Acquisition And Holding Of Real Estate
There are often substantial advantages in using an offshore property holding company for the purpose of holding real estate. Advantages of real estate ownership using offshore structures include avoidance of inheritance tax, avoidance of capital gains tax, ease of sale which is achieved by transferring the shares in a foreign company rather than transferring the real estate owned by the company. The same is true for the acquisition, registration and holding of private yachts and aircraft.