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United Arab Emirates Holding Company for French founders
Setting up a holding company in United Arab Emirates as a French founder is a three-variable problem: the United Arab Emirates entity, the holding company regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.
United Arab Emirates entity
Free zone QFZP requires adequate substance
Holding Company considerations
Pure equity holding vehicle for groups and investments.
French UBO exposure
Article 209B CFC, 3% tax on French real estate via offshore, exit tax.
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