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#In relation to tax, a geographical or other area subject to a particular tax system or its tax authorities, or both. For example, a country or a state. Also known as a tax jurisdiction.
 
#A system of tax rules.
The siting of a currency asset in a location other than the country of which the currency is the domestic currency.
#Any system of rules, usually - but not necessarily - having legal force.
 
For example, a holding of Japanese yen in the United States (which would also be known as 'Euroyen').
 
 
2. ''Verb.''
 
To offshore means to relocate a business - or part of a business - to another jurisdiction, often one where operational costs are lower.
 
Other motivations for offshoring can include access to markets, physical resources, or skilled labour, and tax planning.
 
 
3. ''Tax.''
 
The term is also used in the context of transactions with a company resident in a tax haven, or about a company itself resident in a tax haven.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[CNH]]
* [[Capacity]]
* [[CNY]]
* [[Court]]
* [[Euro]]
* [[Jurisdiction]]
* [[Euromarket]]
* [[Finance vehicle]]
* [[Offshore fund]]
* [[Onshore]]
* [[Reshore]]
* [[Tax haven]]
 
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Revision as of 16:36, 23 May 2015

  1. In relation to tax, a geographical or other area subject to a particular tax system or its tax authorities, or both. For example, a country or a state. Also known as a tax jurisdiction.
  2. A system of tax rules.
  3. Any system of rules, usually - but not necessarily - having legal force.


See also