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Hong Kong Holding Company for German founders

Setting up a holding company in Hong Kong as a German founder is a three-variable problem: the Hong Kong entity, the holding company regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.

Hong Kong entity

Offshore claim requires substance and operational evidence

Holding Company considerations

Pure equity holding vehicle for groups and investments.

German UBO exposure

AStG add-back taxation, exit tax on >1% holdings, substance critical.

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