Don't Venture Offshore  Without Attending the Offshore Tax Boot Camp Learn how to avoid costly and time consuming problems with the IRS Join us at this unique Tax Planning Workshop/Seminar about the U.S. Tax Rules for Offshore Investors,  Entrepreneurs and Expatriates For International Entrepreneurs  For International Investors  For Non U.S. Trustees and Advisors  For domestic Tax Lawyers For domestic Tax Accountants  For other Advisors of International Entrepreneurs & Investors

A Beginner's Workshop on the Taxation of U.S. Persons with Offshore Investments or Businesses July 10, 2009 At Ballys, Las Vegas, NV In Collaboration with FreedomFest 2009

U.S. taxpayers who venture offshore are subject to some complex and and often confusing tax rules. Foreign professionals and most U.S. tax advisors are not aware of the complex reporting rules for U.S. owners of foreign entities or investments.   Nor are they familiar with the  advantages and disadvantages of the more popular offshore financial centers (also known as "tax havens"). 

The speakers include Marshall Langer, JD Thomas P. McQueen, CPA, Vernon Jacobs, CPA. Vernon Jacobs will provide a plain English summary of the U.S. tax rules that apply to U.S. citizens or residents with offshore investments, employment or businesses. He will also discuss some of the new tax rules that apply to U.S. citizens who establish a foreign trust and who want to emigrate to another country. Marshall Langer will review the advantages and disadvantages of the most popular offshore financial centers with respect to their various treaties with the U.S. government and their suitability for emigration. Thomas P. McQueen will review the tax rules that apply to different types of foreign based legal entities owned by U.S. persons -- such as foreign corporations, International Business Companies, foreign partnerships, foreign limited liability companies and foreign disregarded entities. All of the speakers will conclude with a half hour Panel to respond to questions from the audience.

Who should attend? Seminar participants would include ....

• International Entrepreneurs and Investors
• International (Non U.S.) advisors and trustees with U.S. clients
  
• Domestic tax lawyers and accountants with clients that have or are considering international diversification
  
• Investment and other advisors of U.S. taxpayers with international investments
  

The workshop will provide a fast paced, non-technical explanation of the following critical tax issues affecting U.S. persons who venture offshore.

• U.S. taxation of foreign persons and companies
  
• The U.S. tax on the worldwide income of citizens and residents
• Avoiding double taxation with the foreign tax credit
• The U.S. tax treatment of most foreign investments
  
• Legal ways to save taxes offshore
• Tax breaks for employees working outside the U.S.
  
• How to avoid the passive foreign investment company trap
• CFC and alternative forms of foreign business
  
• The taxation of U.S. shareholders of foreign corporations
• Some common offshore tax scams and myths
• Popular foreign financial havens
• U.S. mutual information exchange treaties
• U.S. tax information treaties
• The OECD tax haven blacklist
• The onerous foreign bank account reporting form
  
• Tax compliance and reporting issues
• Question and answer panel discussions
  

Don't worry about not being able to understand or to follow the presentations. All of the instructors are experienced and proficient teachers who will explain these concepts in the same way that they explain them to clients. You do not have to be a tax specialist, an attorney or a CPA to understand these presentations. The content of this program is about making decisions as to the best way to structure an offshore investment or business venture.  And -- there will be ample time for an open dialog with the instructors at the end of the afternoon programs.

