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Where to Set Up a Family Office: Jurisdictions Compared

We compare the places where families set up a family office, using official sources: regulators, governments and courts. Every fact in our guides links to its source and shows when we last checked it. More places are being added.

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Place Minimum wealthLicencePersonal income taxOfficial feesResidence
Dubai (DIFC)Checked 18 October 2026 USD 50 million in family net assets, confirmed every year Family Office licence from the DIFC Registrar; no DFSA licence None USD 12,000 Family Office Licence under the 2023 rules (may be yearly), plus company fees 10-year Golden Visa from AED 2 million in property or investments
Abu Dhabi (ADGM)Checked 18 October 2026 USD 10 million in family net assets Licence from the ADGM Registration Authority; no FSRA permission None USD 5,600 to set up a single family office, USD 5,300 a year 10-year Golden Visa from AED 2 million in property or investments
Dubai (DMCC)Checked 19 October 2026 USD 1 million in investible or liquid assets when applying SFO licence for a DMCC Free Zone LLC from the DMCCA; non-regulated services only None Standard company: AED 9,020 registration, AED 20,285 a year licence; no SFO fee listed 10-year Golden Visa from AED 2 million in property or investments
Saudi ArabiaChecked 19 October 2026 No official figure found No family office licence found; a Companies Law company, with a CMA group exclusion No individual income tax scheme; employment income not taxed (reported by PwC, 2026) reported No official figure found Premium Residency: SAR 7 million and 10 jobs, or SAR 4 million property (reported) reported
SingaporeChecked 18 October 2026 None for the exemption; SGD 20 million (13O) or SGD 50 million (13U) for tax incentives No licence: class exemption, notify MAS within 14 days Progressive, top rate 24% SGD 315 to register a company; no official fee found for the MAS notice or 13O/13U applications Permanent residence via the Global Investor Programme: SGD 200 million under management, SGD 50 million invested in Singapore
Hong KongChecked 19 October 2026 None for the SFO; HK$240 million in specified assets for the 0% FIHV tax rate Generally no SFC licence if run at cost; Type 9 excludes serving only wholly owned group firms Salaries tax 2% to 17%, capped at 15% on the first HK$5 million and 16% above Company HK$1,545 online, HK$2,350 business registration (1 year, 2026/27); no SFO licence fee New CIES: HK$30 million net assets, HK$30 million invested (HK$3 million in CIES portfolio)
India (GIFT City)Checked 19 October 2026 No family wealth test; fund corpus of USD 10 million within 3 years (IFSCA FAQs) Family's own FME registered with IFSCA as an Authorised FME (2025 rules) 30% top rate above INR 2.4 million (new regime); surcharge up to 25% and 4% cess USD 2,500 application and USD 15,000 registration, then USD 3,000 a year (2026) No official figure found
SwitzerlandChecked 19 October 2026 No wealth minimum in the FinIA exemption; it turns only on family or business ties No licence: FinIA excludes managing solely assets of people with family or business ties Federal top rate 11.5% (2026) plus cantonal and communal tax; lump-sum option, not Zurich CHF 420 to register an AG or GmbH, CHF 210 a foundation; no family office licence fee No investor visa found; cantonal tax route (Zurich: about CHF 1 million tax a year)
United KingdomChecked 19 October 2026 No wealth minimum in the FCA group exclusion or company rules; no family office regime No licence; FCA authorisation only for regulated activities without an exclusion 45% top rate; dividends up to 39.35%; 4-year foreign income relief after 10 years abroad GBP 100 online incorporation; GBP 50 confirmation statement every 12 months No investor visa since February 2022; Innovator Founder has no minimum investment
LuxembourgChecked 19 October 2026 No minimum family wealth in the 2012 law or the CSSF conditions No Family Office authorisation for an office serving one family (Article 1, 2012 law) 42% above EUR 234,870 (scale since 2025) plus up to 9% surcharge: 45.78% top rate No official figure found Investor permit EUR 500,000, 3m or 20m; repeal voted 14 Oct 2026, not yet published
MauritiusChecked 19 October 2026 USD 5 million net assets under management or administration, at all times Family Office (Single) licence from the FSC under the 2026 Rules 0% to 35%; 35% above MUR 12 million from the income year ending June 2027 (EY) Single family office: USD 2,500 processing and USD 4,000 a year (FSC, July 2026) USD 375,000 property in EDB schemes; golden visa USD 1 million; Investor OP USD 100,000
United StatesChecked 19 October 2026 No minimum set by law No licence; excluded from SEC adviser registration by the family office rule Federal top rate 37% (2026) plus 3.8% NIIT; state taxes separate Delaware: USD 110 LLC, from USD 109 corporation, USD 500 statutory trust; no SEC fee EB-5 from USD 800,000 (TEA) or USD 1,050,000; Gold Card: USD 1 million gift, USD 15,000 fee
