Off-Shore Asset Protection Schemes, Foreign Trusts, Tax
Havens
and Bank Accounts (U.S. Taxpayers)
 December, 2002 - Update on Asset Protection
Planning Part 2 of a 2-part series - advanced
An example of using a series of LLCs to achieve domestic asset protection.
November, 2002 - Update on Asset Protection
Planning Part 1 of a 2-part series - advanced
Hot Topics comparison between Off-Shore Asset Protection and Domestic Asset Protection.
August, 2000 - The Demise of the Off-Shore Tax Haven Industry
- advanced
Hot Topics discussion of the OCED's crackdown on foreign country tax
havens, part 2 of a 2-part series.
July, 2000 - The Demise of the Off-Shore Tax Haven Industry -
advanced
Hot Topics discussion of the OCED's crackdown on foreign country tax havens, part 2 of
a 2-part series.
 July 23, 2000 - Tax Havens Under Fire -intermediate
An FAQ dealing with recent development concerning foreign country tax havens.
Reporting Requirements of Foreign
Trust with a U.S. Grantor or Beneficiary
An FAQ (12/01) analyzing the U.. tax- reporting rules for U. S. beneficiaries of
foreign trusts.
May 28, 2000 - Update on Trust Scams - intermediate
An FAQ highlighting the IRS's Criminal Investigation Division report to Congress
regarding its on-going investigations of domestic and foreign trust scams.
Foreign Bank Accounts - basic
An FAQ regarding U.S. taxpayers holding foreign bank accounts.
 September
19, 1999 Court applies "Reverse" Piercing of Business Trust - intermediate
An FAQ discussing a recent court case in which a trust was found liable for the taxes
owed by its beneficiaries. The alter ego doctrine was applied in a reverse fashion.
Expatriation Taxation -- Not Just for Rich Tax Dodgers! -
advanced
Long-term residents could run afoul of the new expatriation tax regime. These rules now
apply to foreign citizens who have lived in the U.S. 8 of the last 15 years.
Foreign Trusts After 1996 - advanced
An outline of the changes involving foreign trusts and U.S. settlors or
beneficiaries.
Off-shore Asset Protection Trusts - part 1 - advanced
A discussion regarding the off-shore asset protection craze.
Off-shore Asset Protection Trusts - part 2 - advanced
A continuing discussion of off-shore asset protection trusts.
The Asset Protection Industry, an Expensive and Wasteful Exercise in
Wishful Thinking - part 1 - advanced
August, 1999 Hot Topics analyzing the state of off-shore asset protection in general,
and a discussion of the Anderson case that upheld a District Court's judge
contempt citation against the settlor (creator) of an offshore trust designed to impede
the court's jurisdiction over those assets.
The Asset Protection Industry, an Expensive and Wasteful Exercise
in Wishful Thinking - part 2 - advanced
September, 1999 Hot Topics discussion of the Anderson Case and the Asset
Protection industry's reaction to it.
The
Demise of Off-Shore Asset Protection Trusts - intermediate
August, 1999 FAQ discussing the Anderson Case.
Isle
of Man Tax Haven Company - intermediate
An FAQ dealing with the U.S. tax consequences of using an Isle of Man company to avoid
taxes.
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