Representation of the Bar in Luxembourg

Hoogewerf & Cie

Hoogewerf & Cie was established by Francis Hoogewerf, British tax expert and Certified Public Accountant, in 1970. Hoogewerf & Cie provides the following services: audit, accounting, provision of legal address to companies, and advice on international taxation matters.

Services provided by Hoogewerf & Cie

Holding companies. Hoogewerf & Cie establishes, coordinates operations and provides legal addresses to holding companies located in Luxembourg.

Luxembourg is known as a holding company hub. In accordance with the European Directive regulating activities of financial entities (holding companies), the Luxembourg-based SOPARFI Financial Holding Company derives profit from a formidable multitude of double taxation avoidance agreements signed by Luxembourg. The key advantage provided by the Luxembourg-based SOPARFI is that in order to get a tax exemption, one need to have as little as a 10-percent interest in the equity of another company during one year or more. This is enough reason to receive a tax exemption on dividends and capital gains resulting from sales of securities.

In addition, the Luxembourg law has provisions for a “1929 holding company”, which is not subject to taxation, but doesn’t benefit from the Luxembourg double taxation avoidance agreements, either. One big advantage of such a company is that it can be easily transformed into SOPARFI.

Tax advisory services. Hoogewerf & Cie specialises in issues of tax agreements signed in connection with taxation of dividends, interest, revenue from the use of intellectual property and capital gains, especially with regard to holding companies.

Offshore companies. Hoogewerf & Cie is a joint venture with OCRA Worldwide, a prominent specialist in instituting offshore companies.

Other services:

Establishment of financial entities (companies) around the world (primarily holding companies)

Listing securities on exchanges

Vessel registration

Institution of offshore companies

Work with film studios

Accounting

Audit

Representative Offices

Iceland – Reykjavik

Switzerland - Geneva

Norman Islands – Guernsey Islands

China - Shanghai

Monaco - Monte Carlo

Service languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Slovakian and Russian.