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like a roth ira for intellectual property, offshore assignment?
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one can have a self-directed ira. this is not like a schwab, etrade, etc ira. it has a special type of custodian that knows how to manage it.  i became aware of such an account as a way to purchase a rental property. there were two issues. the type of property i looked at wasn't anything a bank was willing to finance. and the rules regarding self dealing added a potential layer of expense as i technically could not perform the simplest of things for the property.  for you, the obstacle looks like self-dealing. any ira can only be funded with cash or transfer/conversion from another ira/401(k). i don't know how you would get the intelligent property into the ira in the first place. once you own a patent, or anything else, you can't sell it into the ira.  it's at times like this that member littleadv would suggest this is the time to talk to a pro before you do anything hazardous to your wealth.
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