Residence in Monaco + US LLC
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Thailand and Malaysia are not poor countries. They are well developed, with great healthcare, are well connected, etc.︀ and are also extremely safe.
Also, lots of people with 5M+ net worth around in︁ SEA. In fact, there are 160K millionaires in Thailand. That's many times the population of︂ Monaco 🙂
Also, lots of people with 5M+ net worth around in︁ SEA. In fact, there are 160K millionaires in Thailand. That's many times the population of︂ Monaco 🙂
Bungiurnu!
Man, you are SMART AF! Üncantau
This is LOST on +99.99% of people who contemplate moving to Monaco. Their "prison" mentality defined by "artificial borders" has baffled me for half a century. stupi#21
I went to this area a few times in my life and I just laughed at the anencephalic border patrol officers. See for yourself the absurdity of this BS:
Same as with Monaco. One wonders︀ about some people, frankly!
Also, I wrote about Monaco and related things here: Rate the︁ PT Setup
and here: Dubai is dead, any alternative to the free zone 9% tax?︂
and here: Dubai is dead, any alternative to the free zone 9% tax?
and here:︃ Unlock the Gates of Success: Mentor Group Gold!
Per pieijè, take a trip to︄ Monaco! Everything will become clear AFTER your first week there 😉
If you are serious and︅ you join the Mentor Group Gold (even for one month), I'll send a document to︆ the mods, especially @Sols and @JohnLocke so they can vet it first, and if approved,︇ you can peruse it to rent a place and get your residency in Monaco right︈ away.
Daghe Munegu!
A se revede.
PS. Full Disclosure: I do NOT provide ANY services︉ whatsoever. My business is in my Bio. I have NOTHING to do with the influential︊ Monégasque business person who facilitates the residencies and apartments in Monaco, but many people I︋ know have successfully used his company to get their residency in Monaco. It's cheaper than︌ one can imagine. Even when I got my residency decades ago, I spent more than︍ if I would do it today with him stupi#21. Also, I've never heard anything negative︎ about him or his company despite decades of business. As a matter of fact, I️ doubt if he even knows my name. 🙄
(PS) ² Dale tio! No seas gilipollas!
This gentleman is keenly aware of artificial borders! 😉 😎
Man, you are SMART AF! Üncantau
This is LOST on +99.99% of people who contemplate moving to Monaco. Their "prison" mentality defined by "artificial borders" has baffled me for half a century. stupi#21
I went to this area a few times in my life and I just laughed at the anencephalic border patrol officers. See for yourself the absurdity of this BS:
Same as with Monaco. One wonders︀ about some people, frankly!
Also, I wrote about Monaco and related things here: Rate the︁ PT Setup
and here: Dubai is dead, any alternative to the free zone 9% tax?︂
and here: Dubai is dead, any alternative to the free zone 9% tax?
and here:︃ Unlock the Gates of Success: Mentor Group Gold!
Per pieijè, take a trip to︄ Monaco! Everything will become clear AFTER your first week there 😉
If you are serious and︅ you join the Mentor Group Gold (even for one month), I'll send a document to︆ the mods, especially @Sols and @JohnLocke so they can vet it first, and if approved,︇ you can peruse it to rent a place and get your residency in Monaco right︈ away.
Daghe Munegu!
A se revede.
PS. Full Disclosure: I do NOT provide ANY services︉ whatsoever. My business is in my Bio. I have NOTHING to do with the influential︊ Monégasque business person who facilitates the residencies and apartments in Monaco, but many people I︋ know have successfully used his company to get their residency in Monaco. It's cheaper than︌ one can imagine. Even when I got my residency decades ago, I spent more than︍ if I would do it today with him stupi#21. Also, I've never heard anything negative︎ about him or his company despite decades of business. As a matter of fact, I️ doubt if he even knows my name. 🙄
(PS) ² Dale tio! No seas gilipollas!