MonacoChecked 19 October 2026 No minimum family wealth in Law 1.439, which excludes one family's own office No SFO licence found; outside MFO Law 1.439; financial activities Law 1.338 not ruled out No personal income tax for residents, except French nationals (1963 convention) RCI EUR 100 (SA or SCA) or EUR 75 (civil company); residence permit EUR 80 to 160 Residence permit with Monaco housing and a Monaco bank reference; no official amount
LiechtensteinChecked 19 October 2026 No wealth minimum in the rules checked; no family office regime No family office regime; FMA licence for commercial services to others; group exempt 1% to 8% national tax plus 150% to 250% municipal surcharge; 4% notional return on wealth CHF 700 to register an AG, GmbH or foundation; CHF 300 to deposit a foundation notice No investor visa; non-EEA non-workers must be of special interest; EEA permits by lot
MaltaChecked 19 October 2026 EUR 5 million in the NPIF; investors' aggregate net assets over EUR 50 million No licence: family office NPIF notified to the MFSA, exempt manager or self-managed 0% to 35%; 35% above EUR 60,000 (2026); non-domiciled taxed on remittance (PwC) Notified PIF application fee EUR 2,000 (2025), EUR 2,750 by 2027 (reported) reported MPRP: EUR 37,000 + EUR 60,000 fee, EUR 375,000 home or EUR 14,000 rent, EUR 500,000 assets
Qatar (QFC)Checked 19 October 2026 USD 5 million in investable assets, per law firms (official text not opened) reported Registered with the QFC Company Registration Office and licensed by the QFC None on salaries; the QFC states 0% personal tax SFO application USD 5,000; annual USD 5,000 for a one-activity licensed firm (QFC) QAR 730,000 property: 5-year permit; QAR 3.65 million: permanent residency benefits; 90 days/yr
BahrainChecked 19 October 2026 No amount for the office; Glossary: family clients must be accredited investors (USD 1m) No CBB licence if only family clients, wholly family-owned and controlled, not public No personal income tax CBB licence: BHD 100 to apply, BHD 2,000 to 6,000 a year; no CBB fee for one family Golden Residency: property from BHD 130,000 (NPRA 2025; portal: 200,000); family can join
CyprusChecked 19 October 2026 No minimum in law (reported); internally managed AIFLNP fund: EUR 50,000 capital reported No family office licence; a company, generally no CySEC licence for one family (reported) reported 0% to 35%, 35% above EUR 72,000 (2026); non-doms exempt from Defence Contribution EUR 10 name approval and EUR 165 to incorporate a company; no family office fee Permanent residence (Reg. 6(2)): EUR 300,000 investment plus EUR 50,000 yearly income
JerseyChecked 19 October 2026 No wealth minimum in JFSC rules; registration turns on activities, not assets No family office licence; JFSC AML registration only if it is a Schedule 2 business 20% maximum; no capital gains tax; HVR: 20% up to GBP 1.25 million, then 1% Company from GBP 205; general Schedule 2 AML registration GBP 555 plus GBP 1,175 a year HVR: GBP 250,000 minimum tax a year, over GBP 10 million wealth; UK immigration clearance
GreeceChecked 20 October 2026 No wealth minimum; tax regime needs EUR 500,000 yearly costs in Greece and 5 staff Tax regime with no licence in article 71H; no source on Capital Market Commission rules 9% to 44% (above EUR 60,000) in 2026; non-dom EUR 100,000 a year on foreign income No official figure found 5-year golden visa: one property, EUR 800,000 or 400,000 by area (250,000 special cases)
GuernseyChecked 19 October 2026 No wealth minimum in the PTC limited permission or Family PIF criteria No family office licence; PTCs need GFSC licence or limited permission; SFO rule not stated 20% flat; 2026 caps GBP 160,000 or 320,000; GBP 60,000 for 4 years after GBP 50,000 duty PTC limited permission GBP 1,475; PIF GBP 1,500 plus GBP 1,000 a year (2026) No investor visa found; anyone may live in Open Market housing if immigration allows
ItalyChecked 19 October 2026 No wealth minimum in the rules checked; no family office regime No family office licence found; TUF reserves investment services to the public (reported) reported IRPEF 23% to 43% (2026); 2026 arrivals can opt for EUR 300,000 a year on foreign income reported No official figure found Investor Visa from EUR 250,000 (start-up) to EUR 2 million (bonds); elective residence
Malaysia (Forest City)Checked 19 October 2026 RM30 million (about USD 7.3 million) SFOV AUM at each year end; RM50 million in years 11-20 Family-owned SFOV and SFO MC; SC conditional approval, then yearly tax certification 0% to 30% (30% above RM2 million); 2% on dividends above RM100,000 from 2025 No official figure found FT-RPT: 3+ passes, 10 plus 10 years; MM2H SEZ/SFZ: USD 65,000 (32,000 at 50+) plus a home
GermanyChecked 19 October 2026 No wealth minimum in BaFin's family office guidance or the WpIG group exemption BaFin: can be licence-free for closest family, off-market; WpIG exempts group-only firms 45% from EUR 277,826 (2026) plus 5.5% surcharge; 25% flat tax on capital income Register: GmbH EUR 225, AG EUR 450, partnership EUR 150 (up to 3 partners); notary extra No investor visa found; self-employment permit (section 21 Residence Act), up to 3 years
PortugalChecked 20 October 2026 No wealth minimum in the Securities Code rules checked; no family office regime No family office regime; managing portfolios for others professionally needs authorisation 48% above EUR 86,634 plus 2.5% to 5% surcharge (2026); 28% capital income; IFICI 20% No official figure found Golden Visa open: EUR 500,000 in funds or a company with 5 jobs; 7 days in year one
