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Golden Visa Risk Consultations

Strategy calls and bespoke private client engagements that orient U.S. investors to the risks and implications of investing in Golden Visa offerings.

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Risk Master Class

Filling the gap left by glossy Fund decks and offshore sales teams that touch on investment and immigration, but rarely explain the risks and implications.

PFIC
Help

PFIC Help identifies foreign fund U.S. tax reporting posture, historical periods of PFIC and CFC exposure, and equips U.S. taxpayers with clear diagnostics.

Fund
Consulting

Expertise in U.S. regulatory requirements, U.S. tax positioning and reporting, and market intelligence for select compliance oriented offshore offerings.

Golden Visa
Capital

For private placement, please visit Golden Visa Capital LLC. Ms. Short holds FINRA Series 7. All regulated activity is conducted through Finalis Securities LLC.

1:1 30 mins

A focused session designed to address a client’s top two or three questions about Portugal’s Golden Visa, Italy’s Dolce Visa, PFIC exposure, or cross border regulatory concerns. The call delivers clear explanations, immediate risk orientation, and next step guidance tailored to the client’s situation.

Ideal when a client needs clarity fast without a full diagnostic review.

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1:1 60 mins

A strategic session focused on the client’s broader investment immigration objectives, cross border constraints, and long range planning variables. The conversation maps viable pathways, highlights structural considerations that shape next steps, and frames what a full diligence engagement would examine in depth.

Ideal for clients who want to understand the landscape before committing to a direction or a larger scope of work.

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Golden Visa Risk Consultations for U.S. Taxpayers

1:1 30 mins

A focused session designed to address a client’s top two or three questions about Portugal’s Golden Visa, Italy’s Dolce Visa, PFIC exposure, or cross border regulatory concerns. The call delivers clear explanations, immediate risk orientation, and next step guidance tailored to the client’s situation. Ideal when a client needs clarity fast without a full diagnostic review.


Schedule

1:1 60 mins

A strategic session focused on the client’s broader investment immigration objectives, cross border constraints, and long range planning variables. The conversation maps viable pathways, highlights structural considerations that shape next steps, and frames what a full diligence engagement would examine in depth. Ideal for clients who want to understand the landscape before committing to a direction or a larger scope of work.


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60 Days of U.S. Investor Support

A focused advisory engagement for U.S. investors assessing Portugal’s Golden Visa and Italy’s Dolce Visa investment landscape, designed to bring regulatory clarity, PFIC diagnostics, and strategic decision making into a market where structurally compliant fund options are limited from a U.S. perspective.

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Fund Consulting

Fund Diagnostics

A complete diagnostic of any Golden Visa eligible fund or company investment under consideration. This includes:

  • Review of governing documents, offering materials, and financial statements
  • Review of fund manager credentials, governance structure, and operational controls
  • Assessment of U.S. regulatory posture and required U.S. exemptions and filings
  • PFIC and CFC exposure analysis, including lower tier look through considerations
  • Identification of structural defects that affect U.S. investors, including gaps in U.S. aligned reporting and non-compliant information statement practices

    • Investor Education and Advocacy

    Support structured to enable informed decisions:

  • Clear explanation of regulatory status and structural risks
  • Review of fund manager credentials, governance structure, and operational controls
  • Explanation of U.S. tax exposure under PFIC and CFC regimes
  • Direct advocacy with fund managers to obtain needed clarity
  • Coordination between the client, the fund, U.S. tax advisors, wealth advisors, and local counsel in Portugal or Italy

    • Professional Introductions

    Introductions as requested to:

  • Immigration, tax, and estate counsel in the U.S., Portugal, and Italy
  • Financial service providers including depository banks, custodial platforms, and foreign exchange specialists

    • Strategic Support

    Guidance over the sixty day period for navigating a marketplace where fully compliant options may be limited. This includes scenario analysis, timing strategy, and preparation for alternatives such as:

  • Waiting for a compliant fund to launch
  • Re sequencing residency planning
  • Utilizing Portugal’s cultural donation pathway
  • Re sequencing residency planning
  • Waiting for a compliant fund to launch
  • Delaying subscription until structural defects are resolved or additional clarity emerges

    • Full Master Class

    This course is your guide to offshore investing, cross border compliance, and the tax rules that follow you home. Delivered in clear, practical language, it shows you what to look for, what to look out for, and how to keep your own best interests at the center of every decision.


    Learn More: Risk

    Tax Modules

    A petite version of the Don’t Get Burned curriculum limited to tax risk, red flags, impact, and insights. Includes IRA prohibited transaction risks, PFIC and QEF risks and requirements, CFC testing, and FATCA and FBAR reporting.


