Although the Canary Islands are an integral part of the Spanish kingdom, they have always been treated as a separate entity for the purpose of trade, communications, statistics etc.
On 17th June 2010 the Swiss parliament agreed to allow the hand over of names and details of 4,450 bank accounts belonging to American UBS clients to the US tax authorities.
If you want to set up a company in Tenerife, the first thing to consider is that it will cost you money, so be sure that you will earn enough money through this new company, for example, by first making a business plan.
La Gomera's whistling language, officially recognised as Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Humanidad last year, now has a document to prove it.