Category: Asset Protection
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Hong Kong TIEA is Good for U.S. Expats
This week it was announced that Hong Kong has agreed to hand over financial details of Americans working in the city, to US tax authorities under Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, US can ask for data if certain conditions are met. The Financial Services and Treasury Bureau said the tax-information exchange agreement allowed the US…
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Offshore Tax Havens and the Great Witch Hunt
Many professionals working in the offshore financial services industry are asking the question; when will the tax inquisition end? Most of them understand that as long as there’s more than one currency in the world, and while over two thirds of the collective surplus cash supply is parked in so called tax havens, there will…
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4 Best Reasons to Invest Offshore
There is no reason for your advisor to have ever heard of a regulated asset protection structure (RAPS). US advisors do not study this area of law and consequently do not advise on foreign retirement plan law. However, an IRC 402(b) Foreign Retirement Fund (RAPS) allows your assets to be held tax deferred for which…
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Regulated, Registered, Recognized Foreign Retirement Plan
NQDC-vs-402(b) – aka RAPS An alternative to the US Tax Regulations that require NQDC plans (nonqualified deferred compensation plans) to be not formally funded ( The Total Return Swap Hedge requires 25 million annual contributions.) The Alternative to Unfunded, Unhedged, or informally funded NQDC Plans: We have a number of 402(b) Foreign Retirement Plan proposals…
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The FATCA Dirty Dozen
Legal challenges that US persons have to deal with, living overseas. The following legal challenges are extremely problematic for USA persons: No foreign bank will open an account for a US person or US person beneficiary.(Other than a bank of the overseas employer for their income overseas) No offshore brokerage will open an account for…
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Why Invest Offshore in New Zealand
One may consider New Zealand as a jurisdiction for setting a trust and as a bastion for asset protection. So why New Zealand? In the 1930s the combination of the great depression and international political instability caused huge imbalances in the fiscal system of most world countries. Countries began to take draconian measures against their…
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Invest Offshore in a Super Trust
This Super Trust, domiciled in Hong Kong, is one of the most tax efficient pension structures available to the private investor. This registered retirement plan is in addition to being a QROPS, also an IRC 402(b). The 402(b) upgrade was took our legal team over 3 years to achieve, which is how we became an…
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Is an Offshore Pension Right for You?
If you’re saving towards retirement and you have the means at your disposal to protect your savings in as many ways as possible, you might consider looking offshore to help you manage your pension. Governments, at least those in high-tax countries, often have a variety of ways to encourage people to save for retirement: tax-free…