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My wife opens a trading account in Hong Kong or Asia and is not subject to CRS because of her passport. Can I get power of attorney on the account and not have my details subject to CRS reporting? My passport is subject to CRS, but the funds are not mine. I would just have power of attorney...

It is easy to open an investment account in the Philippines. However one is limited to Philippine stocks. If one has a retirement visa and lives there is one able to buy US stocks though a Philippine brokerage? Yes I know one can easily open a US brokerage account. My question is only about...

I am just curious about this. If one forms a company with five shareholder, each having less than 25% ownership will an offshore bank/investment company ask for the beneficial owner? Under CRS such a company is exempt from reporting. In such a situation who would have to provide the passport? If...

Very basic question. I read about these being used for illegal activities as well as hiding assets. However from my experience it is not possible to open bank/brokerage accounts without providing a passport and being subject to tax treaties etc. How do these criminals do this? I am just curious.

It is my understanding that dividends on Singapore stocks are not taxed. If I had a trading account there and bought Singapore REITs the dividends are not taxed by the Singapore tax authorities. Is this correct?

I spend a lot of time in the Philippines. There are new developments planned in areas that I like. I am in no rush to live in a purchased apartment as I can rent. Developers allow one to put up a very small amount up front. Then small monthly fee for five years. When taking possession in five...

My father in law in a third world country wants to help me buy a house in a developed country. He has a simple loan agreement made up. He wires the money to me, say $75 K USD. I go to the bank with a copy of the loan contact. Explain where the money is from and the purpose. In a situation like...

I believe these are pooled funds used to buy property. Property is exempt from CRS reporting. Doe anyone have experience with these? I would like to know if they are available in non third world countries. Such as Singapore.

Has anyone had their laptop/phone searched at the airport while entering a country? Just wonder how common this is.

One receives a gift or loan in the form of a wire transfer. Do the tax authorities in most western countries accept this without supporting documents? Specifically do they ask to see bank statements from the senders account? Loans from family members often are not written contacts, just verbal...

I assume bringing over $10 k usd in gold has to be reported when entering Singapore. Is it straight forward? If leaving Canada with over that amount in gold is one required to declare it? I think just when entering the country not leaving. Anyone done this?

Husband from a crs reporting country. Wife non reporting country. Any way to use this to avoid crs? Open stock brokerage in her name. Have her give her husband power of attorney over the account. Maybe just get her to blindly sign for opening the account as often they can be done by mail. Would...

The Philippines has not signed crs as of this date. I can open a trading account there but only buy Philippine stocks. Does anyone know of a company that non Filipinos can open accounts at? So far I can't find any. Bank accounts yes. But not accounts to buy US stocks.

Simple question. I want to use the wifi at work and surf the internet using my phone and laptop. If I use Tor on both my phone and laptop can anyone see what websites I am viewing? Or is everything that leaves my phone/laptop encrypted? I am not doing anything illegal. I just want privacy. I...

Union Bank of the Philippines, from what I read, has a bitcoin ATM and deals in bitcoin. They are difficult to reach by phone. Does anyone have any info on what services the bank offers in terms of bitcoin? Not hard to open a bank account in the Philippines.

Will banks and financial institutions wire to my Wise virtual multi currency accounts? Can I wire from these accounts to banks etc. They are in my name. In the past I had trouble using Wise when dealing with banks etc. Thanks

Are there any investments in stable countries that do not trigger CRS reporting? Other than precious metals and property? I understand there are REITs that are not listed on an exchange. Do these get reported? I would be interested in Singapore or Hong Kong.

CRS reporting has been around for a few years now. I have never read of anyone caught by any tax authorities because of this. Is anyone aware of any enforcement action taken? Interested in Canada in particular.

I read on this website all about structures to obscure the identity of the real owner. My experience has been that all the banks/investment companies demand a passport of the owner. It seems having ones investments in an offshore structure is a useless waste of money. How can I open an account...

I was told that offshore accounts of any size are reporting under CRS. But this perhaps is not the real story. A Japanese guy told me that in Japan and account has to be over $1 million USD before they have to worry. If a guy has $5,000 in an offshore account and made $100 in interest surely he...