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Glossary

CFC rules

Controlled Foreign Corporation rules let your home country tax the profits of a foreign company you control.

CFC rules exist to stop residents parking profits in a low-tax foreign company. If you control such a company, your home country may tax its profits as if they were yours, regardless of whether they're distributed.

Why it matters

They're a key reason offshore structuring must follow your residency, not the other way around — the company's tax home has to make sense given where you live.

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