The publication of the array “Panamanian Securities” has occurred after more than a month after the publication of the investigation of the consortium for the most famous beneficiary of offshore companies. The list of persons involved in offshore transactions, were the world’s political leaders as well as members of the show business, sports figures and show business, famous businessmen.
As the consortium explains, that only now the base publication has authorized the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. It is this issue first gained access to the leaked data Panamanian registrar offshore Mossack Fonseca.
The database contains information about almost 214 thousand. Offshore companies established in 21 jurisdictions.
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The online application shows more than 360 thousand individuals names. and legal entities, working with offshore structures. The database also contains information on more than 100 thousand offshore companies, details of which came to the journalists as a result of a previous leak Offshore Leaks data, which occurred in 2013.
We are talking about the database:.. Do 11.5 million files, which fell into the hands of journalists as a result of one of the biggest in the history of leaks have not been posted to the network. The database contains the company name of the beneficiary, the name and proxy names and intermediaries who entrusted the nominal offshore companies management, communication with other companies.
bank account information, transfers, financial transactions and personal data of persons referred to were not disclosed.
according to the journalist of “Novaya Gazeta” and an employee of the Center for the study of corruption and organized crime (OCCRP) Roman Anina, the consortium has not released the entire data set, “Panamanian securities” with all the correspondence because of the personal data laws and ethical considerations. For example, because of the sad experience of WikiLeaks, which lays out arrays of raw data, including personal data of people who had no relation to criminal activities
«Of the thousands of Russian owners of offshore companies dozens of public interest -. This MPs officials, criminals. The rest went to the offshore, because in Russia, unfortunately, not so protected right to property and people prefer to work on British law. That is, the average business, and if publishing a complete list, it can be a good tool for the Raiders. Therefore, I support the publication of documents only on the people who represent the public interest “, – says Anya
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the journalist calls the Google database in the world of offshore companies and advises to be careful when you work with it, take it only as a starting point before investigating checking all the facts
According to the data base, in the material, “Panamanian archives” and referred to 6285 Offshore Leaks of personal cards, refer to the pre- eminence and legal entities of Russia.
The number of offshore companies, the beneficiaries of which are Russian citizens, is 11,516.
Russia is not the first place in the number of registered offshore companies. Most popular this kind of business proved to be the residents of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. These three jurisdictions account for nearly 79 thousand. Beneficiaries and owners of offshore companies. Bypassed Russia and the US – are mentioned in the database of legal entities and 7325 pre- eminence of the United States, owning offshore companies outside the country. Behind Russia are the United Kingdom (5676 personal cards) and Switzerland (4595).
The most popular jurisdiction registration offshore Russians are the British Virgin Islands.
Following are the Bahamas, about. Niue (associated with New Zealand), Panama, as well as Hong Kong, Uruguay, Belize, Seychelles and Samoa. A popular way of ownership of offshore companies are trust funds, as well as bearer shares. These securities do not contain data about the owner, their holder is a person who physically has the stock on hand
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So far, high-profile revelations that have followed the publication database ICIJ, no. This is largely due to the fact that the names of Russian citizens, who are mentioned in the database, you must verify that exclude namesakes. The names in the database in most cases are mentioned without surnames, further complicates the search process. Besides offshore may be registered in the family known in the Russian people. In this case, the process is even more complicated: the wife can not change the names after marriage, names of children known to the Russian guests often prefer to hide. Any family relationship must be confirmed in man himself or his official representative.
Among the detected faces in the database ICIJ data featured mainly businessmen. Thus, data are available on a full namesake of the main shareholder of USM Holdings Alisher Usmanov, who is associated with several companies in the British Virgin Islands. Reference is made in the database and namesakes brothers Arkady and Boris Rotenberg and his son Arkady – Igor Rotenberg. According to the materials, they are associated with companies in the British Virgin Islands. Full match first and last name is found in the case of a shareholder of “Alpha groups” German Khan. The owner of the name and the names of the beneficiary of three offshore companies:. Two in the British Virgin Islands and one in the Seychelles
In a database, there are also lesser-known representatives of the Russian business. For example, the materials mentioned namesake Director of Corporate Relations “Auchan Russia”, Zurab Shukakidze and full namesake Zinnat Husnullina, investors in gold. In addition, there is a “double” Ogandzhanyants Andrey – programmer and the creator of the site “Mamba” and Badoo project. There are matching names with Russian sportsmen. At the base there is the namesake Zenkova Andrew Champion Biathlon World
Offshore attract businessmen from around the world preferential taxation:. In the majority there are no taxes on profits, there is only a fixed annual fee <. / span>
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«Investors are more convenient to create a company where no special tax obligations, and from there to invest worldwide. Many of the companies registered in the British Virgin Islands, are traded on world stock exchanges. This jurisdiction is used as a business tool for the aggregation of investors’ funds for a project, “- said in a conversation with” Gazetoy.Ru “Dmitry Paramonov, Senior Counsel of the Department of tax consulting BCF
in addition, in these countries there is no public register. The only available information on the recording agent, but not on the final beneficiary
«Disclosure to third parties takes place only as a result of the judgment on the very important reasons and on the basis of a long legal procedures, -. Explained Paramonov. – Some countries are considered offshore companies are so dark corners of the world, which to them is very difficult to physically reach out and understand what is happening there, and the local authorities may not cooperate too much with anybody »
There are certain rules of evidence, evidence should be obtained by lawful means, subject to certain procedures, said Paramonov . “The tax authorities can take this information into account and try to carry out official checks. But without verification to take the data to not be faith. It is rather a clue where to look, and not itself proof “- he points out
« Globally the whole world under the initiative G20 BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) struggles with offshore companies.. So this is just additional signals. Everyone should be aware of the fact that reality is changing and now it will be much more transparent “, – continues Mikhail Alexandrov, Partner of the Law Office A2
« Offshore longer multiply.. In one BVI (British Virgin Islands -. “Times”) has registered about 800 thousand companies.. And in the archive only 360 thousand to 21 jurisdictions “-. Said Alexander
He suggests that the number of the world’s offshore companies associated with Russian citizens, is about 10-15 thousand companies, rather than 6 thousand.. ., which are currently referred to in the database.
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