This gentleman is keenly aware of artificial borders! 😉 😎
Thanks for the message, very interesting. I am going to︌ read all the information you have wrote and check the video and links.
Of course,︍ how can I access Gold Membership? What less for the help they have given me︎ on this site. I really appreacite the help.
And if the moderators consider it correct,️ I would be delighted to receive the information you tell me.
P.S.2: Tu eres de España o has vivido en España muuucho tiempo, hahaha.
Of course,︍ how can I access Gold Membership? What less for the help they have given me︎ on this site. I really appreacite the help.
And if the moderators consider it correct,️ I would be delighted to receive the information you tell me.
P.S.2: Tu eres de España o has vivido en España muuucho tiempo, hahaha.
Excellent point!
smi(&% ¡Casi casi! Mis abuelos agnados son españoles, italianos y portugueses. Cuando era niño, pasé muchas vacaciones de invierno en España visitando a familiares. Mis padres eran inmigrantes︀ obreros en el norte de Europa. 😉
smi(&% ¡Casi casi! Mis abuelos agnados son españoles, italianos y portugueses. Cuando era niño, pasé muchas vacaciones de invierno en España visitando a familiares. Mis padres eran inmigrantes︀ obreros en el norte de Europa. 😉
Monaco can indeed be a great option for personal residence especially from the tax perspective.
However, you might want to take a second look in regards to how to best leverage︆ your Estonian structure, and the benefits of Estonia in the context of international tax planning.︇
Even by keeping your Estonian tax residence you could easily reduce your taxes substantially by︈ restructuring your business. If you want to maintain a valid tax residence certificate what speaks︉ in favor of Estonia is the absence of need to reside in the country to︊ qualify as a tax resident.
The certificate of fiscal residence in the Principality of Monaco︋ may be obtained by any person meeting the relevant conditions and in particular by any︌ person who resides in Monaco for more than 183 days per year.
As you have︍ realized cashing out profits from your business as dividends in Estonia is far from optimal.︎ Structuring an US LLC to receive royalty payments from an Estonian resident company doesn't seem️ like a great idea either due to the 10% withholding tax. There are better jurisdictions for this which could offer overall zero tax rate, but then you're still facing the issue of transfer pricing.
However, an US LLC owned by you and structured in an unincorporated partnership with your Estonian entity could result in a close to zero overall effective tax rate.
And there are more structures that could help to optimize your tax position.
Monaco has signed up to AoEI, CRS, and it does have a corporate tax + permanent establishment regulations, which haven't been known to be enforced for offshore companies, but often︀ there is at least a theoretical risk that could materialize in the future.
Monaco has︁ a great reputation, and it seems to be somewhat submissive to EU demands to avoid︂ being grey listed, like implementing ubo register.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decod...principality,crimes, in particular tax fraud,
https://www.offshorecorptalk.com/th...orra-monaco-and-san-marino.43644/#post-286162
Regardless how︃ you move forward, do yourself a favour and seek legal advice to at least understand︄ your risks and how to mitigate them.
However, you might want to take a second look in regards to how to best leverage︆ your Estonian structure, and the benefits of Estonia in the context of international tax planning.︇
Even by keeping your Estonian tax residence you could easily reduce your taxes substantially by︈ restructuring your business. If you want to maintain a valid tax residence certificate what speaks︉ in favor of Estonia is the absence of need to reside in the country to︊ qualify as a tax resident.
The certificate of fiscal residence in the Principality of Monaco︋ may be obtained by any person meeting the relevant conditions and in particular by any︌ person who resides in Monaco for more than 183 days per year.
As you have︍ realized cashing out profits from your business as dividends in Estonia is far from optimal.︎ Structuring an US LLC to receive royalty payments from an Estonian resident company doesn't seem️ like a great idea either due to the 10% withholding tax. There are better jurisdictions for this which could offer overall zero tax rate, but then you're still facing the issue of transfer pricing.