SpainChecked 20 October 2026 No wealth minimum found; Spain has no family office regime No family office licence found; CNMV: investment services only via authorised firms Top 45% Madrid, 50% Catalonia (state plus region); savings 19% to 30%; 24% inbound regime reported No official figure found Golden visa closed 3 April 2025; non-lucrative permit: 400% of IPREM, EUR 2,400 a month reported
FranceChecked 20 October 2026 No wealth minimum found; no French text regulates family offices reported No family office law (notaries); portfolio management for third parties needs approval reported 45% top rate plus 3% to 4% levy, 20% minimum tax; 31.4% flat tax on investment income No official figure found Talent investor permit: EUR 300,000 in fixed assets plus jobs, up to 4 years; visitor visa
South AfricaChecked 20 October 2026 No wealth minimum in the FAIS Act rules read; none for a family office (ENSafrica) reported No family office licence category (ENSafrica); FAIS licence for advice or client assets reported 18% to 45%; 45% above ZAR 1,817,000 (ZAR 1,878,600 proposed for 2026/27); gains up to 18% No official figure found Business visa: ZAR 5 million cash from abroad; permanent residence: ZAR 12 million net worth
CanadaChecked 20 October 2026 No wealth minimum in NI 31-103, its Companion Policy or the Alberta Paragon order No family office exemption in NI 31-103; Alberta exempted one SFO from registration (2024) Federal 14% to 33% (2026) plus provincial: top about 53.5% Ontario and BC (our calc.) No official figure found Québec investor: CAD 2m net worth, CAD 1m for 5 years, CAD 200k contribution, French
AustraliaChecked 20 October 2026 No wealth minimum in the Corporations Act licensing rules (s911A) or ASIC's guide No family office regime; AFS licence unless exempt, e.g. services only to group companies reported Top 45% plus 2% Medicare levy in 2026-27; most foreign income of temporary residents untaxed No official figure found Investor visas closed July 2024; invitation-only National Innovation visa (permanent)
IrelandChecked 20 October 2026 No wealth minimum in the MiFID Regulations 2017 or Central Bank authorisation guidance No family office licence; MiFID authorisation unless group or trustee exemption applies Top 40% income tax, 8% USC, 4.35% PRSI; CGT 33% (31% in a Bill); non-dom remittance basis No official figure found Investor programme closed in 2023; Stamp 0 asks for EUR 50,000 individual income a year
TurkeyChecked 20 October 2026 No wealth minimum in the rules checked; no family office regime No family office licence or exemption found; SPK authorises portfolio managers 15% to 40% (2026); foreign income exempt 20 years for residents after 3 years away reported No official figure found Citizenship from USD 400,000 property kept 3 years; residence permit for USD 200,000 home
JapanChecked 20 October 2026 No wealth minimum in the FSA guidebook; its JPY 50m minimum capital is for registered firms No family office rule found; FSA registration for discretionary management or advice Top 55.945% with 2.1% surtax and standard 10% local tax; 20.315% on listed share income No official figure found No investor visa found; Business Manager: JPY 30m capital, one full-time employee (Oct 2025)
Cayman IslandsChecked 20 October 2026 No wealth minimum in SIBA or the PTC rules; licensing turns on activities, not assets No family office licence; SIBA's SFO exemption repealed in 2020; PTCs register with CIMA No income, capital gains or wealth tax; import duty generally 22% to 27% (PwC); no VAT Exempted company from CI$700, annual from CI$925 (CI$1,025 from 2027); no FO fee 25 years: CI$1m invested, CI$500,000 in real estate, plus income or deposit; PR: CI$2m
BahamasChecked 20 October 2026 No family wealth minimum; PTC capital $5,000, Registered Representative $50,000 No family office licence found; SFO status under the 2024 Securities Act not stated No personal income or capital gains tax; 10% VAT, property tax, National Insurance QEE $5,250, then $3,750 a year; Registered Representative $2,500 a year Economic PR: $1.0 million in property or Central Bank bonds for 10 years
British Virgin IslandsChecked 20 October 2026 No wealth minimum in SIBA or the private trust company exemption No family office licence; SIBA licence only for investment business 'by way of business' reported Zero-rated income tax, no CGT (reported); payroll tax 8% employee plus 2% or 6% employer reported Company USD 550 a year (up to 50,000 shares); PTC USD 1,500; SIBA licence USD 1,800 a year No investor programme (under discussion, no decision); residence certificate after 20 years reported
BermudaChecked 20 October 2026 No wealth minimum in the investment business or PTC exemption rules No family office law; BMA licence or registration if it carries on investment business No income or capital gains tax (law firms); payroll tax, employee up to 12.5% (2026) reported Exempted company regulatory fee BMD 500 a year (2024); EIRC application BMD 2,755 EIRC: BMD 2.5 million investment, 90 days a year for 5 years; spouse and children

