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A Foreign Financial Account excluded from FATCA

Aug 15, 2013

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in Asset Protection, Currency 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…

The FATCA Dirty Dozen

Aug 8, 2013

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Aaron

in Asset Protection, Expatriate, Offshore Banks, Offshore Company

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…

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).…

Top 5 Reasons for you to consider the Regulator Asset Protection Structure

Mar 2, 2013

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Aaron

in Asset Protection

1. We suspect that a typical US provider would be proposing a life or annuity structure product and those are regulated individually by each state in the United States, have no Federal registration and are not always recognized by any foreign government. A typical U.K. provider would propose a UK life policy savings plan, but…

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…

PFIC Problem for Americans with Offshore Investments

Oct 27, 2012

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Aaron

in Expatriate

WARNING: U.S. Persons who Purchased a Retirement Plan, Savings Plan issued from the Isle of Man, Dublin, Guernsey or U.K. Life Insurance Company are holding a British Style Life Policy (lump sum or savings plan) which requires annual reporting as a PFIC and suffers annual taxes on the growth of 36.9% and huge annual penalties…

Tax Mitigation vs. Tax Evasion

Oct 23, 2012

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Aaron

in Tax Havens

Most of the bad word of mouth associated with offshore investment, tax havens and the like involves an interchange of the phrases ‘tax mitigation’ and ‘tax evasion’. As the focus of tax law in the United States and elsewhere turns to tightening a grip on ‘lost’ revenue from offshore investment holders (a seemingly punitive series…

Beginners Introduction to Offshore Investment

Oct 18, 2012

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Aaron

in Tax Havens

The entertainment and news media paint a dark and shady picture of offshore investing but this is far from a normal occurrence. Most offshore investments are perfectly legal and may offer advantages over national investment. The simplicity of the term tells you that offshore investing takes place away from your country of residence. The purpose…

Offshore Gold Storage and U.S. Citizens

Aug 4, 2012

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Aaron

in Precious Metals

Physical gold storage offshore is in some cases being sold on the basis that the USA person does not need to report it to the IRS. There must be some risks in the purchase of physical gold that many people would not want to accept. Here’s is what one offshore advisor had to say about Offshore Gold…

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