Tax Optimization-WealthShield Asia

Dividend Playbooks: Paying Owners Without Paying Twice

Time 2025-08-23 18:04:28

Distributions can leak tax through withholding and mismatched rules. The fix is routing, timing, and eligibility—supported by substance. Where leakage happens. Cross-border dividends meet withholding tax (WHT) at the paying company, corporate incom... [More]

Transfer Pricing for Family Groups: Getting Paid for the Work You Actually Do

Time 2025-08-23 18:00:54

Family-owned groups often charge too little—or too much—between affiliates. Correct pricing starts with mapping who creates value and documenting it. Why it matters. Tax authorities challenge “one-size-fits-all” 5% service fees or blanket roy... [More]

Economic Substance 2.0: From Paper Offices to Operative Reality

Time 2025-08-23 18:00:01

Substance has moved from a filing tick-box to a real threshold. Here’s how families design people, premises, and processes that satisfy modern substance tests. What substance means today. Across mid-shore and offshore hubs, “adequate” substance... [More]

Permanent Establishment in the Remote Era: When a Zoom Call Creates a Tax Footprint

Time 2025-08-23 17:58:57

Global families and founder-led groups increasingly run businesses from anywhere. Tax authorities, meanwhile, still care where key decisions and contracts happen. This piece explains modern PE risk—and how to design around it. Why PE matters now. “... [More]

Trusts and Foundations for Asia-Based Families: Governance First, Tax Second

Time 2025-08-23 01:36:31

Tools like trusts and foundations work best when they solve governance problems; tax efficiency then follows. Why families adopt them. Succession, creditor protection, and stewardship. The right tool depends on where the family lives and where assets... [More]

CRS, Privacy, and Clean Visibility: Reporting Without Oversharing

Time 2025-08-23 01:35:42

Automatic exchange is here to stay. The winning strategy is clean alignment—not secrecy. What gets reported. Under CRS/FATCA, financial institutions report account balances, interest, dividends, and certain gross proceeds to the account holder’s... [More]