Why New York Real Estate Is the New Swiss Bank Account — New York Magazine
▻http://nymag.com/news/features/foreigners-hiding-money-new-york-real-estate-2014-6
de plus en plus d’immeubles de New York sont achetés par des étrangers qui souvent n’y mettent pas les pieds :
Behind a New York City deed, there may be a Delaware LLC, which may be managed by a shell company in the British Virgin Islands, which may be owned by a trust in the Isle of Man, which may have a bank account in Liechtenstein managed by the private banker in Geneva. The true owner behind the structure might be known only to the banker. “It will be in some file, but not necessarily a computer file,” says Markus Meinzer, a senior analyst at the nonprofit Tax Justice Network. “It could be a black book.” If an investor wants to sell the property, he doesn’t have to transfer the deed—an act that would create a public paper trail. He can just shift ownership of the holding company.
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