Compliance Simplifier: Unlocking the Advantages of PPLI

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Private Placement Life Insurance (PPLI) offers a range of advantages that can greatly simplify compliance and enhance the management of assets. In this blog post, we will explore these advantages in detail and shed light on how PPLI can be a valuable tool for individuals and businesses. Let’s dive in!

Ease of Reporting to Tax Authorities

One of the key benefits of a properly structured PPLI policy is the ease of reporting to tax authorities. The beneficial owner of the assets within the policy is the insurance company itself. This means that reporting obligations become significantly streamlined. Since the assets are held in segregated accounts, often spread across multiple jurisdictions worldwide, the insurance company acts as the administrator of these assets on behalf of the policy owner.

The segregation of accounts ensures that the assets held within the policy are distinct from the insurance company’s balance sheet. In many cases, a custodian bank is entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding these assets. This arrangement not only simplifies reporting but also provides an added layer of security and transparency.

Straightforward Administration of Assets

Another advantage of PPLI is the straightforward administration of assets. PPLI companies typically accept qualified institutions to serve as custodians, and qualified asset managers to oversee the investments in the segregated accounts. This flexibility allows policy owners to work with trusted professionals of their choice while benefiting from the efficient administration offered by the insurance company.

By leveraging the expertise of experienced custodians and asset managers, policy owners can ensure that their assets are managed in a manner aligned with their financial objectives. This collaborative relationship between the insurance company, the custodian, and the asset manager is reinforced by the legal frameworks in place in jurisdictions where PPLI companies are located. As a result, PPLI structures gain viable commercial substance, further enhancing their attractiveness.

Expanding on the Endnotes:

Endnote 1: “Private Placement Life Insurance (PPLI)” is a concept that has gained recognition and usage in the financial industry. To delve deeper into the topic, you can refer to the comprehensive Wikipedia page on PPLI. Additionally, “The New Age of Global Tax Transparency and Registers of Beneficial Owners: The Compliant Solution” is an insightful resource published by Taxlinked.net, offering valuable insights into the evolving landscape of global tax transparency.

Endnote 2: In his book, “The PPLI Solution: Delivering Wealth Accumulation, Tax Efficiency, and Asset Protection Through Private Placement Life Insurance,” Michael Malloy CLU TEP RFC discusses various aspects of PPLI, including tax management and wealth-building strategies. This resource serves as a valuable reference for individuals interested in exploring PPLI further.

In conclusion, PPLI is a compliance simplifier that empowers policy owners with a range of advantages. From streamlined reporting to tax authorities and efficient asset administration to the infusion of commercial substance, PPLI offers a compelling solution. By partnering with reputable custodians and asset managers, individuals and businesses can navigate the complexities of wealth management while ensuring compliance and optimizing their financial goals. We, @ EWP Financial are here to help you!

Disclaimer: The information provided in this blog post is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as legal or financial advice. It is recommended to consult with a qualified professional before making any financial decisions.

by Michael Malloy, CLU TEP RFC.
CEO, Founder @EWP Financial

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Fundamentals of PPLI and EWP - Episode 3

Did You Know This About PPLI & EWP? – Episode 3 – EWP’s Foundation Is The Six Principles

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Fundamentals of Private Placement Life Insurance
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Expanded Worldwide Planning

Did You Know This About PPLI & EWP?

EWP’s Foundation Is The Six Principles

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It makes sense to partner with a concept that is recognized as a cornerstone of financial stability—the six principles of Expanded Worldwide Planning, or EWP for short. The six principles are recognized as such by Wikipedia in its article on International Tax Planning. You too can employ these principles to grow and strengthen your own financial assets. How can you accomplish this? By using an asset structure that has at its very roots the six principles of EWP.

Here is the text from Wikipedia’s article on International Tax Planning which features the Six Principles of EWP

International Tax Planning

International tax planning, also known as international tax structures or expanded worldwide planning (EWP), is an element of international taxation created to implement directives from several tax authorities following the 2008 worldwide recession.

