Where should a Chinese Citizen go with US$1,000,000 taxable income and US$50,000,000 Estate?

Where should a Chinese Citizen go with US$1,000,000 taxable income and US$50,000,000 Estate? 中國公民如果有 100萬美元應課稅收入 和 5,000萬美元資產,應該去哪裡?

What is the total income tax including all related tax dues for married couple filing jointly with US$1 million taxable income in California? In Hong Kong?

California USA Tax Due: US$409,000 (40.9%)
Hong Kong Tax Due: $170,000 (17%)

California USA tax your worldwide income
Hong Kong does not tax your worldwide income

What is the estate tax due with a US$50 millions in California? In Hong Kong?

California USA Estate Tax Due: US$14,000,000
Hong Kong Estate Tax Due: US$0

It is a simple financial decision to make based on the above information. Besides migrating to Hong Kong allows you to get a HKSAR passport and you considered as a Chinese Citizen. It is not so if you move to USA becoming a US Citizen must give up your Chinese Passport and Citizenship.

Some may asked why some people with the above income and wealth still insist to go to the United States?

The simple answer is they are highly likely corrupt Chinese Government Official or Businessman.

US has enacted dozens of law legalizing corruption.

US does not have an Independent Commission Against Corruptions.

A corrupt US President is above the law. Such privileges does not make available to leaders in China or Hong Kong. Former HKSAR Chief Executive Donald Tsang went to jail because of corruption was a good example!

如果一對已婚夫婦以 共同報稅 方式申報,應課稅收入為 100萬美元,在 加州需要繳納的總所得稅(包括所有相關稅項) 是多少?在香港是多少?

美國加州應繳稅款:409,000美元(40.9%)
香港應繳稅款:170,000美元(17%)

美國加州 對你的 全球收入徵稅。
香港 不對全球收入徵稅。

如果擁有 5,000萬美元遺產,在加州的遺產稅 是多少?在香港遣產稅是多少?

美國加州遺產稅:14,000,000美元
香港遺產稅:0美元

根據以上資訊,這是一個很容易作出的 財務決定。此外,移居香港還可以取得 香港特別行政區護照,並被視為 中國公民。但如果移民到 美國 並成為 美國公民,則必須放棄 中國護照和中國國籍。

有人可能會問:
既然有上述收入和財富,為什麼有些人仍然堅持前往 美國?

一個簡單的答案是:
他們很可能是 腐敗的中國政府官員或商人。

美國已經制定了 數十項法律,使腐敗合法化。

美國 沒有獨立的反貪污委員會。

一個 腐敗的美國總統 甚至可能 凌駕於法律之上。這種特權在 中國或香港 的領導人身上並不存在。

例如,前 Donald Tsang(香港特別行政區前行政長官)就因為 貪污罪被判入獄,就是一個很好的例子!

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