Death & Taxes
0% Capital Gain Tax Solutions & up to 90% income tax optimization - Or why now the only certainty is death)
The only two things certain in life are death and taxes - except that here at FFT, we have taken care of the latter. Through Swiss Trust and Financial corporate structures combined with unique features of Swiss tax legislation FFT delivers 0% capital gain tax rate and up to 90% income tax optimization solutions. We call this the FFT golden formula which captures both our art and passion legally taking advantage of local tax exemptions.
Swiss Trust Companies are the engine of our unique tax solutions. Every client receives a detailed explanation of how we can customize the Swiss trust company and the associated services to meet the unique requirements. For example, the solution package can be molded to emphasize capital or income tax optimization, issuance of securities, stock exchange listing, or an even an initial coin offering. All solutions are usually a three-step process which consists of acquiring the entity, implementing the custom solution, and, finally, operating the company. FFT remains closely involved in all three stages.
In addition, FFT offers turn-key solutions – fully operational Swiss trust companies can be acquired and used within 72 hours. This includes active accounts (including private, corporate, and merchant banking) with leading institutions in Switzerland and the rest of Europe and the FFT administrative package, which consists of directorship mandate, domiciliation, audit services, tax ruling and filing, etc. In other words, the company is ready to use from day one.
“Delivering Certainty in an Uncertain world.”
FFT’s offerings are made possible through two pillars of legislation that are unique to Switzerland: the 1934 Banking Secrecy Act and the confidential registered-share ownership structure. The crown jewel of Swiss banking, the Secrecy Act makes it a criminal offense to disclose information on owners, beneficiaries and account holders. In addition, confidential registered shares provide full security, ownership protection, and instant transfers of company’s interests. These two aspects of Swiss law guarantee that the identity and nature of business of FFT clients remains confidential at all times.
In today’s volatile global economic climate, Trust is easily the world’s rarest and most precious commodity. Embedded in Switzerland’s traditionally secluded and serene business microclimate, Swiss trust companies guarantee anonymity of ownership, security, and attractive tax benefits. Our custom-tailored solutions meet the most meticulous requirements of our clients, while turn-key packages can be deployed and used in as little as three days. Swiss banks and financial institutions hold more than CHF 3 trillion in assets under management, representing more than 30% of globally managed assets – and through FFT’s services, our clients, too, can join their illustrious ranks.
Further, foreign beneficiaries of Swiss Trusts and financial business corporations can benefit from further tax benefits in the field of income and taxation on capital as well as optimized dividend distribution and withholding tax.
FFT also offers a standard, turn-key ready-to-go package to all those wish to benefit from our expertise in the field of taxation and business finance through employment the Swiss indigenous creation.
By combining the expertise of international tax advisors, consultants, CPA’s and asset managers FFT has been able to create a product targeted at discerning private and corporate clients wishing to take full advantage of their procured entity from day one. Depending on needs of each client and his business formula FFT can provide Trust companies with a dedicated financial license for asset management under supervision of respective authorities as well as assist clients in obtaining a supervised and/or non-supervised financial services Swift license.
In addition, common work in conjunction with leading law firms and experts on bond financing in Switzerland has culminated in 2011 with creation of a stock-exchange listed bond financing scenario for local and international projects through the Swiss trust company.
Subsequently, as the times evolved, so did the markets and the needs of clients, the year 2020 saw an introduction an creation of an ICO (initial coin offering) scenario allowing beneficiaries of the Swiss Trust to issue their own tokens and offer to international clientele, for the purpose of crowd funding, project financing, or simply to create an internal ecosystem, based on an innate blockchain-based currency.
Switzerland as a tax shelter: today and tomorrow
We admit – recent news coverage of Switzerland has not been pretty. Criminal investigations, discoveries of hidden assets, tax treaties – these are all the things that would leave any investor pondering (as well they should). But the truth is – none of this should be of any concern to you, because everything we offer is perfectly legal and complies both with the letter and the spirit of the law.
Secondly, Switzerland has a reputation to maintain – a reputation built by centuries of sophisticated banking expertise, with the Banking Secrecy Act of 1934 as its crown jewel. Among other things, the Act codifies banking secrecy – and criminalizes violations of it. While the scope of banking secrecy in Switzerland has been redefined in recent years, as a client of FFT, you benefit from all the positive aspects of the Swiss legislation while avoiding entirely the impact of negative ones.
Lastly, Switzerland is perceived by many as the sole proud standing bastion of banking freedom in Europe. The country is famous for creating an environment friendly to business and finance where ingenious thought can thrive in a business-friendly environment without succumbing to tax limitations. Legally taking advantage of local exemptions is an art and passion for FFT.
There is but one fundamental truth.
Naturally, one might argue that in today’s rapid changing environment there are many worthy and secure solution capable of providing the ultimate solution and zealously serving the interest of the parties concerned. However, there is but one jurisdiction brimming with the brightest of lights, Switzerland, located at the heart of Europe, an unapproachable bastion of classical economic values and the modern financial vision of the future, is the ultimate jurisdiction for safe and reliable financial results. Its crown jewel, the Swiss Trust Company seems to offer a solution to almost every ‘financial predicament’ a modern businessperson or entrepreneur might be faced with; whether one’s aim is to protect and secure the accumulated wealth, conduct international financial operations, serve the most discerning and business-savvy clientele or to simply hold, manage and preserve assets over time, the Swiss Trust Company is the ultimate, peerless answer.
We rest our case and make an appeal to all those who value, smart economic decisions, coupled with security, stability, tradition, wrapped in a shroud of modernism and state of the art financial solutions. Contact First Fidelity Trust today to learn more how a Swiss Trust Company can benefic you and your business.
