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Hong Kong TIEA is Good for U.S. Expats

Mar 27, 2014

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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…

Cayman Funds and the Seven Deadly Myths of FATCA

Mar 2, 2014

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Aaron

in ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds

It is quite a human trait to live in a state of suspended disbelief – when the news is just too bad to absorb, or when the consequences of an action are too much to contemplate. Response to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), it seems, is one of suspended disbelief by some in…

A Foreign Financial Account excluded from FATCA

Aug 15, 2013

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Aaron

in Asset Protection, Crypto and Forex, Economics, ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds, Expatriate, Futures, Options and Commodities, Offshore Banks, Stocks and Bonds

UNITED STATES IRC 402(b) LAW (1986) UNLEASHES TAX OFFSHORE The U.S. Tax system is generally hostile to foreign financial structures if there is a U.S. taxpayer or U.S. beneficiary involved. The hostility is understandable-foreign structures interfere with government ability to impose or collect tax. Avoiding international tax pitfalls can be best achieved, both foreign and…

U.S. offshore banking industry strikes back at FATCA IGAs

Jul 14, 2013

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Aaron

in Offshore Banks, Tax Havens

Diego S., a wealthy Latin American media executive, travels frequently on business between his home city in South America and New York City. He usually prefers to take a flight with a Miami stopover rather than one of the two daily NYC bound non-stops. The Miami stop is not about visiting relatives or even shopping,…

Offshore Investing Strategy for Americans

Jul 12, 2013

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Aaron

in ETF, Hedge & Mutual Funds

There is no U.S. law that disallows a U.S. person from investing into a Foreign Retirement Fund that has a Government Regulated Fiduciary, is a registered foreign retirement plan and where the jurisdiction accommodates persons that may not live in that jurisdiction. This is at the very core of the Regulator Asset Protection Structure (RAPS).…

Double trouble, US Expats feel the burden of FATCA

Jun 7, 2013

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Aaron

in Expatriate

US anti-tax evasion legislation known as FATCA – the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act – has caused upheaval among the American expat community and dual Swiss-US nationals living in Switzerland where it was agreed in February. “People are very angry and upset but some are really scared,” declared Jackie Bugnion, a director and tax specialist…

An American in Paris (or Shanghai or Tel Aviv) – Part 3

Nov 5, 2012

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Aaron

in Expatriate

How to retain your account in a Foreign Financial Institution A. Overview In my last installment, I discussed the benefits of a private placement insurance contract (life insurance or annuity) issued by a life insurer domiciled in Puerto Rico – Isla del Encanto – for Americans living overseas. Aside from providing tax-advantages, the Puerto Rican…

Successful Offshore Investing

Nov 1, 2012

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Aaron

in Stocks and Bonds

Many investors are intimidated with the mere thought of branching out into international offshore investing territory. As the global economic crisis continues to grow and the United States economy grows weaker it only makes sense to explore as many avenues for financial growth and protection as possible. While new legislation such as FATCA (Foreign Account…

What is FATCA?

Oct 29, 2012

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Aaron

in Offshore Banks

FATCA, or the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act was passed as part of the HIRE act of 2010. Designed to take United States tax compliance beyond the borders of the United States and into foreign territories to prevent the loss of potential billions of dollars in tax revenue, FATCA tightens compliancy standards and increases transparency…

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