History

In 2010, the United States introduced the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Later the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) expanded these directives and proposed a new international system for the automatic exchange of information – known as the Common Reporting Standard (CRS). The organization also attempted to limit companies’ ability to shift profits to low-tax locations, a practice known as base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). The goal of this worldwide exchange of tax information being tax transparency, it requires the exchange of a significant volume of information. As a result, there are concerns about privacy and data breach in interested industries. EWP has been an important element on the agenda of the OECD following the succession of leaked revelations about various jurisdictions, including the Luxembourg Leaks, Panama papers and Paradise papers. In December 2017, European Union finance ministers blacklisted 17 countries for refusing to cooperate in its investigation on tax havens

Principles

EWP allows a tax paying entity to simplify its existing structures and minimize reporting obligations under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and CRS. At the heart of EWP is a properly constructed Private placement life insurance (PPLI) policy that allows taxpayers to use the regulatory framework of life insurance to structure assets along the client’s planning needs. These international assets can also comply with tax authorities worldwide. EWP also brings asset protection and privacy benefits that are set forward in the six principles of EWP below. The other elements in the EWP structure may include the client’s citizenship, country of origin, actual residence, insurance regulations of all concerned jurisdictions, tax report requirements, and client’s objectives.

Planning with trust and foundations frequently offer only limited tax planning opportunities whereas EWP provides a tax shield. Adding a PPLI policy held by the correct entity in the proper jurisdiction creates a notable planning opportunity.

Features

Privacy

EWP gives privacy and compliance with tax laws. It also enhances protection from data breach and strengthens family security. EWP allows for a tax compliant system that still respects basic rights of privacy. EWP addresses the concerns of law firms and international planners about some aspects of CRS related to their clients’ privacy. EWP assists with the privacy and welfare of families by protecting their financial records and keeping them in compliance with tax regulations.

Asset protection

EWP protects assets with segregated account legislation by using the benefits of life insurance. This structure uses asset protection laws in the jurisdictions of residence to shield these assets from creditors. A trust with its own asset protection provisions can still receive additional protection with the policy.

Succession planning

EWP includes transfers of assets without forced heirship rules directly to beneficiaries using a controlled and orderly plan. This element of EWP provides a wealth holder a method to enact an estate plan according to his/her wishes without complying with forced heirship rules in the home country. This plan must be coordinated with all the aspects of a properly structured PPLI policy together with other elements of a wealth owner’s financial and legal planning.

Tax shield

EWP adds tax deferral, income, estate tax benefits and dynasty tax planning opportunities. Assets held in a life insurance contract are considered tax-deferred in most jurisdictions throughout the world. Likewise, PPLI policies that are properly constructed shield the assets from all taxes. In most cases, upon the death of the insured, benefits are paid as a tax free death benefit.

Compliance simplifier

EWP adds ease of reporting to tax authorities and administration of assets, commercial substance to structures. In addition, the insurance company is considered the beneficial owner of the assets. This approach greatly simplifies reporting obligations to tax authorities because assets in the policy are held in segregated accounts and can be spread over multiple jurisdictions worldwide.

Trust substitute

EWP creates a viable structure under specific insurance regulations for civil law jurisdictions. It also creates a new role for commercial trust companies. In most civil law jurisdictions, trusts are poorly acknowledged and trust law is not well developed. As a result, companies with foreign trusts in these civil law jurisdictions face obstacles.

by Michael Malloy, CLU TEP RFC.
CEO, Founder @EWP Financial

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International Tax Planning & Compliance Simplifier-Part 2

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EWP (Expanded Worldwide Planning) and Compliance Simplifier

Part 2

Private Placement Life Insurance (PPLI) in Action

Inside a Deadly Spider Web Structure

Depending on the planning needs of international families, two types of trusts are generally used, Foreign Grantor Trust and Foreign Non-Grantor Trust. These trusts can accomplish some of the aims of the six principles of EWP, but they can do nothing in terms of tax efficiency. For this a trust must own a properly structured PPLI policy. An EWP structure uses the six principles of EWP to give families the optimum amount of tax efficiency, privacy, and asset protection.