However, an US LLC owned by you and structured in an unincorporated partnership with your Estonian entity could result in a close to zero overall effective tax rate.
And there are more structures that could help to optimize your tax position.
Monaco has signed up to AoEI, CRS, and it does have a corporate tax + permanent establishment regulations, which haven't been known to be enforced for offshore companies, but often︀ there is at least a theoretical risk that could materialize in the future.
Monaco has︁ a great reputation, and it seems to be somewhat submissive to EU demands to avoid︂ being grey listed, like implementing ubo register.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decod...principality,crimes, in particular tax fraud,
https://www.offshorecorptalk.com/th...orra-monaco-and-san-marino.43644/#post-286162
Regardless how︃ you move forward, do yourself a favour and seek legal advice to at least understand︄ your risks and how to mitigate them.
Read what I wrote in the Mentor Group Gold about Asia: Unlock the Gates of Success: Mentor Group Gold!
PS. The reason for the Mentor Group Gold is a HEDGE against the social media saturation effect. For example, look at what happened to Dubai. If people who moved to Dubai kept their mouths SHUT and didn't post millions of "extravagant lifestyles" videos and scream about 0% taxes, Dubai would have continued to be a great place today with 0 taxes, but noooooooooooooooooo.... They wanted to humiliate their︀ brethren left behind as tax slaves by rubbing it in their faces and how they︁ found a way to "game" the system. Even "dumb" animals (e.g. Capuchins) don't like "unfairness"...︂ stupi#21
Watch the short video (<3min):
Can you imagine what would happen to MC • EPA︃ (LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE) & their investors if they started showing their cost︄ price & their suppliers for all their outrageously expensive items tomorrow? 🙄
PS. As an aside,︅ is anyone here aware of the political influence and state-sanctioned violence MC has in France?︆ You would be shocked! 😳 It would make North Korea & Kim Jong Un look like︇ a sedated kindergarten. I can provide the document if anyone is interested 😉
(PS)². Disclosure: I︈ own shares in MC (a long time now) and I'm aware of MC's & France's︉ abuses, but I also profit greatly from this "injustice" hi%#
Please hold your judgment as Kim︊ Jong Un and others like him are unwilling and unable to provide the same profits︋ in exchange for my investments ash&/
According to Monaco's own government official tax website, there is no mention︍ of CFC rules or do I not know how to find this? 🙄
Source: Tax in︎ Monaco
PS. The reason for the Mentor Group Gold is a HEDGE against the social media saturation effect. For example, look at what happened to Dubai. If people who moved to Dubai kept their mouths SHUT and didn't post millions of "extravagant lifestyles" videos and scream about 0% taxes, Dubai would have continued to be a great place today with 0 taxes, but noooooooooooooooooo.... They wanted to humiliate their︀ brethren left behind as tax slaves by rubbing it in their faces and how they︁ found a way to "game" the system. Even "dumb" animals (e.g. Capuchins) don't like "unfairness"...︂ stupi#21
Watch the short video (<3min):
Can you imagine what would happen to MC • EPA︃ (LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE) & their investors if they started showing their cost︄ price & their suppliers for all their outrageously expensive items tomorrow? 🙄
PS. As an aside,︅ is anyone here aware of the political influence and state-sanctioned violence MC has in France?︆ You would be shocked! 😳 It would make North Korea & Kim Jong Un look like︇ a sedated kindergarten. I can provide the document if anyone is interested 😉
(PS)². Disclosure: I︈ own shares in MC (a long time now) and I'm aware of MC's & France's︉ abuses, but I also profit greatly from this "injustice" hi%#
Please hold your judgment as Kim︊ Jong Un and others like him are unwilling and unable to provide the same profits︋ in exchange for my investments ash&/
According to Monaco's own government official tax website, there is no mention︍ of CFC rules or do I not know how to find this? 🙄
Source: Tax in︎ Monaco
Having substance, I understand that Monaco does not care if the company from which dividends are received is in a jurisdiction with 0% corporate taxes.