Reported means a law firm or another reliable source, not an official one. Each guide has the full rules and the sources.

By topic: Inheritance Tax by Country · Family Office Minimum Net Worth by Country · Residency by Investment by Country · Countries With No Personal Income Tax · Private trust companies

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Guides

Family Office in Dubai (DIFC): Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Checked 18 October 2026

Families with at least USD 50 million in aggregate net assets who want a family office licensed by the DIFC Registrar rather than the financial regulator, with DIFC laws, English-language courts and DIFC trusts or foundations.

Family Office in Abu Dhabi (ADGM): Rules, Tax, Costs 2026

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Checked 18 October 2026

Families with at least USD 10 million in net assets who want a single family office under English common law in Abu Dhabi, with low ADGM licence fees.

Family Office in Dubai (DMCC): Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Checked 19 October 2026

Families with at least USD 1 million in investible or liquid assets who want a single family office company for non-regulated, non-financial services in a Dubai free zone.

Family Office in Saudi Arabia: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Checked 19 October 2026

Saudi and GCC families with businesses and assets in the Kingdom who want a company-based family office with a family charter written into its articles, and zakat rather than income tax on their shares.

Family Office in Singapore: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Singapore · Checked 18 October 2026

Families with at least SGD 20 million in investments who want a Singapore-managed fund with income tax exemption and an Asian base, with an optional permanent residence route for SGD 200 million or more.

Family Office in Hong Kong: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China · Checked 19 October 2026

Families with at least HK$240 million in investment assets who want an Asian common-law base, a single family office that generally needs no SFC licence, 0% profits tax on qualifying investment income and no estate duty.

Family Office in India (GIFT City): Rules, Tax, Costs 2026

Gandhinagar, India · Checked 19 October 2026

Families who want a fund pooling one family's money in an IFSCA-regulated centre inside India, run by their own registered entity, with IFSC tax incentives.

Family Office in Switzerland: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Zurich and Geneva, Switzerland · Checked 19 October 2026

Families who want a single family office in an established wealth centre (about 300 single family offices, according to a University of St. Gallen study) without a family office licence, and who accept federal plus cantonal taxes and cantonal decisions on residence.

