How does a tax haven work?
Image source: pressenza.com In every state or city in America, government officials often designate a locality or an area as an economic zone in hopes to develop the location. Economic zones also often have smaller property taxes in order to entice large businesses to bring their business to a city and generate jobs. However, in the interest of saving money, a lot of companies choose to bring a bulk of their business to other countries which are considered tax havens. Steve Sorensen Networth A tax haven is an offshore financial center that can either be an entire country or a jurisdiction in a country which offers little to no tax liability for foreign businessmen. They also do not require a business to operate within the country for it to receive the designated tax benefit the location offers. The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development also helped define tax havens in 1998. According to the OECD, a tax haven should have no or nominal tax on relevant income,