What would be that way to structure the company in Estonia to pay almost 0% taxes?
Regarding seeking legal advice, I agree. Can you recommend any?
Searching for it myself randomly doesn't make sense to me, there are many advisors who can even structure things in a way that I will have problems in the future.
What would be that way to structure the company in Estonia to pay almost 0% taxes?
Regarding seeking legal advice, I agree. Can you recommend any?
Searching for it myself randomly doesn't make sense to me, there are many advisors who can even structure things in a way that I will have problems in the future.
Those slums represent like 0.1% of the population. Extreme poverty is almost non-existent in Thailand nowadays.
100% of the people have access to electricity: https://www.macrotrends.net/countri...to electricity is the,a 0% increase from 2020..
99.5% of the population have access to water: Thailand | Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Unemployment rate is below 1%: https://www.macrotrends.net/countri...refers to the share,a 0.11% decline from 2020.
100% of the population have universal healthcare, and Thailand ranks very high in healthcare in the world.
Safety is really high, with crime, and especially violent crime and murder︀ being extremely low. The big cities of Thailand are much safer than the big cities︁ of Europe.
Maybe you were in Thailand decades ago and have a distorted vision of︂ what's currently going on. The reality nowadays is that most people are not millionaires, but︃ the vast majority of the Thai population live a standard low middle class life.
And, in any case, no one goes to Thailand to live a middle class life, or︄ live in the slums with the bottom 0.1%. One goes to live with the top︅ 1%.
But that's the same when you go to Milan for the 100k flat tax︆ rate, or any other country in which you are looking to improve your life.
100% of the people have access to electricity: https://www.macrotrends.net/countri...to electricity is the,a 0% increase from 2020..
99.5% of the population have access to water: Thailand | Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Unemployment rate is below 1%: https://www.macrotrends.net/countri...refers to the share,a 0.11% decline from 2020.
100% of the population have universal healthcare, and Thailand ranks very high in healthcare in the world.
Safety is really high, with crime, and especially violent crime and murder︀ being extremely low. The big cities of Thailand are much safer than the big cities︁ of Europe.
Maybe you were in Thailand decades ago and have a distorted vision of︂ what's currently going on. The reality nowadays is that most people are not millionaires, but︃ the vast majority of the Thai population live a standard low middle class life.
And, in any case, no one goes to Thailand to live a middle class life, or︄ live in the slums with the bottom 0.1%. One goes to live with the top︅ 1%.
But that's the same when you go to Milan for the 100k flat tax︆ rate, or any other country in which you are looking to improve your life.
I want you to think long and hard about this...
Do you really think that Estonia, earning +1M from you, is going to "allow or accept" that you "restructure" & then not pay them anymore? 🙄
That's like saying: My wife (or ex-wife), who is earning +1M from me, is going to "allow or accept" that I "restructure" & then NOT pay her anymore.
Really? 🙄
¡Joder tío! stupi#21
Do you really think that Estonia, earning +1M from you, is going to "allow or accept" that you "restructure" & then not pay them anymore? 🙄
That's like saying: My wife (or ex-wife), who is earning +1M from me, is going to "allow or accept" that I "restructure" & then NOT pay her anymore.
Really? 🙄
¡Joder tío! stupi#21
I understand that Thailand is not︇ the worst place in the world. And even for some people it can be paradise.︈
But you have to like living in Southeast Asia. For many reasons I don't like︉ it. Very far from my family, a climate that is not entirely pleasant for me,︊ far from Europe which is where I like to spend time, a problematic time zone︋ with my business, a visa that is really a tourist visa for 5 years (︌ Thai Elite Visa), for these and some other reasons I rule out my residence in︍ Southeast Asia.
But you have to like living in Southeast Asia. For many reasons I don't like︉ it. Very far from my family, a climate that is not entirely pleasant for me,︊ far from Europe which is where I like to spend time, a problematic time zone︋ with my business, a visa that is really a tourist visa for 5 years (︌ Thai Elite Visa), for these and some other reasons I rule out my residence in︍ Southeast Asia.
