{"id":252,"date":"2018-11-28T09:44:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T05:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pro-mauritius.com\/?page_id=252"},"modified":"2021-08-13T16:22:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T12:22:27","slug":"trusts-foundations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pro-mauritius.com\/home\/entities\/trusts-foundations\/","title":{"rendered":"Trusts and Foundations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;FAQ&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|33px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,1_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.3&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/pro-mauritius.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/law-firm-01.jpg&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;2%|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;2%|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Times New Roman|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; header_2_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Verdana|700||on|||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#edbb5f&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;550px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||10px|0px|false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Trusts and Foundations<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Times New Roman|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; header_2_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Verdana|700||on|||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#edbb5f&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Trusts and foundations are commonly used legal forms in Mauritius. They offer solutions for a wide range of tasks and purposes.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,1_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|0px|17px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Trust&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.3&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<strong>Definition<\/strong><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]A <strong>trust<\/strong> is a three-party fiduciary relationship in which the first party, the trustor or settlor, transfers (&#8220;settles&#8221;) a property (often but not necessarily a sum of money) upon the second party (the trustee) for the benefit of the third party, the beneficiary.<\/p>\n<p>A trust is a very flexible vehicle and can be formed as a life interest trust, a discretionary trust, a purpose trust, a charitable trust, a protective trust or an asset protection trust.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,1_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|0px|17px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<strong>Who are involved?<\/strong><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<strong><em>The Settlor:<\/em> <\/strong>The person who sets up the Trust is called the Settlor. The Settlor will typically be the person who owns the property that will be transferred to the trust.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Trustee:<\/em> <\/strong>The Trustees own and control the assets that are placed in the Trust. As Trustees of the<br \/>\nTrust they have legal ownership of the property, but they must act in the interests of the Beneficiaries.<br \/>\nThe Trustees are required to maintain minutes concerning their decisions and other Trust documents in a safe place for future reference.<br \/>\nA trust can have a managing trustee in Mauritius and a custodian trustee in another jurisdiction.<br \/>\nA trustee can be a Private Trust Company (PTC). Usually, the PTC takes on the trusteeship of the various family trusts and act as the registered owner of their assets.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Beneficiaries: <\/em><\/strong>The Beneficiaries are the people whom the Settlor(s) wish to benefit from assets in the<br \/>\nTrust. The Trust Deed may allow for more Beneficiaries to be added subsequently. For example, you may wish to add a particular individual or you may provide that new Beneficiaries be added when they come into existence.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Protector:<\/em> <\/strong>A trust may have a Protector.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Enforcer:<\/strong> <\/em>A purpose trust must have an Enforcer.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,1_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;17px|0px|17px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<strong>Attributes of a Trust<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]There are various situations where Trusts can be used as an estate planning tool. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Possible exposure to inheritance tax and\/or capital gains tax on surplus assets that are no longer needed<\/li>\n<li>The need to protect and preserve assets against any potential risk of bankruptcy or legal proceedings<\/li>\n<li>Retain control in dealing with forced heirship or exchange control<\/li>\n<li>The requirement to keep the ownership of a company anonymous and confidential<\/li>\n<li>Retaining income arising overseas which need not be remitted to one\u2019s country of residence<\/li>\n<li>Segregation of assets acquired by an expatriate while working abroad who wants to protect them from the tax net of his\/her home country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,1_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;17px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<strong>Key features<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<em><span class=\"title\"><strong>Asset Protection: <\/strong><\/span><\/em>In the absence of intent to defraud, a trust shall not be void or voidable as a consequence of a subsequent bankruptcy of the settlor nor in consequence of any action taken against the settlor by his creditors.<br \/>\nThe forced heirship rules of other jurisdictions will not be enforced by Courts in Mauritius.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Confidentiality:<\/strong> <\/em>There is no register of trusts in Mauritius nor is there any need for any disclosure of beneficial owner to any authority. A trustee has a requirement under the Trust Act 2001 to keep confidential all information concerning the trust.<br \/>\nUnder exceptional circumstances, a trustee may be required to give confidential information to authorised body or authorised persons under anti-money laundering, prevention of terrorism or prevention of corruption legislation or under the Financial Services Act 2007.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,1_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;17px|0px|17px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<strong>Taxation<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>A trust is subject to corporate tax even if none of the participants is resident in Mauritius.<\/p>\n<p>Until 30 June 2021, the following rule applied: a trust whose settlor and beneficiaries are either non-residents of Mauritius or have held a Global Business Licence under the Financial Services Act 2007 throughout the year of assessment may declare its non-residency, resulting in non-taxation in the relevant assessment period.<\/p>\n<p>Existing trusts are grandfathered until the assessment year 2025\/26.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,1_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; 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including pension and employee benefit trusts;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Charitable<\/em> <\/strong>&#8211; solely for the benefit of charitable organizations;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Purpose<\/em> <\/strong>&#8211; trusts with no beneficiaries that are established for purposes that are certain, reasonable and possible.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,1_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;17px|0px|17px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<strong>Migration<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; 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An exception can be made with the approval of the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p>Some countries (i.e. Germany) do not recognize trusts. Tax benefits may not apply when there is a sufficient linkage to Germany. However, the shielding effects in case of inheritance planning and asset protection would not be touched.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,1_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Foundation&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.3&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<strong>Definition<\/strong><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]A <strong>Foundation<\/strong> is broadly defined as a legal entity with hybrid features of a company and a trust.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,1_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;24px|0px|17px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<strong>Who are involved?<\/strong><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<strong><em>The Founder<\/em><\/strong> is the person or corporate entity who endows the Foundation with its initial assets. That is, he passes the title in property absolutely to the Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Beneficiary<\/em><\/strong> is the person who is entitled to benefit under a Foundation or in whose favour a power to distribute any Foundation property may be exercised.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Protector<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 A Foundation may have a Protector or Committee of Protectors appointed in accordance with the Charter of the Foundation and having such powers and duties as may be specified therein.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,1_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;17px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<strong>Key features<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<strong><em>The Council<\/em><\/strong> of a Foundation administers the property and carries out the objects of the Foundation. 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