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DIFC (Dubai) Family Office for French founders
Setting up a family office in DIFC (Dubai) as a French founder is a three-variable problem: the DIFC (Dubai) entity, the family office regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.
DIFC (Dubai) entity
Mandatory office, directors, employees in DIFC
Family Office considerations
Single or multi-family wealth structuring vehicle.
French UBO exposure
Article 209B CFC, 3% tax on French real estate via offshore, exit tax.
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