I know︀ you don't want to live in SEA, I'm not trying to convince you. I was︁ just arguing with Konstanz smi(&%
Btw there is a 15-year Thai Elite too (still not trying︂ to convince you, just sayin').
Still watching and participating on this thread because I'm really︃ curious on what you end up doing. The information on this thread has also been,︄ overall, of a very high quality.
Btw there is a 15-year Thai Elite too (still not trying︂ to convince you, just sayin').
Still watching and participating on this thread because I'm really︃ curious on what you end up doing. The information on this thread has also been,︄ overall, of a very high quality.
Obviously I don't believe it. I know perfectly well all the options I have in Estonia.
That's why I covered all trademark, software and website rights from the beginning with an LLC in︀ Delaware. Because if in the future I have to close the door in one place︁ and open it in another, it is perfectly feasible, since the company in Estonia is︂ just a company that has the rights to operate the business. Not full ownership of︃ it.
But now I'm curious to know what that restructuring would be like. 🙂
I appreciate your comments︉ and opinions. I always like to see different points of view, I am a young︊ person and I like to learn from those who know more than me through life︋ experience.
When I structured the business a little over 2 years ago, I did it︌ in Estonia for two reasons.
1. It is the easiest EU country to run a︍ business and pay a reasonable tax when you are starting a business. I ruled out︎ options like Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus and Malta because they seemed more bureaucratic than Estonia. In️ Estonia it is very simple, you open your company, you move to Estonia, you apply for residency and in some way you generate a banking and tax history that is provided in point 2.
2. When the business grew to the point where I could meet the residency requirements in Monaco, move there. Estonia is far from my home country, the weather is horrible, it's boring and small. Having a company in Estonia that has been taxed, that is audited and the origin of the funds is clear, I would have fewer problems when dealing with compliance in Monaco.
Even if the taxes were only︀ 500k a year, I would be interested in moving to Monaco. Overall, instead of paying︁ that money in tax, I can use it in Monaco to rent an apartment and︂ living costs. It is not so much about saving that money, but about using that︃ money that is "lost" each year to have a better quality of life than in︄ Estonia.
So now I am at the point that knowing that I can move the︅ investment funds to a bank in Monaco to comply with the residency requirements, optimize the︆ operational part of the company in the best possible way. Whether to do it with︇ a US LLC, whether to use a company in the BVI or Isle of Man︈ or any other option. In a way that is completely legal and without using non-transparent︉ methods.
And if I have to put substance into the operating company, then I will.︊
Italy's tax flat would have been perfect in case you could have an operating company︋ in a country with 0% corporate tax. But i think is not possible.
Monaco allows︌ that, having fixed expenses to maintain the structure (substance expenses + rental expenses in Monaco︍ + living expenses in Monaco), regardless of whether you have profits of 5 or 20︎ million.
I don't see other structures like Cyprus or similar, where you pay 12.5% or️ 15%, as attractive from the point that if I have to pay 1M a year in taxes, I prefer to spend that 1M on renting a home in Monaco. In the end, I'm personally enjoying that expense. If it goes to the accounts of a government, no.
And since I am flexible and I adapt, if one year I bill less, then I will go to a lower quality apartment and there is no problem. Even if tomorrow comes the business no longer works, then I return to my country of origin or to another place that is pleasant to live but with a personal︀ asset that gives me a certain security.
I will think if that time comes how︁ to invest that money or what new business to establish.
But I want to have︂ everything well organized so that if I have to leave Monaco in the future, I︃ can take the money to another country without complications with the banks.
That's why I covered all trademark, software and website rights from the beginning with an LLC in︀ Delaware. Because if in the future I have to close the door in one place︁ and open it in another, it is perfectly feasible, since the company in Estonia is︂ just a company that has the rights to operate the business. Not full ownership of︃ it.
