"Benefits" and "Costs" Brought by Immigration to America

Investment immigrants can make wise decisions only by comprehensively evaluating the "benefits" and "costs" brought by immigration. The benefits are easy to understand, for example, you mentioned that you want to send your children abroad to study, provide for the aged, provide medical care and have a good ecological environment. Many people think that the cost is only the funds and intermediary fees needed for investment immigrants, but the actual cost may be far more than that, and the tax you mentioned must also be considered. When it comes to taxes, we should first pay attention to two key words:

First, global taxation. At present, many popular immigrant countries, such as the United States, Canada and Australia, are countries that tax globally, which means that once you become a tax resident of that country, you must declare and pay taxes to that country no matter where your property is. The most direct choice is to avoid becoming a tax resident, especially as a member of the family's main source of income, and not to become a tax resident of a global tax country.

The second is property inheritance. Property inheritance is divided into foreground and background. The front is called talent and the back is called inheritance. In the United States, there are both gift tax and inheritance tax. However, both inheritance tax and gift tax are levied on the "party who gives money out", so if the party who gives money is not a US tax resident, there is no such thing as inheritance tax and gift tax. "Donors" can be extended to include non-individuals, such as foreign companies and foreign trusts. In addition, even if the "donor" is a tax resident of the United States, not all estates are subject to inheritance tax. The deduction of inheritance tax includes: marriage deduction (all the property donated to the spouse is exempt from inheritance tax and gift tax), charity deduction, expenses and losses caused by mortgage loans and debts and real estate. After the deduction, as an American, there is also a lifelong allowance (the combined calculation of inheritance and gift), which may be different every year. $5.25 million in 20 13 years.