Tag: Tax
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French Super Rich Tax – Just a Gimmick
Call it an ideological paradox or the inherent irrationality of human nature that although we stress so much on study of history and yet we never learn from it. The same is happening in France where a new Super Rich Tax, which puts a tax burden of 75% for individuals with annual income of more…
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Equity investment offshore
The sector of offshore investment that is growing most rapidly is probably that of equity investment. This is due in great part to the massive interest increase in direct stock market dealing (private) that coincided with the explosion of internet business. Because of the increased base of international businesses that rely upon internet marketing the…
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Tax Mitigation vs. Tax Evasion
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…
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The Super Roth IRA – For Regular Guys (and Gals) – Part 2
NOTE: Continued from Part 1: “The Super Roth IRA” Overview In Part I of this series, I introduced the Super Roth IRA¹ an alternative to the Roth IRA and traditional IRA. The Super Roth IRA uses the tax-advantages of permanent life insurance and is a more flexible arrangement than either the traditional IRA or Roth…
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The Super Roth IRA
Overview of Part 1 The Roth IRA is the better-looking (and smarter!) cousin of the traditional IRA. The Roth IRA came into existence in 1997 as part of the Taxpayer Relief Act. The provision was named for Senator William Roth of Delaware. Over the course of years since its adoption into law, much discussion has…
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36 Benefits of Offshore Investment
Would you like to Add All of the following Values to Your Current Financial Plan? Our Structure is Asset Protected and Tax Deferred which means 1. You can invest without hesitance due to Short-Term /Long Term tax considerations–you sell when the market is right. 2. Don’t limit your investment choice to a “Fund Menu” 3.…
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Income and Tax Issues for the Expat Employee or Business Owner
Before August 2009, some expatriates used bank accounts in countries that had banking secrecy laws, the most well-known was Switzerland. However, at the end of August of that year, Switzerland signed an information release agreement that crumbled one of the stoutest legs of international banking sovereignty principles upon which many expats relied. Since that benchmark…