Accrual of inheritance involving assets abroad often underestimated An international accrual of inheritance is given when for example a German testator holds assets abroad or vice versa a foreign testator holds assets in Germany. Due to the different national...
Showing ways and solutions to the High Net Worth Individuals to protect and optimise their assets. Wealthy people – the so called High Net Worth Individuals – keeping their property on a foreign account are currently under a general suspicion of tax evasion. The...
Philanthropic giving can reduce the percentage of Inheritance Tax that must be paid on the estate and is therefore an important part of estate planning. There are many reasons why the inclusion philanthropy into an estate plan can create financial advantages, not...
Switzerland does not have a law relating to trusts (yet). However, it ratified the Hague Convention regarding trusts and agreed therefore to recognize trusts that are created in accordance to the convention. Switzerland, as a civil law country, does not have a law...
What happens to your digital assets upon death? What happens to one's digital assets upon death? A brief summary of the rules in the U.S.A. that determine how much of our digital information is available to our fiduciaries upon death. While technology is constantly...
