Foundations
Foundations, family governance and international succession structures.
The foundation hub explains when a foundation can help, which tax issues must be reviewed and how Kanzlei Meyers & Partner AG forms and accompanies the structure.
Foundation advisory
Purpose, control, beneficiaries, tax and bankability are reviewed together.
A foundation is not selected by name. German charitable foundations, Liechtenstein foundations and DIFC foundations have different tax, governance, family and banking consequences. The English pages now mirror the German depth.
Charitable foundation with family involvement
Charitable foundation planning with donation deduction, endowment gifts, family involvement, reserve rules, Mittelverwendung and governance.
Liechtenstein FoundationLiechtenstein Foundation distributions and taxation
Liechtenstein Foundation planning for German clients with section 15 AStG, loss of control, distributions, gift tax risks and no German substitute inheritance tax.
DIFC FoundationDIFC Foundation set-up and tax review
DIFC Foundation planning with founder, council, guardian, charter, by-laws, Family Foundation Election, UAE corporate tax and German AStG review.
Implementation
Formation and administration from one file.
Foundation, holding, GmbH & Co. KG and exit planning
Integrated planning for foundation, holding company, GmbH & Co. KG and relocation with tax sequence, substance, banking and implementation.
Corporate donationGmbH donation to charitable foundation
Review of GmbH donations to charitable foundations with donation deduction, vGA risk, documentation, governance and board approval.
UAE Free ZoneUAE Free Zone FZE set-up and tax review
UAE Free Zone FZE set-up with licence, residency, UAE Corporate Tax, qualifying income, substance, transfer pricing, banking and German tax file.
Dubai ResidencyDubai residency and tax set-up
Dubai residency planning with UAE tax residence, German exit tax, centre of life, substance, banking, health insurance and family documentation.
UAE Corporate TaxUAE Corporate Tax and substance review
UAE Corporate Tax substance review for Free Zone and mainland companies with qualifying income, transfer pricing, accounts, management and foreign tax exposure.
Banking and KYCBanking, KYC, substance and asset protection
Banking and KYC preparation for international structures with UBO, source of wealth, source of funds, payment flows, substance and asset-protection file.