Tax planners hold get together in Cayman

(CNS): Tax experts from all four corners of the globe will be converging on Cayman this weekend for two full days of tax talk with the meeting of the International Tax Planning Association – the first of its kind in the Cayman Islands. Local speakers include Timothy Ridley, Nicholas Butcher, Justin Appleyard and Andrew Miller, providing visitor with an overview of the specially attractive offshore facilities on offer and a revision course for local guests. The conference takes place at the Ritz-Carlton 6-8 December

The point of view of United States and Latin-American taxpayers will be examined by Florida attorneys Rahul Ranadive and Steven L Cantor. The well-known lecturer and international tax specialist Marshall Langer plans to discusses how the IRS gets information from Caribbean jurisdictions, and Milton Grundy, the President of the Association, concludes the meeting with a talk on tax-saving opportunities as well as the tax pitfalls for the Cayman company or trust engaged in making investments or doing business abroad.

Members of the ITPA will be coming from Anguilla, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Hong Kong, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, St. Lucia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Proceedings begin with a reception at the Ritz Carlton at 6.30pm on Sunday.