How To Set Up Companies In Thailand And/Or Vietnam And To Operate Them In A Tax Efficient Way

This course, conducted by LexisNexis, will bring you up-to-date information on setting up companies in Thailand and / Vietnam and to operate business in a tax efficient way.

Course Outline:
This seminar shall provide foreign investors with all they need to know on establishing legal entities in various forms in the two mentioned jurisdiction. Among others, the following central aspects will be addressed in this seminar:

• Types of juristic persons in Thailand and Vietnam and alternatives for foreign investors
• Typical problems and restrictions foreign investors are confronted with and how to overcome them
• Set up process, timing and costs
• Fully foreign owned companies, chances, problems and shortcomings
• Board of Directors, shareholders, rights and duties
• Liability issues
• Privileges and tax breaks through Thai Investment Promotion Act

Various case studies will be used to illustrate the central steps to be made by every foreign investor, to build a successful business in Thailand or Vietnam touching important decisions and considerations with regard to areas such as:

• IT protection, Labour cost and Taxation

Following this seminar you will be able to evaluate the legal opportunities in Thailand and Vietnam in a much better fashion and be in a position to make a sound decision, whether building a business in or expanding your business to one of the mentioned two countries is an attractive option, which aspects you should consider and how to avoid common pitfalls.

Mr. Michael Lorenz. Attorney-at-Law, Lorenz & Partners, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Vietnam, Berlin
The speaker, Mr. Michael Lorenz, German Attorney-at-Law, travelling back and forth between Bangkok, Saigon (HCMC) and Berlin (Germany) for the last 12 years and advises medium-sized and larger companies with their investments in Asia while maintaining a legal practice in Germany. He will inform you from his experience and give you hints and ways to secure your investment and to avoid problems and to maximize your benefit of your investment.