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Making a decision as to where you will protect your assets can be difficult. Asset protection in Panama is the best alternative to Switzerland today. Although Switzerland was once the offshore asset protection capital of the world, it has caved in to pressure from the US and other countries. Switzerland now regularly co-operates with tax authorities from other countries under myriad of tax treaties. It also co-operates with tax evasion investigations. Bank secrecy in Switzerland is all but gone. Panama, however, having no tax treaties, does not co-operate with any other countries inquiries. Panama does not consider tax evasion a crime and as such does not help other countries in their investigations. This includes MLAT requests. Switzerland minimum balances are $10,000 for a small bank, $25,000 for a medium bank, and $250,000 for a large well established bank. Panama banks on the other hand expect a very small minimum deposit. Swiss bankers do not like a declining balance over several months. If you operate your account in this way, depending on the age of your account, you may be asked to close your account. This is a very snobbish attitude, but very real. A new Swiss bank account holder should be wary of this restriction. Panama banks do not take issue with a large deposit followed by regular withdrawals. Swiss banks are stable and well respected, but it comes at a price. In fact a Swiss bank require US citizens to provide their social security number! Such a requirement make bank secrecy almost a joke. Banks in Panama, on the other hand, have no such requirement. Swiss financial institutions co-operate with tax authorities from other countries for tax evasion type cases. Panama does not consider tax evasion a crime and as such does not co-operate with any such investigations. Switzerland banks have huge sums of money under management. To the average depositor, interested in protecting their hard earned assets, this can be an attraction. On the other hand, as people become educated they realize that Swiss bank secrecy is now an artifact of the past. Panama is the fastest growing offshore jurisdiction, with large well established banks, ready to protect your assets.
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