Establish residency in a 0-tax or territorial-tax country to escape US state tax + optimize CFC.
Territorial-tax countries only tax income sourced IN their country: UAE (0% personal), Panama (0% foreign), Portugal NHR (10% for 10 years, replaced by IFICI in 2024), Malaysia, Costa Rica, Georgia (0% for foreign remote work). Doesn't erase US worldwide tax (§911 helps), but eliminates state tax + provides second-passport optionality. Requires physical presence, real ties, often golden-visa investment.
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Exclude ~$130K/yr of foreign-earned income + housing exclusion — bona fide resident or 330-day test.
Dollar-for-dollar credit for foreign income taxes paid — no cap, no phase-out.
US shareholder of CFC elects corporate rates + FTC on GILTI, cutting rate from 37% to ~21%.
HSBC Expat, America Mortgages, Waltz, MBanc — 30-yr fixed US real estate loans for non-residents.
Non-US jurisdictions with no recognition of foreign judgments — bulletproof asset protection.
Claim treaty position to be taxed as resident of only ONE country, halving your compliance.
Non-resident aliens can own a US LLC, do US business, and pay $0 US tax if properly structured.
Second passport / residency via investment (Portugal, Malta, Greece, Caribbean, UAE, Panama).