Panama Private Interest Foundations
Panama private interest foundations built on a bespoke charter and regulations, with the foundation council, the protector and the beneficiary classes designed for succession.
The Panama private interest foundation is the leading civil law alternative to a trust. It combines the separate legal personality of a corporation with the dedicated purpose of a trust, offering the best of both for asset protection, succession planning and family governance, with enhanced privacy for beneficiaries.
Succession planning
Tax-driven succession. Beneficiary classes and order of succession designed around the estate, inheritance and gift tax rules of the family's home countries.
Legacy protection
Tax-aware legacy planning. How the foundation or trust is classified and taxed in the US and Canada and how distributions to beneficiaries are taxed over time.
Family governance
Tax-aware governance. Council, protector and family roles designed so that control does not create unintended grantor, estate inclusion or trust residence consequences.
Personal asset protection
Asset protection with tax consequences mapped. Separation of family assets under Panama law, with the US and Canadian tax treatment of each protective feature identified.
Governing documents
Tax provisions for foundation charters, regulations and trust deeds, aligned with the family's US or Canadian tax objectives.
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Panama Trusts
Panama trusts for the long-term preservation of family wealth, with protector oversight and the order of succession written into the trust deed.
US Trusts
US trusts with each theme anchored to federal tax, from grantor status to estate and gift tax planning for transfers to the next generation.
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