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| shell company | фиктивная компания (1) A non-trading company, with or without a stock-exchange listing, used as a vehicle for various company manoeuvres or kept dormant for future use in some other capacity. 2) A company that has ceased to trade and is sold to new owners for a small fee to minimize the cost and trouble of setting up a new company. Some business brokers register such companies with the sole object of selling them to people setting up new businesses. The name and objects of such a company can be changed for a small charge. 3) A name-plate company set up in a tax haven. Oxford B&M. Evidence he had reportedly provided included records of shell or "front" companies – which serve as vehicles for business transactions without themselves having any significant assets or operations – bank accounts and property transactions. BBC dimock) |
| shell company | фиктивная компания (1. A non-trading company, with or without a stock-exchange listing, used as a vehicle for various company manoeuvres or kept dormant for future use in some other capacity. 2. A company that has ceased to trade and is sold to new owners for a small fee to minimize the cost and trouble of setting up a new company. Some business brokers register such companies with the sole object of selling them to people setting up new businesses. The name and objects of such a company can be changed for a small charge. 3. A name-plate company set up in a tax haven. Oxford B&M. Evidence he had reportedly provided included records of shell or "front" companies – which serve as vehicles for business transactions without themselves having any significant assets or operations – bank accounts and property transactions. BBC Alexander Demidov) |