GUATEMALA CORPORATIONS WITH TRUST AGREEMENT BANKING - UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
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Guatemala Corporations – Guatemala has excellent anonymous corporations, similar to the one of Panama. The Guatemalan corporations are controlled by bearer shares (same system as in Panama), which means, that the person who has the physical possession of the bearer shares also has the control of the corporation. Control can of course also be accomplished through a General Power of Attorney (we provide it to you).
The bearer shares can be stored anywhere in the world, and can be made out in blank or in personal/corporate/foundation name. There is no obligation to report transfers of shares. There is no official owner registry in Guatemala, and the Guatemalan authorities don’t know the real owners of the company. However there is an official registry of directors, but normally we provide you with nominee directors that appear in the official registry. The nominee directors are trusted persons that don’t know anything about you or your business. The nominees can’t cause you or your company any harm. The bank will never delete or change the signatory on account without the prior written consent of the existing signatories. The nominees generally don’t even know about your account number or of any bank account.
Guatemala Exchange of Information – There are no treaties that provide for any sort of exchange of information regarding tax matters. They haven’t got any tax treaties of any sort. No EU withholding tax, no double taxation treaties, no tax information sharing agreements.
Guatemala Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties – Guatemala doesn’t have any “Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. With this said, it doesn’t mean that Guatemala wouldn’t cooperate with other governments in a major criminal case. Guatemala would be very likely to cooperate in cases involving terrorism, murder, kidnapping, child abduction, abuse of children, narcotics etc. But for example Guatemala would never cooperate if foreigners claimed that funds had been moved into Guatemala to place them out of reach of creditors from another country. Guatemala doesn’t cooperate on the collection of judgments from other countries.
Taxes – Guatemala doesn’t tax offshore-derived income. If offshore-derived income is transferred to a Guatemalan bank account, it wouldn’t be taxed at all.
Time frame – Typically it takes 2-3 days to form a corporation. We can arrange with an express formation in one day for an extra fee. A corporation with a bank account normally takes 14-21 days and you don’t even have to come to Guatemala, but if you wish you’re more than welcome to come visit us. We will be more than happy to host you, arrange airport pickup and assist with hotel accommodations.
Corporate Bank Account – We can assist you with the opening of a corporate bank account in Guatemala. It’s with a large banking institution, covered by Guatemala’s sophisticated bank secrecy laws. The bank has online bank, incl. the ability to send international wire transfers. The bank can issue a secured VISA card to the signatory of the account. The card would be issued in a personal name. The card works in ATM machines worldwide, online and of course in person. The bank requires a security deposit equal to 125% of the credit line. The bank account can be a checking or savings and the currency can be EUR or USD. Guatemala does not have any currency controls, so there is no upward limit on founds moved into our out of the account. The minimum balance to open the account is 5000 USD.
Asset Corporation – This is a special type of corporation that could be thought of as a North American trust fund. The Asset Corporation doesn’t have any stocks but it has a beneficiary owner and a signatory when using a Guatemalan bank account. Our partner law firm can be the signatory of the account and the beneficiary owner of the company. You would still have control over the company through a trust agreement, whereby you control the account through the law firm. You could own the Asset Corporation by having us shift the assignment right to an anonymous corporation or foundation that you own. Time frame to incorporate these Asset Corporation is 2-3 days and with a bank account 14-21 days. The cost is 2495 EUR without a bank account and 3995 EUR with a bank account.
Optional Trust Services – If you wish to remain anonymous to the bank, we can create a trust agreement between you and our partner law firm in Guatemala, where the law firm would be listed as the beneficiary owner and signatory on the account instead of you. You would direct our partner law firm as per your wishes. You can still have direct access to the bank account through online banking, but you wouldn’t be able to get a VISA card from the bank in your name, but we have other VISA cards available.
Introduction to Trust Agreements – Trust Agreement banking is a way to maximize your privacy in your banking relationship. You enter in a trust agreement with the Guatemalan Law Firm. The Law Firm is the “Trustee” and you will be the “Trustor”. The Trustee is the one mentioned in the bank records, your name doesn’t appear anywhere. You are not the beneficial owner nor are you the signatory of the bank account. The Trustee does need to know your identity and therefore requires notarized passport copy and driver license copy sent by email, fax or courier. The required id documents also serve to protect you as well. You have a written agreement with the Trustee where all terms of the agreement are detailed. You instruct the Trustee to make transfers, make investments etc as you wish according to the terms and conditions of the Trust Agreement. The Trust Agreement is covered by attorney client privilege.
The Trust Agreement can be customized after your needs to provide you with the flexibility, convenience, security and privacy that you require. International Wire requests, payments etc. can be transmitted to the Trustee securely for prompt execution. The Trustee can be removed or replace at any time by the Trustor, through such documentation in your possession to effect this at any time: The Trustee has signed a notarized Power of Attorney to the Trustor which allows the Trustor to revoke this Trust Agreement at anytime and take legal control and ownership of all Companies, Bank Accounts and other assets within 24 hours notice. The Trustee assures in writing that he cannot reveal the true identity of the Trustor and as mentioned before, there is attorney client privilege assuring this doesn’t get pierced.
Optional Special Judicial Seal on Your Bank File – If you wish to retain control of the bank account yourself and be listed as the signatory and beneficiary owner there is still something that you can do to make sure that your privacy remains intact. The bank file and records where you are listed as the beneficiary owner can be placed under a judicial seal. A closed-door hearing is then held in Judges Chambers in order to seal the beneficiary owner details on your bank records. This means that the bank employees would not have access to beneficiary owner details of the account. It also means that there is a court order in place forbidding the bank from releasing this information. In order for the information to be released one would have to go to the court and request the judge to release this information. Showing good cause for this would with most certainty be very difficult. The bank would still know the signatory of the account so they can process checks and payment orders.
Prices
Guatemala Corporation and Guatemala Bank Account 3995 EUR
Guatemala Asset Corporation with Bank Account 3995 EUR
Judicial Seal on Bank Records 1495 EUR
Trust Agreement with Distress Clause 1895 EUR
Fees Trust Services – The Guatemalan Law Firm charges 3% of all funds deposited into the account. There is a minimum fee of 100 USD if no money is deposited into the account in a given month. Fees are deducted from your bank account in the end of each month. The Law Firm only accepts legal businesses.
Required Documentation – You will need a notarized photocopy of your passport and driver license or other national id card.
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