“The free lunch is over”: What China’s offshore tax overhaul means for private banks

China’s new tax rules targeting offshore trusts have prompted wealthy families, trustees and advisers to reassess cross-border wealth structures. The regulations, which took effect immediately, impose a 20% tax on gains from shares, property and other assets transferred into offshore trusts, according to a joint statement from China’s Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration last Friday. Kia Meng Loh,…

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