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Haiti

HT • FRENCH, HAITIAN CREOLE • HTG (G)

Haiti presents a raw, high-risk frontier for the most daring contrarians. While the state’s near-total absence offers a vacuum from traditional regulation, this lack of authority is filled by systemic instability rather than protected property rights. Business operations face crippling corruption and severe security challenges. Despite a theoretically moderate fiscal burden, the collapse of political order and infrastructure makes sustainable entrepreneurship nearly impossible. It remains a volatile environment where personal liberty is compromised by chaos, suited only for extreme-risk speculators.

Upsides
  • Minimal state oversight and regulatory burden due to weak central government authority.
  • Low effective tax enforcement for informal economic activity and capital retention.
  • Resilient and entrepreneurial local population accustomed to operating without government support.
Downsides
  • Severe security crisis with widespread gang control and high risk of kidnapping.
  • Systemic corruption and lack of rule of law undermining property rights.
  • Critical infrastructure failure including unreliable power grids and poor transportation networks.

Taxation

Tax Treaties 0
IP Box ? Intellectual Property Box. A tax incentive offering reduced rates on income derived from patents, copyrights, and other intellectual property. No
Exit Tax ? A tax on unrealized capital gains triggered when a taxpayer moves their tax residence to another country. No

Compliance

BEPS ? Base Erosion and Profit Shifting. An OECD framework to combat tax avoidance strategies used by multinationals to shift profits to low-tax jurisdictions. Member
FATF ? Financial Action Task Force. An intergovernmental body that sets standards to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing worldwide. Non-member
FATCA ? Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. A US law requiring foreign banks to report accounts held by US citizens to the IRS. Non-signatory
CRS ? Common Reporting Standard. An OECD standard for automatic exchange of financial account information between tax authorities globally. Non-signatory

Blacklists

FATF Blacklist ? Countries identified by FATF as having serious deficiencies in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures. Listed
EU Blacklist ? The EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Countries that fail to meet transparency and fair taxation standards. Clear

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