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And, of course the trivial work around that is to have the ownership of the real-estate owning entity be yet another offshore series of organizations. That way
by ghshephard 8y ago
And, of course the trivial work around that is to have the ownership of the real-estate owning entity be yet another offshore series of organizations. That way the principal owners of the entity which has title property never change, but the beneficial shareholders of those entities can be transferred. Etc, etc...
I.E. For a property on 4th avenue, the entity which owns it is Starfish Inc. The shareholders of Starfish Inc, are Corp1, Corp2, and Corp3.
The property on 4th avenue is never sold, it is always owned by one owner - Starfish Inc.
Likewise, Starfish Inc is never sold, it is always owned by Corp1, Corp2, and Corp3.
Add as many levels of indirection and obfuscation in as many tax-free havens as it's worth to avoid having to pay additional property taxes.
Only the shares in Corp1, Corp2, and Corp3 are transferred/sold to new parties.