Offshore Inc. for tax-avoidance trading?
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But be sure to move to a country where you will not have te same problem. Otherwise leaving the US is no solution.
doesn't matter, as long as your 'pivot' bank acct and your brokers are domiciled in 3rd countries. and if your not a US national its even less of an issue... now if you happen to be a US national and want to live in the US longer term (some people do...), yr best bet is to expatriate yrself for a year or 2 to get acquainted with 1) the real world, 2) all this rather simple and handy stuff
) no offense anyonethings have changed... if u r happy with a simple set-up, e.g. a cayman exempt fund or a bvi private fund, incorp as a limited partnership, u can find reputable enough administrators who will charge u from $20K/p.a. until u r big enough for them to charge u 5-10 basis pts/mth. as for audit fees, 1) they r not required for the above set-ups, but in any case, 2) if what u r doing is not too complex, $10K or less shld be enough... its become much much cheaper than people think...
Before anyone sets up offshore or wastes more time doing so, find out the corporate tax on securities in your country, and then make a spreadsheet. If you have a high return strategy and compound it you will get rich beyond your wildest dreams in a matter of 5 or 10 years, regardless of the level of taxation. In 20 years, you will own the markets. Try it out!
Also, note the many countries in Europe, they will revert to a flat tax, similar to what Malcolm Forbes is proposing for the U.S. This is a tax on citizens and corporations, about 18% annually. If you have a high return system, you'll drive over that tax like a speed bump.
Eric
Also, note the many countries in Europe, they will revert to a flat tax, similar to what Malcolm Forbes is proposing for the U.S. This is a tax on citizens and corporations, about 18% annually. If you have a high return system, you'll drive over that tax like a speed bump.
Eric
In fact you don't have to look very hard to find many countries MUCH WORSE than the US.
You must be living somewhere beyond Mars.
have you actually done this or are you still in the dreaming stages?
The US Personal Income Tax is based on world wide income, so as long as you are a US Citizen and have an income from any source world wide you would be taxed, does not matter where your trading entity is registered.
One also has to report to the treasury dept all your holdings world wide irrespective of income.
Also remember that there may be local taxes in the jurisdiction one has a set up such a structure, most do not have a tax on trading activity as one is not maintaining offices in that jurisdiction.
Here is a site that tells you of offshore stuff
http://www.assetprotectionbook.com/
Mind you they are not lawyers (neither am I) but there is plenty of good info there, you have to kind of search it.
One also has to report to the treasury dept all your holdings world wide irrespective of income.
Also remember that there may be local taxes in the jurisdiction one has a set up such a structure, most do not have a tax on trading activity as one is not maintaining offices in that jurisdiction.
Here is a site that tells you of offshore stuff
http://www.assetprotectionbook.com/
Mind you they are not lawyers (neither am I) but there is plenty of good info there, you have to kind of search it.