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RAK ICC Holding Company for German founders

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

RAK ICC entity

Lighter than DIFC/ADGM; substance for tax claims

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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