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  • The Panamanian Second Passport Program

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    Panama has become a popular destination for many Americans and Canadians for retirement purposes. As the Switzerland of Latin American, it is also a popular destination for many South Americans particularly Venezuelans and Colombians. Historically, Panama has been and remains politically and economically stable. The currency is tied to the U.S. dollar. For purposes of…

  • A Foreign Account for Your IRA

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    Setting up a foreign account without Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) or distribution tax problem: Self-Directed IRA If you search around on the web, you will find that there are many companies offering Self-Directed IRAs. You will find little actionable information on government regulated, registered and recognized foreign pension funds, investment accounts or brokerage accounts.…

  • It’s True: Most Wealthy People Know How to Hide Money

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    It is often said that most wealthy people know how to hide money, but the reality is it is impossible to hide money since the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Nowadays, the rich do not hide their assets. In the past they used special attorney driven instruments such as a funded and managed family…

  • Global Online Commerce and FATCA

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    The fact is that the U.S. tax code can provide tax deferral on an overseas trading businesses but not on an overseas firms dealing in capital. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) does not define the difference between trade and capital. Therefore, the big operations overseas, or the very small ones for that matter,…

  • Move your IRA to an Offshore Investment Account

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    Transfer your USA IRA to a Registered Foreign Account The purpose is to transfer assets of a USA qualified retirement plan to a non-U.S. investment account, recognized by the IRS and FATCA, without a change to current tax consequence (Ordinary IRA or Roth IRA). This delivers to a U.S. person: Tax-free transfer of his retirement…

  • 3 Tax Saving Plans for Gold Investments

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    Adding to the confusion of extensive tax laws is the fact that they change, says gold financial strategist William A. Storum. In 2013, for example, new tax laws moved the highest federal income tax rate from 35 percent to 39.6 percent. For 2014, if your taxable income topped $406,750 – or $457,600 if you’re married…

  • Offshore Investment into the United States

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    Sophisticated tax structuring is generally involved in the Investment activities of foreign private and sovereign investors in U.S. private equity and real estate investments, that generate effectively connected income to a U.S. trade or business (ECI). The focus of this structuring generally accomplishes several important tax and non-tax objectives. Re-characterization of income otherwise it’s subject…

  • The legal basis for a 402(b) Overseas Retirement Plan

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    A Nonqualified overseas retirement plan has characteristics that are opposite of what we have all been used to. This specific 402(b), the Regulated Asset Protection Structure (RAPS), allows for pre-tax contributions. There are no maximum contribution limits as this is a nonqualified deferred compensation tax law issue. The fact that this is precisely the opposite…

  • Regulatory driven offshore asset protection

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    All foreign investment capital needs to be looked at because of the expanded scope of the U.S. Treasury form FinCEN 114 (FBAR), the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA). The rule that changed everything is the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Continuously there is the ever present report to the…