An IHC is a very effective international
tax-planning vehicle. It can be adopted to:
hold and manage overseas assets;
hold shares in one or more overseas
companies;
hold real estate overseas;
hold overseas patents, trademarks, know-how
and other intellectual property rights;
receive income generated by its overseas
holdings: royalties, dividends, interest, capital gains, rents;
receive income from foreign
investments, as well as the IHC's own dividends.