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by Michael Malloy, CLU TEP RFC, @ Advanced Financial Solutions, Inc

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International Tax Planning & Compliance Simplifier

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EWP (Expanded Worldwide Planning) and Compliance Simplifier

PPLI Keeps You Out of a Spider Web Structure

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For most people a spider’s web is not a positive image. For this reason Expanded Worldwide Planning (EWP) uses a spider’s web as a symbol of an overly complicated asset structure with multiple entities and a confusing array of boxes and arrows. In its complexity, what we call a Spider Web Structure might look impressive to some, but the end result is summarized in three words: overcomplication, confusion, and uncertainty. Later on we will give you a detailed description of a Spider Web Structure.

We propose an alternative asset structure that we call an EWP Structure.

At the heart of an EWP Structure is a Private Placement Life Insurance (PPLI) policy which was born out of the necessity to achieve greater tax efficiency, privacy, and asset protection in one low cost structure with institutional pricing. A PPLI structure is made possible through the laws and regulations of life insurance. A much more stable and straightforward body of law than the more politicized tax laws and regulations worldwide.

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by Michael Malloy, CLU TEP RFC, @ Advanced Financial Solutions, Inc

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Q & A – Ancient Wisdom and PPLI

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Questions and Answers from the book “The Wit and Wisdom of Professor PPLI: How to Achieve Exceptional Asset Structuring with Private Placement Life Insurance”

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Socrates and King Lear Teach Us a Lesson

Ancient Wisdom and PPLI

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In this Part of the book, Socrates and Shakespeare’s King Lear are mentioned. Professor PPLI, please tell us more about how they pertain to PPLI?

In this Part of the book, we used the death of Socrates and the wanderings of King Lear late in his life as examples of highly charged types of exile. Socrates was put to death by state officials in Athens. King Lear was left to wander in his own country after political intrigue forced him out.

Wealthy families are not immune to dramatic forms of exile, sometimes being forced to flee their own country for political and economic reasons. At Advanced Financial Solutions, Inc., our goal is to structure your assets into a well-organized arrangement that gives you the stability to withstand disruptive cross border changes.

This is accomplished through the conservative vehicle of life insurance that is recognized in almost all jurisdictions throughout the world as a standard financial planning vehicle. Privacy, asset protection, and tax efficiency are the hallmarks of the structures that we provide for wealthy families throughout the world.

Profession PPLI, how does Socrates’s philosophy teach you to construct better PPLI international asset structures?

Achieving the ideal international asset structure requires us to be careful listeners. We zealously guard against presenting you with a preconceived plan of our own making. In the end, the plan must be a combination of your aims and desires and our knowledge of the laws and regulations that are pertinent to the plan. What worked for one family may not be a fit for you, even though the outward facts are similar.

How can we be certain that we adhere to careful listening? One method is to follow Socrates’s famous quote: “I only know that I know nothing.” Garth Kemerling’s insightful commentary in the Great Philosophers series is helpful here:

“It is one thing to state one’s opinion of how things are and should be. Powerful institutions such as religions and political systems are built upon such dogmas and the demands that others abide by them. Socrates, on the other hand, started from a position of ignorance and sought the truth. In the end. He has no dogmatic program for us to follow, just a method for seeking the truth for ourselves, without any guarantee that we will find it. Philosophy as practiced by Socrates is an open system.”

Professor PPLI, why would a citizen of a country wish to purchase a life insurance policy from a company outside the borders of their country?

The majority of jurisdictions in the world allow their citizens to purchase life insurance from companies outside their borders. PPLI serves this need very well.

For reasons to purchase a foreign life insurance policy, you need look no further than the six principles of Expanded Worldwide Planning (EWP):

Privacy
Asset protection
Succession Planning
Tax Shield
Compliance simplifier
Trust substitute

Usually several, if not the majority of these six principles, are not available in your own country. Why restrict your international asset planning to just the meager offerings that are available. Expand your vision to include the full palette of EWP. We quote the definitions of the six principles from the Wikipedia page, “International Tax Planning:”