Category: Tax Havens
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Swiss Asset Protection for Global Investors
Financial success may make any investor a potential magnet for litigation. Wealth has never been as vulnerable as it is today. Indeed, loss of assets through lawsuits and legal awards as well as government action is spreading all over the world. To deal with these unprecedented threats to your wealth, The Sovereign Society, in conjunction…
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Operating an Offshore APT
In theory, if maximum asset protection is your stated goal, nearly all moveable and liquid assets should be transferred physically to fund the offshore APT as soon as it is created. That includes cash and evidence of intangible assets such as stocks, bonds and other securities. These should be placed in the custody of the…
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Second Passports: Important Considerations
Legality The single most important consideration when evaluating the usefulness of an alternative citizenship is that it be legal in every respect. That fact may seem obvious, but the proliferation of fly-by-night passport fraud operations requires not only this reminder, but strict adherence to it when making second passport plans and decisions. If you are…
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Creating an APT
Unfortunately, there are a limited number of qualified US and UK experts in the field of asset protection law, so proceed with great caution before choosing your personal advisor for such an important project as creating an APT. This is an area of financial activity where cutting corners can be very costly. Knowledgeable APT attorneys…
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About personal tax avoidance
By Bill Cara – All the economic powers of the world are high rate income tax jurisdictions. Without lots of your money they wouldn’t have as much power. The United States is the only major country in the world that taxes its citizens globally, wherever they reside, in or out of the USA. Unlike citizens…
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What a Trust Can Do
A trust may be created for any purpose that is not illegal or void as against public policy. A trust can hold title to and invest in real estate, cash, stocks, bonds, negotiable instruments and personal property. Trusts can provide care for minor children or the elderly; or pay medical, educational or other expenses. A…
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International Asset Protection Consultant Looks At The Nevis LLC
[box]We specialize in wealth protection, foreign asset protection trusts, international business corporations, worldwide investing, yacht registrations, and global banking.[/box] Limited liability companies (LLC) are legal structures that offer stronger protection to its owners than other forms of business ownership. Owners, called members, are only liable for their investment. No member is personally liable for debts…
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Tax Implications – US Tax Consequences
Unlike almost all other nations, the U.S. taxes all worldwide income of its citizens and of those persons with permanent U.S. resident status. Internal Revenue Code (IRC), section 61 states: “Except as otherwise provided . . .gross income means all income from whatever source derived . . .” The IRS and courts interpret this to…
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Investment Opportunities, Tax Benefits and Security for Traveling in Turbulent Times
We can no longer travel freely throughout the world without thinking of our safety. As the world grows increasingly more conflicted, it becomes important for us to protect ourselves and our families. This is not just in the U.S. People, as well as governments across the globe, are beginning to feel the effects of conflict.…