But now I'm curious to know what that restructuring would be like. 🙂
I appreciate your comments︉ and opinions. I always like to see different points of view, I am a young︊ person and I like to learn from those who know more than me through life︋ experience.
When I structured the business a little over 2 years ago, I did it︌ in Estonia for two reasons.
1. It is the easiest EU country to run a︍ business and pay a reasonable tax when you are starting a business. I ruled out︎ options like Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus and Malta because they seemed more bureaucratic than Estonia. In️ Estonia it is very simple, you open your company, you move to Estonia, you apply for residency and in some way you generate a banking and tax history that is provided in point 2.
2. When the business grew to the point where I could meet the residency requirements in Monaco, move there. Estonia is far from my home country, the weather is horrible, it's boring and small. Having a company in Estonia that has been taxed, that is audited and the origin of the funds is clear, I would have fewer problems when dealing with compliance in Monaco.
Even if the taxes were only︀ 500k a year, I would be interested in moving to Monaco. Overall, instead of paying︁ that money in tax, I can use it in Monaco to rent an apartment and︂ living costs. It is not so much about saving that money, but about using that︃ money that is "lost" each year to have a better quality of life than in︄ Estonia.
So now I am at the point that knowing that I can move the︅ investment funds to a bank in Monaco to comply with the residency requirements, optimize the︆ operational part of the company in the best possible way. Whether to do it with︇ a US LLC, whether to use a company in the BVI or Isle of Man︈ or any other option. In a way that is completely legal and without using non-transparent︉ methods.
And if I have to put substance into the operating company, then I will.︊
Italy's tax flat would have been perfect in case you could have an operating company︋ in a country with 0% corporate tax. But i think is not possible.
Monaco allows︌ that, having fixed expenses to maintain the structure (substance expenses + rental expenses in Monaco︍ + living expenses in Monaco), regardless of whether you have profits of 5 or 20︎ million.
I don't see other structures like Cyprus or similar, where you pay 12.5% or️ 15%, as attractive from the point that if I have to pay 1M a year in taxes, I prefer to spend that 1M on renting a home in Monaco. In the end, I'm personally enjoying that expense. If it goes to the accounts of a government, no.
And since I am flexible and I adapt, if one year I bill less, then I will go to a lower quality apartment and there is no problem. Even if tomorrow comes the business no longer works, then I return to my country of origin or to another place that is pleasant to live but with a personal︀ asset that gives me a certain security.
I will think if that time comes how︁ to invest that money or what new business to establish.
But I want to have︂ everything well organized so that if I have to leave Monaco in the future, I︃ can take the money to another country without complications with the banks.
Baltic, do you want to PM me? I moved to Monaco last August and live there virtually for free. Happy to share my experiences, I’m also looking for the right setup from a company structure and GiB seems like the winner for a European based system.
This requires further analysis, but might be possible.
Feel free to get in touch.
In a contract of partnership, two or more persons (partners)︀ undertake to act to achieve a mutual objective and to help to achieve the objective︁ in the manner established by the contract, above all by making contributions.
Such legal arrangement︂ could be between your Estonian and Delaware entity to run the business, and you can︃ determine the way profits are distributed.
Its effectively a transparent unincorporated entity, that can be︄ managed by your Estonian company so to the clients it will look as if nothing︅ has changed and only the Estonian company is engaged in business while the involvement of︆ other partners can be concealed.
Feel free to get in touch.
In a contract of partnership, two or more persons (partners)︀ undertake to act to achieve a mutual objective and to help to achieve the objective︁ in the manner established by the contract, above all by making contributions.
Such legal arrangement︂ could be between your Estonian and Delaware entity to run the business, and you can︃ determine the way profits are distributed.
Its effectively a transparent unincorporated entity, that can be︄ managed by your Estonian company so to the clients it will look as if nothing︅ has changed and only the Estonian company is engaged in business while the involvement of︆ other partners can be concealed.
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