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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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