Family Office in the UK: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

London, United Kingdom · Checked 19 October 2026

Families moving to the UK after at least 10 consecutive tax years abroad, who can claim 4 years of relief on foreign income and gains, and families whose office works only within their own group of companies, which the FCA says needs no authorisation.

Family Office in Luxembourg: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Luxembourg · Checked 19 October 2026

Families who want an EU base with a dedicated private wealth company (the SPF) and regulated fund vehicles, where an office serving only one family needs no Family Office authorisation under the 2012 law.

Family Office in Mauritius: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Port Louis, Mauritius · Checked 19 October 2026

Families with at least USD 5 million in net assets under management who want an FSC-licensed family office in a 15% company tax jurisdiction with an 80% partial exemption on qualifying foreign income.

Family Office in the US: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

New York, Miami and other cities, United States · Checked 19 October 2026

Families with members or assets in the United States who want a single family office with no SEC registration and no wealth threshold, built from state-law companies, trusts and family trust companies.

Family Office in Monaco: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Monaco · Checked 19 October 2026

Families who want to live in Monaco, where residents other than French nationals pay no personal income tax and inheritance duty is 0% between parents and children and between spouses, and who will run an office for their own family outside the multi family office law.

Family Office in Liechtenstein: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Vaduz, Liechtenstein · Checked 19 October 2026

Families who want to hold wealth through a Liechtenstein foundation, establishment or trust in an EEA state with no inheritance or gift tax and a 12.5% corporate tax (or only the CHF 1,800 minimum tax for a private asset structure), and who do not need residence for the family, which Chambers says is granted very selectively.

Family Office in Malta: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Valletta, Malta · Checked 19 October 2026

Families whose investors hold over EUR 50 million in aggregate net assets and can put at least EUR 5 million into a family office fund that is notified to the MFSA rather than licensed, with an exempt or self-managed manager, in an EU member state.

Family Office in Qatar (QFC): Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Doha, Qatar · Checked 19 October 2026

Families with at least USD 5 million in investable assets (the threshold reported by Baker McKenzie and Charles Russell Speechlys) who want a single family office in Qatar under the QFC's common-law-based framework, with no minimum capital and no personal income tax.

Family Office in Bahrain: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Manama, Bahrain · Checked 19 October 2026

Families who want a single family office company without a financial services licence in a country with no personal income tax and, in 2026, no corporate income tax outside oil and gas (a 10% tax on larger local companies is proposed for 2027), or a CBB-licensed office serving several families that are accredited investors.

Family Office in Cyprus: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Nicosia, Cyprus · Checked 19 October 2026

Families who want an EU base with 15% corporate tax, a non-dom regime that exempts non-domiciled residents from the Special Defence Contribution, no inheritance or gift tax, and a permanent residence route from a EUR 300,000 investment, and who do not need a dedicated family office licence.

Family Office in Jersey: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

St Helier, Jersey (Crown Dependency) · Checked 19 October 2026

Families who want to hold assets through Jersey trusts, foundations or a private trust company administered by a JFSC-regulated trust company business, with a 0% standard company tax rate and no inheritance tax.

Family Office in Greece: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Athens, Greece · Checked 20 October 2026

Families that become Greek tax residents and can run an office with at least five staff and EUR 500,000 of yearly operating costs in Greece, with the office's revenue for tax set at those costs plus a 7% margin, and that may also use the EUR 100,000 a year lump-sum tax on foreign income for new residents.

Family Office in Guernsey: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

St Peter Port, Guernsey (Crown Dependency) · Checked 19 October 2026

Families who want to hold assets through a private trust company, a private trust foundation or a Family PIF administered by a GFSC-licensed firm, with a 0% standard company tax rate, capped personal income tax and no inheritance tax.

Family Office in Italy: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Milan and Rome, Italy · Checked 19 October 2026

Wealthy individuals moving to Italy who want a fixed annual tax on foreign income (EUR 300,000 a year for those arriving from 2026, for up to 15 years) and families planning to pass a business to descendants under the 4% inheritance tax above EUR 1 million per heir and the exemption for transfers of businesses and controlling stakes.

Family Office in Malaysia (Forest City): Rules and Tax 2026

Johor, Malaysia · Checked 19 October 2026

Malaysian or foreign families with at least RM30 million to place in their own investment company who can run an office with at least two full-time officers in Forest City, Johor, in return for a 0% tax rate on that company's income for up to 20 years.

