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Cayman Islands Family Office for German founders
Setting up a family office in Cayman Islands as a German founder is a three-variable problem: the Cayman Islands entity, the family office regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.
Cayman Islands entity
Economic Substance Law applies to relevant activities
Family Office considerations
Single or multi-family wealth structuring vehicle.
German UBO exposure
AStG add-back taxation, exit tax on >1% holdings, substance critical.
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