    Learn More: Tax

    Full Master Class

    This course is your guide to offshore investing, cross border compliance, and the tax rules that follow you home.

    Delivered in clear, practical language, it shows you what to look for, what to look out for, and how to keep your own best interests at the center of every decision.

    Learn More: Risk

    Tax Modules

    A petite version of the Don’t Get Burned curriculum limited to tax risk, red flags, impact, and insights.

    Includes IRA prohibited transaction risks, PFIC and QEF risks and requirements, CFC testing, and FATCA and FBAR reporting.

    Learn More: Tax

    Full Master Class

    This course is your guide to offshore investing, cross border compliance, and the tax rules that follow you home.

    Delivered in clear, practical language, it shows you what to look for, what to look out for, and how to keep your own best interests at the center of every decision.

    Learn More: Risk

    Tax Modules

    A petite version of the Don’t Get Burned curriculum limited to tax risk, red flags, impact, and insights.

    Includes IRA prohibited transaction risks, PFIC and QEF risks and requirements, CFC testing, and FATCA and FBAR reporting.

    Learn More: Tax

    PFIC Exposure Diagnostic

    We review the fund’s accounting records, portfolio holdings, and PFIC Annual Information Statements to identify gaps, confirm compliance, and determine whether a U.S. QEF election is supportable.


    Diagnostic

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    Our cross border CPA partner quantifies the tax and interest impact under § 1291 for your actual holding period and compares it to the tax that would apply under QEF treatment using the same timeline.


    Calculation

    Deemed Sale Elections

    If you and your tax advisor decide that a corrective filing is appropriate, our CPA partner prepares the Deemed Sale election and related Form 8621 filings.


    Deemed Sale

    PFIC Exposure Diagnostic

    We review the fund’s accounting records, portfolio holdings, and PFIC Annual Information Statements to identify gaps, confirm compliance, and determine whether a U.S. QEF election is supportable.

    Diagnostic

    Evidentiary Damages Calculation

    Our cross border CPA partner quantifies the tax and interest impact under § 1291 for your actual holding period and compares it to the tax that would apply under QEF treatment using the same timeline.

    Calculation

    Deemed Sale Elections

    If you and your tax advisor decide that a corrective filing is appropriate, our CPA partner prepares the Deemed Sale election and related Form 8621 filings.

    Deemed Sale

    Fund Consulting

    While Golden Visa Direct primarily supports U.S. taxpayers evaluating qualifying investments for residency by investment programs, we also provide consulting to a limited number of funds seeking to orient responsibly toward the U.S. market. The work focuses on structural alignment, regulatory posture, and investor-facing credibility rather than capital raising. These offerings include:

    U.S. Tax Reporting Alignment Review

    Evaluation of fund issued PFIC Annual Information Statements and the underlying preparation methods to determine whether they support legally defensible QEF elections for U.S. taxpayers.

    PFIC Remediation

    Structured guidance for fund level remediation of PFIC exposure, including identification of reporting gaps, correction of investor level tax consequences, and preparation for deemed sales and future QEF compliant reporting.

    U.S. Securities Law Alignment

    Support in assessing which U.S. exemptions apply, what the fund must file, and how to maintain a legally sound posture when interests are offered to U.S. investors.

    U.S. Tax Alignment

    Advisory on the U.S. tax characterization of offshore funds and the implications for U.S. subscribers, including how structural choices affect reporting, classification, and long term investor outcomes.

    U.S. Investor Readiness Assessment

    A pre market review of whether the fund’s documentation, reporting capabilities, governance, and service providers are adequate for onboarding U.S. investors without exposing the fund to avoidable compliance or reputational risks.

    Lower Tier Exposure Mapping

    Evaluation of proposed or existing portfolio holdings for PFIC, CFC, or look through complications, including guidance on how those exposures interact with U.S. investor reporting obligations.

    Service Provider Support

    Assistance in identifying categories of U.S. oriented tax, audit, and compliance providers suited to preparing PFIC aligned reporting, securities filings, or U.S. compatible financial statements.

    U.S. Market Intelligence

    A limited retainer for funds that want ongoing visibility into U.S. regulatory trends, tax developments, and investor expectations that directly affect their ability to engage U.S. subscribers. The focus is on high level interpretation of cross border risks, emerging enforcement patterns, and structural themes, not on fund specific marketing or investor outreach. This is designed for managers who want to stay ahead of U.S. complexity without carrying a full time specialist.
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