Tory Election Win

Whoever you voted for, it has to be said that those who run, or use, offshore umbrella companies will be pleased at the Tory Election Win.

Labour had been threatening all sorts of things as regards offshore tax havens.Of course, this would have affected offshore umbrella companies.

Although David Cameron and George Osborne have also been threatening to do all sorts of things to people who use offshore tax havens. However, the press has usually prompted this after some new tax avoidance ‘scandal’.

Offshore Umbrella Companies

As we all know, it is the Government that sets the rules, including the tax rules. Companies are legally bound to maximise profits for their shareholders.

If that includes taking advantage of Government rules and schemes that is the right thing to do for their shareholders.

It might not be the right thing to do as far as the British taxpayer is concerned. However, it is the British Government who are elected to look after the rights of their taxpayers. Companies are put in place to look after the interests of their shareholders.

Governments shouldn’t complain if companies use offshore means to so this. After all they are only following Government rules. If the Government don’t like those rules they should change them. The Tory election win will delight the hedge funds.

Offshore Tax Havens

The astonishing fact is that half of the world’s trade goes through these offshore tax havens. Also, one-third of all the world’s wealth resides in these offshore tax havens.

When we tell you that most of these offshore tax havens are British owned or British Dependencies you see the real reason that Britain, and the Tories, don’t want to do anything about them. They will do as little as the press will allow them.

One of the first laws that Mrs Thatcher pushed through, when she came to office in 1979, was a law that meant that money moved out of the UK was no longer taxed.

That opened up the floodgates.

Don’t expect the Tory election win to change things too much.

Ian Cameron and Offshore Tax Schemes

David Cameron’s father, Ian, was one of the first to set up offshore schemes for people and companies. Indeed, David Cameron’s inheritance came from profits from these offshore schemes.

What about George Osborne?

He had to admit that he had a family trust offshore worth £4.5m. He said that, when the money comes back onshore, the right amount of tax will be paid.

It never will.

Loans in Lieu of Income

What happens is that people send their ‘income’ offshore and are given loans in lieu of it. They never pay the loans back. Loans are not retrievable after death. Eventually when the person dies, the loan disappears along with the obligation to pay it.

It was the wealthy hedge funds and rich individuals who use offshore schemes who bankrolled the Tory election win. Most of them have offshore addresses in British Dependency tax shelters,

He who pays the piper calls the tune. They wouldn’t expect to be punished for it after the Tory election win.

Offshore Schemes

The Conservative Party’s main fund organiser and donor, Lord Ashcroft, takes advantage of offshore schemes.

David Cameron spends much of his holiday time at Lord Astor’s, his father-in-law, estate in Scotland. This is owned from The Bahamas.

Of course, it does annoy them all when common or garden folk, like Contractors, use schemes like offshore umbrella companies.

Tax Avoidance Schemes

These tax avoidance schemes were not set up for ordinary folk to take advantage of.

However, there’s not much they can do about it as contractors are just following the rules set up by successive Tory Governments and taking advantage of them. They are just doing the same as the toffs and hedge funds after the Tory election win.

These offshore umbrella companies mean that UK contractors can keep 85% or more of their hard-earned money – and it is all perfectly legal.Cclick on Offshore Umbrella Company Directory to find out more information about offshore umbrella companies, or to apply to join one.