The Instructors

Marshall Langer	Marshall Langer is widely regarded as the world’s #1 international tax authority. He is the author of numerous books, including How to Use Foreign Tax havens, Langer on Practical International Tax Planning and The Tax Exile Report.  He is a world renowned expert on  tax and financial havens. Marshall Langer currently consults with private clients and governments on matters relating to migration from one state or country to another, citizenship and passports, international tax planning, and the use of tax treaties. He teaches online to students of Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego. In 1990, Mr. Langer was chosen as Outstanding Tax Attorney of the Year by the Florida Bar Tax Section. His topic is Advantages and Disadvantages of International Financial Centers and the OECD Blacklist
Vernon K. Jacobs, CPA	Vernon K. Jacobs, CPA is an independent tax consultant and author who presently focuses on offering tax services for U.S. persons with offshore investments or entities. Vernon is the author of the International Wealth Protection Monitor newsletter, the Guide to Reporting Foreign Financial Accounts, How to Be Sure Your Assets Are Safe Offshore and the co-author of Offshore Tax Strategies, the Controlled Foreign Corporation Tax Guide and Legal Ways to Save Taxes Offshore and Onshore. Vernon is a member of the American Institute of CPAs International Tax Technical Resource Panel and Chair of a task force on the preparation of the Form 5471 for controlled foreign corporations. He is a frequent speaker at professional and investment conferences. Vernon will present an overview of international tax law and will also summarize the U.S. tax rules for foreign trusts and for expatriation.
Thomas P. McQueen, CPA	Thomas P. McQueen is a CPA who specializes in the areas of international tax, federal tax, transfer pricing, and tax controversy.  He has extensive tax problem skills and has assisted multinational companies in over 65 countries in resolving both inbound and outbound issues.  He represents clients before the IRS in tax controversy matters, as well as advising clients in mergers and acquisitions.  His technical expertise and extensive business acumen allow him to navigate through the intricate nature of the governing tax laws while communicating the pertinent points to multinational clients in an easily understood manner. Thomas will explain the diverse rules for foreign entities  such as foreign corporations, foreign partnerships, foreign limited liability companies and foreign disregarded entities.

CLE/CPE Continuing Education Credit

We will provide accountants, lawyers and financial planners with an attendance certification to use to secure CLE/CPE but we will not secure advance approval from any specific state.  We anticipate that the program will qualify for at least four or possibly five hours of credit. However, the program will not include any presentation on professional  ethics.

Date, Time and Location

The seminar/workshop will be held at Bally's in Las Vegas on Friday, July 10, 2009.

The Offshore Tax Boot Camp Seminar will be an integral part of the annual three day Freedomfest conference which draws close to 1,500 attendees and over 100 high profile speakers. Register for the Freedomfest Conference and there is no additional charge for the Offshore Tax Boot Camp on Friday.

Reserve Rooms as Early as You Can

Freedomfest has negotiated a substantial conference discount on room at Bally's  but the  attendance for the 2009 Freedomfest Conference is growing rapidly.

Registration Fees and Discounts

The price of the three day Freedomfest Conference and the one day Offshore Tax Boot Camp seminar is $495 for one person or $695 for a couple.

But -- if you register before May 15th, you can save $100 per person.
The early bird registration rate is $395 per person or $595 per couple.

Our one day tax seminars are usually $295 to $495 -- but with this combination program you get our tax seminar plus the Freedomfest Conference for one low package price.

To reserve space, contact Tami Holland, (the Conference Coordinator for Freedomfest) by phone at  866-266-5101 or by email to tami@freedomfest.com or with an online registration at http://www.freedomfest.com/form.htm

Even if your main interest is in the Offshore Tax Boot Camp, you will find the Freedomfest conference to be "An intellectual feast in a fun town…Three glorious days of “great ideas, great books, and great thinkers.” My wife and I attended the 2008 conference and found it to be the most intellectually exhilarating conference we have ever experienced. There are speakers and debates on subjects as diverse as politics and poetry, economics and education, the drug war and the civil war, poetry and philanthropy, inflation and taxation -- to name just a few of the diverse and stimulating topics. And this year you can be sure there will be many presentations dealing with the current economic crisis. 

Vernon K. Jacobs
President
Offshore Press, Inc.
(913) 362-9667 
seminars @ offshorepress.com

P.S. Please send us an email letting us know that you plan to attend the Offshore Tax Boot Camp so we can arrange for best size room.

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