Family Office in Germany: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg, Germany · Checked 19 October 2026

Families who own companies in Germany and want an office that, under BaFin's guidance, can work without a licence if it serves only the closest family circle, or that serves only the family's group companies, and who accept German inheritance tax, trade tax and an exit tax on shareholdings when moving abroad.

Family Office in Portugal: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Lisbon and Porto, Portugal · Checked 20 October 2026

Families who want an EU residence permit through a EUR 500,000 investment in Portuguese non-real estate funds or in a company with five permanent jobs, with only 7 days in Portugal in the first year, and who accept full Portuguese income tax if they become resident.

Family Office in Spain: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Madrid and Barcelona, Spain · Checked 20 October 2026

Families who want to live in Spain, especially in Madrid or Andalusia, where gift tax (and, according to secondary sources, inheritance tax) for spouses, descendants and ascendants is cut by 99% and Deloitte (2023) says wealth tax is not levied, and who accept that there is no family office regime, no investor visa since April 2025 and a national solidarity tax on net wealth above EUR 3 million.

Family Office in France: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Paris, France · Checked 20 October 2026

Families who live in France or own French companies and want to pass them on under the Dutreil regime (75% of the value of the shares exempt from gift and inheritance tax, with holding commitments), and who accept French income, wealth and inheritance taxes and frequent budget changes to the taxation of holding companies.

Family Office in South Africa: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa · Checked 20 October 2026

Families with businesses or assets in South Africa who want an office in Johannesburg or Cape Town without a family office licence or wealth minimum (according to ENSafrica), and who accept estate duty on what children inherit, exchange control on moving money offshore and an FSCA licence for any regulated advice or management of client assets.

Family Office in Canada: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Toronto and Vancouver, Canada · Checked 20 October 2026

Families who live in Canada, or who can move to Québec under its investor program, and want to hold family wealth in a Canadian private corporation, and who accept full federal and provincial income tax, tax on unrealised gains at death and on leaving Canada, and a case-by-case securities registration analysis for the office.

Family Office in Australia: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Sydney and Melbourne, Australia · Checked 20 October 2026

Families who want Anglo-Australian common law and no inheritance or estate tax, whose office serves only the family's own group companies (related bodies corporate, exempt from the AFS licence requirement), and who accept a 45% top income tax rate plus the 2% Medicare levy and no open investor visa.

Family Office in Ireland: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Dublin, Ireland · Checked 20 October 2026

Families whose office serves only the family's own group of companies, to which the MiFID Regulations 2017 do not apply, and families moving to Ireland who are not Irish-domiciled and can be taxed on foreign investment income only when it is remitted, who accept 33% gift and inheritance tax above the group thresholds.

Family Office in Turkey: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Istanbul, Turkey · Checked 20 October 2026

Families moving to Turkey from abroad who can use the 20-year income tax exemption on foreign income for people resident from 2026, or who want citizenship through investment, and who accept income tax of up to 40% on Turkish income, inheritance tax from 1% and no dedicated family office regime.

Family Office in Japan: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Tokyo, Japan · Checked 20 October 2026

Families with a business or long-term residence in Japan who want a holding company or family office there, and who accept inheritance tax of up to 55%, a top income tax rate of about 56% and the fact that no family office exemption from FSA registration was found.

Family Office in the Cayman Islands: Rules, Tax, Costs 2026

George Town, Cayman Islands (British Overseas Territory) · Checked 20 October 2026

Families who want to hold assets through Cayman trusts, including special (STAR) trusts, foundation companies or a private trust company registered with CIMA, and who may want long-term residence through the certificates for persons of independent means.

Family Office in the Bahamas: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Nassau, The Bahamas · Checked 20 October 2026

Families who want to hold wealth through Bahamian trusts, foundations or a private trust company, with no personal income, capital gains, inheritance or corporate income tax and an investor route to permanent residence.

Family Office in the British Virgin Islands (2026)

Road Town, British Virgin Islands (British Overseas Territory) · Checked 20 October 2026

Families that want to hold BVI company shares in trust through a VISTA trust or a private trust company, in a place where, as Deloitte and Carey Olsen report, there is no income, capital gains, inheritance, estate or gift tax.

Family Office in Bermuda: Rules, Costs and Tax in 2026

Hamilton, Bermuda (British Overseas Territory) · Checked 20 October 2026

Families who want to hold assets through Bermuda trusts (including purpose trusts) and a licence-exempt private trust company, with no personal income tax or capital gains tax, and who may want residence through a BMD 2.5 million investment.

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