Today, you and your assets are increasingly, globally mobile. As a result, high value and luxury assets can generate the most unexpected issues impacting both individuals, and the organisations that own and manage them.
For this reason, the appropriate structure and management is important. The complexities of ownership or management should not overshadow or take away your passion and enjoyment of these assets.
Our dedicated advisers have a strong understanding of the unique challenges in this context. Our High Value Assets team advises individuals, trustees, family offices and businesses on ownership and management of assets such as vehicles, yachts, aircraft, real estate, art and other valuable assets.
We take a holistic approach and can help with all aspects of owning, building, buying, managing and selling your assets. Asset protection, governance, reputational risk, estate (including succession) planning and domestic or cross border taxes are all matters that we deal with on a regular basis, both locally but also by tapping into the vast resources and expertise of our PwC global network.
Our promise to you, is to make our advice practical, concise and focused exclusively on what is needed for your specific circumstances.
For business or pleasure, yachts and aircraft can be excellent investments in your lifestyle and your freedom - and our team in Malta can support you.
We can help with the appropriate preparation to acquire your asset, articulating the pros and cons of personal and corporate (or other) ownership, as well as the relevant tax cost both upon acquisition as well as throughout the useful life of your asset.
Our team can provide support throughout the actual import and export processes (where relevant), perform comprehensive due diligence services (for a seller or buyer), and ensure the proper registration of the asset in the agreed country.
Throughout your ownership, the team may also assist with day-to-day administration of the asset and its ownership structure (including assets used for chartering). The assistance can include ongoing accounting, VAT and income tax compliance and other ad hoc advisory services.
We also regularly assist our clients and can assist you to navigate the Maltese property rental market, both from a lessor’s as well as a lessee’s perspective.
Through our PwC global network, we can also easily coordinate any real estate transactions outside Malta.
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