On 13/02/2013 Dj Biggs wrote:
>The other option.... is if you work in Oil and Gas. Is ... set up company
>in British Virgin Islands (tax free) , a bank account in hong kong without
>being a resident for tax, then Set up another company in the country of
>choice that pays you a stipend and taxes on that stipend in the country
>you need the visa for(providing the benefit for your visa). The BVI company
>owning the other wholly. When you work you are then employed by your company
>in your tax residence of choice, using a work visa that you sponsored yourself
>in on. The invoicing for your wages from your British Virgin Company
>then goes to your employer to be paid into HK account, with your remaining
>wage taken from that. So your interests may end up paying your self 1/2
>of your real wage. The remainder being equity within the company that you
>are sole director and owner of. All perfectly legal ( depending on the
>individual country of choice). THere may be all kinds of interesting
>things you have to do before you employ yourself... like prove no one from
>the target country could be employed instead. So if you don't pick up the
>phone for the job you advertised and no one is as experienced as you....to
>be you. The other thing is to prove you aren't a residence for tax purposes
>in Australia, then you have to prove you are some where else for 183 days....