Why UHNWIs use yachts for tax planning

Yachts can help manage residency-based taxation by making physical presence and taxable residence more flexible

Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWI) do own yachts for tax reasons, but not because they are a modern replacement for palaces. Most of the world runs residency-based taxation. As in, if you stay over 183 days somewhere you become a tax
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