QUESTION: Thought this might be of interest to you. It's a copy of portions of an email memo I received. This doesn't quite smell right. Your thoughts? "For...
COMMENT(1): In your reply to the person who sent you the "questionbable claims", You should have been more blunt and said that some of the assertions were B.S....
QUERY: Though you speak favorably of offshore variable annutities, aren't there substantial commisions accompanying these financial instruments? - in...
The Jacobs Report is a moderated list that is open to the public. It is basically an announcement/newsletter type of list. I have found in the past that...
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One of the most common motivations for those who venture offshore is the belief that they can avoid or defer U.S. income taxes with a foreign bank account, a...
QUESTION # 1 - I have a book entitled "Tax Havens of the World" written by Thomas Azzara. The book was published in 1993. It states "with proper planning a...
COMMENT: The information about your book on how to legally save taxes seems to be full of a lot of technical hair-splitting stuff that takes a lot of time and...
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You probably get a lot of requests for charitable contributions at the end of the year, as I do. So it becomes a question of choosing between various worthy...
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Happy New Year to all of you ! Hopefully, the new year will be both prosperous and free of further restrictions on our liberties, but I'm somewhat apprehensive...
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QUESTION: According to an investment newsletter, If your prime or second residence has a first mortgage through a bank, your self-directed IRA is allowed to...
That is a prohibited transaction no doubt about it. I have a whole IRA module in my course on investing in real estate and who you can and can't do it with. ...
Yes, it is a prohibited transaction; however, the DOL has allowed an exception to this transaction and has allowed it to occur under certain circumstances....
QUESTION: In regards to the capital gains on the asset used to fund a Foreign Commercial Deferred Variable Annuity owned by a foreign corporation, would there...
QUESTION: My IRA has invested in some offshore real estate. Because an IRA may establish a deposit account in a foreign jurisdiction, are all the other filings...
QUESTION: Do you think a variable annuity without a living/death benefit rider would be a viable alternative to setting aside money for a charity instead of a...
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QUESTION: I am interested in offshore variable annuity, however I have searched for the Code authority granting tax deferred status to a foreign variable...
QUESTION: It is my understanding that owning a variable offshore annuity would result in the owner checking "No" on his income tax return for foreign ownership...
QUESTION: Just ordered "offshore tax strategies" and it reminded me that you mentioned back in September that there was some updating to the Controlled Foreign...
QUESTION: How does one go about finding an aggressive, competent tax preparer? I don't make a lot of money, but my taxes are becoming more complex due to my...
This is a two part exchange with a member of this list who doesn't agree with my views about whether a foreign variable life insurance policy needs to be...
New Zealand Seminar Resurrected Last year David Tanzer & Associates, PC. and Offshore Press co-sponsored a seminar in New Zealand that we called the "Escape...
QUESTION: If a U.S. individual owns a foreign corporation, and that corporation has income from U.S. sources, are both Form 5471 and Form 1120-F required? On...
QUESTION: As far as I understand, a Panama S.A. corporation can not file 8832 to be a disregarded entity and is hence subject to ordinary income taxes on...
I would appreciate some help from members of this list who are professionals in web marketing. Specifically, I'm trying to find a method of identifying the...
