Second Revision [NEW REVISION]
Gibraltar - Protected Cell Companies Ordinance, 2001 [NEW]
Isle of Man- Electronic Transactions Act, 2000; Electronic Transactions (General) Regulations, 2000 [BOTH NEW]
Yearbook :-
Langer, Marshall and Rhoades, Rufus: Text of the Proposed United Kingdom-3 Income Tax Treaty (not yet in force) - with annotations by Langer and Rhoades
Mayor, Joseph & Davezac, Christophe: Tax Reform in Luxembourg

26th March 2002
Library :-
Bristol, Anthony: St. Lucia
Goodeve-Docker, Nigel: The Arcane World of Domicile and Tax
Labayen, Gabriel Pretus: The New Canary Islands Tax Free Zone (ZEC) Regime
Portfolio of Laws :-
Cayman Islands - Trusts Law - 2001 revision [NEW REVISION]
Cyprus - Income Tax Law, 1961 (as amended 2000) [NEW AMENDMENT]
Malta - Tax treaty with: Albania [NEW]
Montserrat - Company Regulations, 1999 [NEW]; International Business Companies Ordinance, 1985 [NEW]; International Business Companies (Forms & Certificates) Order [NEW]
Publications :-
Publications - Details of The Holding Company and the Zero-tax Investor andThe Limited Partnership in International Tax Planningadded. Contents of ITPA Journal Vol II added.
Order form- Prices updated.
Yearbook :-
Anthony, Robert & Villacres, Cecile : The Future of Tax Sharing Internationally - A Dream or a Reality
Gray, Stephen : Europe Plays the Race Card
Gray, Stephen : Second Citizenships and New Residences - the Post 11 September 2001 Market
Murty, Anthony : Barbados Update
Owen, Christopher: Offshore Survey - January 2002
Owen, Christopher: Offshore Survey - March 2002

19th March 2002
Meetings :-
Final programme, Booking form, General Information and Speakers details for the Lucerne 2002 meeting
Provisional programme and Booking form for the Boston 2002 meeting

12th March 2002
Summaries :-
Summary of the Monte-Carlo 2002 meeting.

28th February 2002
Portfolio of Laws :-
Cayman Islands - Insurance Law - 2001 revision [NEW REVISION]; Mutual Funds Law - 2001 revision [NEW REVISION]; Mutual Funds Regulations 1998 revision (as amended, 2001) [NEW AMENDMENT]; Stamp Duty Law - 2001 revision [NEW REVISION]
Isle of Man - Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1968 (as amended, 2001) [NEW AMENDMENT]; Trustee Act 1961 (as amended, 2001) [NEW AMENDMENT]; Trustee Act 2001 [NEW]
Malaysia - Tax treaties with: Malta; Myanmar; Namibia; Namibia - Final Protocol; Yugoslavia; Yugoslavia - Final Protocol [ALL NEW]
Mauritius - Banking Act 1988 (as amended, 2001) [NEW AMENDMENT]; Financial Services Development Act, 2001 [NEW]; Protected Cell Companies Act, 1999 (as amended, 2001) [NEW AMENDMENT]

31st January 2002
Portfolio of Laws :-
Cayman Islands- Banks & Trust Companies Law - 2001 revision; Companies Management Law - 2001 revision; Exempted Limited Partnership Law - 2001 revision [ALL NEW REVISIONS]
Cyprus - Tax treaties with: Croatia; Kurkystan; Macedonia; Moldova; Montenegro; Serbia; Slovenia; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; Uzbekistan [ALL NEW]
Mauritius - Income Tax Act 1995 (as amended, 2001) [AMENDED]; Trusts Act, 2001 [NEW]
Montserrat - Company Management (Fees) Regulations, 2000; Exempt Mutual Fund Regulations, 2000; Limited Liability Company (Fees) Regulations, 2000 [ALL NEW]
Nevis - Business Corporation Ordinance, 1984 (as amended, 2001) [AMENDED]
St. Lucia - International Insurance Regulations, 2000; International Mutual Funds Regulations, 2000; International Trusts Regulations, 2000; Registered Agent and Trustee Licensing Act, 1999; Registered Agent and Trustee Licensing Regulations, 1999 [ALL NEW]
Transcripts :-
Transcript of the Miami 2001 meeting.

21st December 2001
Portfolio of Laws :-
Bahamas - Financial and Corporate Service Providers Act, 2000 (as amended, 2001); Financial Intelligence Unit Act, 2000 (as amended, 2001); Financial Transactions Reporting Act, 2000 (as amended, 2001) [ALL AMENDMENTS]
St. Lucia- International Banks Regulations, 2000; International Business Companies Act, 2000; International Trusts Act, 1999 [ALL NEW]
Seychelles - Electronic Transactions Act, 2001[NEW]
Summaries :-
Search engine added to search all the summaries

30th November 2001
International Trust Cases :-
Australia : Spellson v. George [NEW]
Meetings :-
Final programme, Booking form, General Information and Speakers details for the Monte-Carlo 2002 meeting
Provisional programme and Booking form for the Lucerne 2002 meeting
Portfolio of Laws :-
Bahamas - External Insurance Act (as amended, 2001); Insurance Act (as amended, 2001); International Business Companies Act, 2000 (as amended, 2001); Mutual Funds Act, 1995 (as amended, 2001) [ALL AMENDMENTS]
Iceland - Tax Treaties : Germany; Germany - Final Protocol; Luxembourg[ALL NEW]
Luxembourg - Tax Treaties : Bulgaria; Bulgaria - Final Protocol; Denmark; Denmark - Final Protocol; Iceland; Italy; Italy - Final Protocol; Morocco; Norway; Norway - Final Protocol; Poland; Portugal; Portugal - Final Protocol; Romania; Russia; Sweden; Sweden - Final Protocol; Switzerland; Tunisia; Uzbekistan [ALL NEW]
Malaysia - Tax Treaties : Egypt [NEW]
Portugal - Tax Treaties : Canada and Canada - Final Protocol [BOTH NEW]
Turks & Caicos - Companies Ordinance 1981 (as amended, 2001); Companies (Fees Regulations) 1994 (as amended, 2000) [BOTH AMENDMENTS]; Mutual Funds Regulations, 2001 [NEW]
United Kingdom - Relevant sections of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988; Relevant sections of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 [BOTH AMENDMENTS]

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