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Phalanx 06-29-2008 01:26 AM

Swiss Bank Account?
 
I cannot count the amount of times I've heard in movies/tv shows, about this phennomena - The Swiss Bank Account.
Seems in most cases it's associated with criminal practices, laundering/hiding money?
So, anyone know what the deal is there?
Why is this the case?
What's good about a swiss bank account?
Is it an interest thing? A law thing? A tax thing? what?

Just always wondered.

Elvis_Christ 06-29-2008 01:42 AM

Its mainly a tax thing. Most of the taxes your are charged are refunded if you're not a swiss citizen.

These might shed some light on it for you....
http://www.howtoadvice.com/SwissBanks/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_bank

Ferox13 06-29-2008 02:42 AM

Good Place to keep yer NAZI GOLD too:

http://www.icenimilitaria.co.uk/assets/gold-3.jpg

stubbornforgey 06-29-2008 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Phalanx (Post 710411)
I cannot count the amount of times I've heard in movies/tv shows, about this phennomena - The Swiss Bank Account.
Seems in most cases it's associated with criminal practices, laundering/hiding money?
So, anyone know what the deal is there?
Why is this the case?
What's good about a swiss bank account?
Is it an interest thing? A law thing? A tax thing? what?

Just always wondered.

once you learn the truth about the swiss..you gonna open us an account?.Allow me to start us off 'posts you her 1$..make it grow :o

missmacabre 06-29-2008 06:50 AM

I was under the impression that it was a security thing. That there is a law that they have to keep whatever you put in there a secret. They talk about it in The DaVinci Code.

After a bit of research I found out they made this law so the nazi's couldn't go snooping in Jewish bank accounts. Kinda neat.

Ferox13 06-29-2008 08:16 AM

Quote:

After a bit of research I found out they made this law so the nazi's couldn't go snooping in Jewish bank accounts. Kinda neat.
Well they did find a swiss saftety deposit bos full of Jewish gold films too - so i guess it works both ways.

massacre man 06-29-2008 08:19 AM

There's a lot of holes in the system!

Boom boom Tssss

urgeok2 06-29-2008 11:49 AM

nowadays people just go to the Cayman Islands ... same thing
tax haven.


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