The clients IBC does not appear on the stock certificates, and his anonymity is totally preserved. If a client needs help filing a W-8BEN, we can assist here too, at no extra costs. Masking a clients stock market trades has always been a traditional way of doing business here in the Bahamas and in the other tax havens. But, recent attacks by the OECD out of Paris have caused some ripples in this behavior. But, even still, banking offshore is much safer.
Bank confidentiality seems to play an important role offshore.
It remains good in the Bahamas, and in the other tax havens. The IRS and other revenue agents cannot seize, lien on, freeze or investigate bank accounts in the Bahamas, Caymans and in other tax havens. The Anguilla Confidentiality Ordinance of 1981 Bank forbids any bank executive or advisor from giving information to any outside tax collector, attorney or foreign court. Fines and sentences can be imposed by their courts for unauthorized disclosure. Tom's never witnessed an IRS court proceeding of any type in this country - ridiculous.