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United Arab Emirates Holding Company for German founders
Setting up a holding company in United Arab Emirates as a German 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.
German UBO exposure
AStG add-back taxation, exit tax on >1% holdings, substance critical.
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