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The State of Vermont has passed new legislation offering an onshore affiliated reinsurance alternative to insurers affected by the recent imposition of the Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) on reinsurance ceded to offshore affiliates. 17 May 2018
Accounting & tax analysis
The UK House of Commons has passed a bill that would require public ownership registers in the Cayman Islands and other British Overseas Territories by December 2020. 3 May 2018
Accounting & tax analysis
When US Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the captive insurance industry was left wondering how the changes would affect captive programmes. Niki Garceau and Daniel Kusaila of Crowe Horwath explore the impact of the new legislation. 16 April 2018
Accounting & tax analysis
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has concluded its annual "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for 2018, placing "abusive" microcaptives on there for the fourth consecutive year. 3 April 2018
Accounting & tax analysis
Emerging risks, new tax laws, and new structures are all reshaping the captive landscape. Captive International reported live from the Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) 2018 International Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, to explore some of these changes. 1 April 2018
Accounting & tax analysis
The US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017 represents the first major overhaul to federal taxes since 1986, and there are provisions that both US and international captives must be wary of. But changes are not expected to impact the numbers of captives formed. 14 March 2018
Accounting & tax analysis
Captive owners should not be concerned by the outcome of the Avrahami tax case despite indications that litigation against captives is increasing as a result. Captive owners confident they have formed their operations legitimately should be willing to fight any challenge. 14 March 2018
Accounting & tax analysis
The State of Connecticut licensed one new captive insurer and had one licensed captive insurer that never actively wrote business shut its operation, bringing the total number of captives to 14. 11 March 2018
Accounting & tax analysis
The European Commission has stressed the issue of aggressive tax planning in seven EU countries: Belgium, Cyprus, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta and The Netherlands. 11 March 2018
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Mid-size companies are continuing to see the benefit of captive insurance solutions, such as US captives that make the 831(b) election, despite negative stories labeling them as tax shelters or instances of poorly structured captives being taken to court. 26 February 2018
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