Seychelles Private Foundation.
A Foundation is an entity build on a civil law concept, that acts like a trust and functions like a company, combining elements from both to provide an optimal solution for estate planning, asset protection but also charitable work.
A Foundation is a civil law concept, previously used for public and charitable purposes. Over a period of time, this concept has been extended to wealth management. The Foundation acts like a trust and functions like a company, effectively combining the best features of both.
The primary benefits of the Seychelles Private Foundation are in terms of the opportunities it offers by way of Tax deferral, Succession planning, and Financial Privacy. The applicable law also contains some of the strongest asset protection provisions ever conceived for a structure of its kind.
When assets are endowed to the Foundation (by the Founder), they become the property of the Foundation with full legal and beneficial title. They are no longer considered to be the assets of the Founder. The beneficiaries of the Foundation have no legal rights to these assets and they cannot exercise any control over its decisions.
How can you use Foundation as an entity?
- Estate planning
- Asset protection
- Charitable and Cultural purposes
- As part of a structure to protect underlying assets / companies of a group
- Staff welfare foundations where both employer and/or employees contribute
Why Seychelles Foundation?
The Seychelles Foundation is a separate legal entity (similar to a company) but with beneficiaries rather than shareholders (like a trust). The foundation acts like a trust and functions like a company. A Seychelles Foundation can be ideal in many cases, though it is not intended to engage in commercial activities on a daily basis. But the main advantage is that there are no restrictions on the trading activities of companies owned by the Foundation.
