About Tax avoidance of the superrich - How freeports are used as a loophole (Documentary, 2022)
There is a global network of tax-free storage facilities for valuable goods, catering to the super rich – and it’s virtually unknown, until now. Freeports feature the highest security levels and confidential record keeping. And through their offshore legal status, they offer loopholes for tax savings, critics fear. We investigate. With broad access, the film takes a deep dive into the discreet world of high-security warehousing and takes a rare look behind the scenes of these extraordinary places. Could this be a robbing network of tax havens, set up in broad daylight and right in the middle of our Western democracies? Around the globe, a discreet new service is on the rise: the storage of precious art, wines, classic cars or gold bullion in secure customs warehouses often called freeports. While valuables are stored there, owners do not pay duties and sales taxes. “That is just temporary”, the operators claim, insisting there is no story here. But critics from the realm of art and finance fear: freeports could serve as legal loopholes for tax avoidance and shadow business. With broad
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- Tax avoidance of the superrich - How freeports are used as a loophole (Documentary, 2022)
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