IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Victor Borges Polizelli of KLA – Koury Lopes Advogados. Victor has joined IR as our exclusive Tax (Private Client) Member in US – Brazil. If you have a requirement in this area, please get in touch with Victor directly or with […]
On June 21 (Ghent) and September 14 (Leuven) publishers Vanden Broele organizes a study afternoon ” Actualia municipal taxes 2018 “. During this seminar, the latest developments in local taxes will be explained. Mr. Bart Engelen is the program coordinator for these study afternoons and will also give the bulk of this seminar the opportunity to explain the […]
Pascal Faes published an interesting article in Bloomberg about “Acquisition Finance, Debt Push-Down and Tax Abuse-An EU Perspective” You can read this article via the link below. EU _-_ March_2018.pdf
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce H. Carter Hood of Ivins, Phillips & Barker. Carter has joined IR as our exclusive Tax (Private Client) Member in Washington DC. Carter provides tax advice and other guidance to domestic and foreign individuals and their closely held businesses. In addition to […]
Taken from: A New Place to Call Home Residency options and implications for high net worth individualsVirtual Round Table Series Private Client Working Group 2017 In Portugal, anybody from anywhere can buy real estate. The buyer will pay a transaction tax of 6 or 6.5 per cent plus stamp duty at 0.8 per cent. Brokers […]
Taken from: A New Place to Call Home Residency options and implications for high net worth individualsVirtual Round Table Series Private Client Working Group 2017 In Portugal every lawful resident is entitled to full health coverage by the Serviço Nacional de Saúde (NHS), ranked 12th in the world by the World Health Organisation. In addition […]
Taken from: A New Place to Call Home Residency options and implications for high net worth individualsVirtual Round Table Series Private Client Working Group 2017 An ‘off the shelf’ company, where you do not choose the name or the status, can be set up within 24 hours. The company will be able to trade immediately. […]
Apart from the Non Habitual Tax Resident (NHTR) and Golden Visa programs, I would stress Portugal’s liberal outlook. Portugal not only accepts gay marriages, it allows marriage between any two gay foreigners, a disposition of the law which has proven popular among citizens of countries where gay marriages are forbidden. Portugal also recognises gay marriages […]
Taken from International Asset Protection Planning: The debtor’s dilemma – planning for and protecting against future judgmentsVirtual Round Table Series, December 2016: Private Client Working Group Portugal is halfway between the UK and Florida in its position on asset protection. Both the Portuguese Constitution and the European Convention of Human Rights prohibit imprisonment by reason […]
Taken from International Asset Protection Planning: The debtor’s dilemma – planning for and protecting against future judgmentsVirtual Round Table Series, December 2016: Private Client Working Group If only one spouse is on the title of the judgment debt, that spouse is the only one responsible for the debt incurred. However, if individual assets are not […]
Taken from International Asset Protection Planning: The debtor’s dilemma – planning for and protecting against future judgmentsVirtual Round Table Series, December 2016: Private Client Working Group Asset protection trusts (APTs) are effective if a debtor is entering into a risky business transaction and wants to protect existing assets from a possible future debtor judgment, but […]
Taken from International Asset Protection Planning: The debtor’s dilemma – planning for and protecting against future judgmentsVirtual Round Table Series, December 2016: Private Client Working Group Bearer shares and assets held within a Portuguese limited liability company are, in principle, shielded from a judgment against an individual. If the shares are nominative, the creditor might […]