Among the most critical aspects of operational yacht management is Corporate Support. Superyachts can take up a significant amount of time for family offices since they can move between different flag states and jurisdictions, changing both operational and compliance requirements.
At Protam Yacht we recognise these unique challenges for superyacht owners and provide a comprehensive suite of Corporate Support Services designed to streamline yacht ownership and ensure seamless operations.
Corporate Support Services encompass a range of administrative, legal, and financial tasks necessary for the smooth operation and ownership of a superyacht. Assisting yacht owners in deciding the appropriate domiciliation, corporate ownership structure, and flag for their yacht, these services are vital for ensuring compliance with international regulations. This helps achieve the desired taxation structure and ensures a safe legal standing for yacht ownership.
Additionally, ongoing support is provided to achieve efficient VAT treatment during periods of extended shipyard work and other substantial purchases, maintaining operational efficiency, and safeguarding the Owner’s interests.
Our Corporate Support Services include:
Unlike commercial shipping, there is very little global consensus regarding the VAT and tax treatment of superyachts. The treatment and shipment of products/services purchased, and charter services carried out differ significantly from country to country, and even port to port within a country.
Without appropriate ownership and VAT treatment structures, considerable liabilities and fines can result for the Owner. All factors, including the yacht’s flag, ownership, cruising area, registration status, and national tax and customs regulations, must be continuously considered.
Misinterpretations are common at the local cruising level, but these can be resolved more easily with a qualified representative available.
Owners receive reassurance through the independent assessment of the vessel’s expenditures, and crew can rely on our ability to gauge the accuracy of quotations and prices offered by suppliers and contractors.
We provide ongoing monitoring of budgets to help safeguard budgetary targets. Clear and transparent financial reports offer a strong financial backbone for the yacht, leading to effective and timely provision of operational funds and reinforcing trouble-free financial operations.
The monitored “Care Of” address in Europe ensures timely delivery of invoices for payment. This prevents delayed payment and potential operational delays that can occur when invoices are sent to the vessel’s offshore ownership company address and neglected.