A family holding company is a company that holds shares or stakes in other companies, with the aim of centralizing and managing a family's assets or business. 

Even if you can create a family holding company in Brazil, having a holding company in the United States is a guarantee of legal security and tranquility, since your assets will be dollarized and safe, free from the social and political instabilities that can occur in Brazil.

Furthermore, a holding company in the USA can offer several tax and legal advantages for the owning family.

What is the purpose of the holding company?

If you want to open a holding company in the United States, it can have three main purposes, which are:

• Asset protection: The holding company can protect the family's assets from possible debts or lawsuits;
• Tax burden reduction: the holding company may allow the reduction of taxes paid;
• Succession planning: the holding company can be a way to plan the transition of the business and assets to future generations of the owning family.

Choosing the legal structure of your holding company

There are several legal structures that can be used in the creation of a family holding company in the USA, each with its advantages and disadvantages. The most common are:

Limited Liability Company(LLC): is the most flexible and popular structure for the creation of family holding companies in the USA. The LLC is very similar to the type of company we call LTDA in Brazil.

In an LLC, the owners are not personally liable for the debts and legal obligations of the company. 

And this is why the LLC is one of the most widely used types of companies by people, because the owners' assets are safe from any problems the company may have in the future.

This type of company can also be taxed as a corporation or as a pass-through entity (with the profit and loss statements falling directly on the individuals who own the company), depending on the choice of the partners;

Corporations: In the United States there are two types of Corporations: the C-Corporation and the S-Corporation. These are the types of companies that can be publicly traded and have an unlimited number of shareholders.

A C-Corporation can have an unlimited number of shareholders and the shares can be publicly traded on stock exchanges. 

However, the C-Corporation is subject to federal and state corporate taxes, and this can result in double taxation: on company profits and on dividends distributed to shareholders. 

An S Corporation has the same legal structures as a C Corporation, but this type of company has the tax benefit of a Partnership;

Partnership: this type of company is not subject to federal and state corporate taxes because it functions as a pass-through entity, where profits and losses are reported on its shareholders' personal income tax returns. 

Who can open a company in the USA?

Any person, regardless of nationality, can open a business in the U.S. as long as he or she complies with the rules set by the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Federal Government.

Dollarize your assets

Establishing a family holding company in the United States is a smart strategy for those who want to dollarize their assets and protect their financial assets, ensuring a smart and safe succession for their family.

EB-5 Visa: Investor

The EB-5 Visa is the famous visa for investors in the United States. To obtain your green card in this way, you must make a US $900,000 investment in a business that generates at least 10 jobs in the US.

But this is not the only way to get your green card!

Even if you have the assets to get an EB-5 visa, you can get a green card through your work experience - and in this way you will achieve an even more advantageous migration to the United States.

Many professions are on the rise in the USA!

Medicine, engineering, physical therapy, programming and psychology are professions that are booming in the American market.

If you have a recognized degree, five years of professional experience, or exceptional or extraordinary skills in your field in Brazil, you may be eligible for a green card under the EB-2 category.

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