The estate is king — the original jurisdiction that cannot be abolished, erased, or subordinated. Trusts, whether statutory, express, common law, or non-statutory, are merely tools and wrappers layered on top of the estate, never the foundation. EINs (98 for foreign trusts, 99 for foreign estates) are only administrative tags; they do not collapse or redefine your estate unless you misclassify and consent. Forms like 1041, 3520, and 1120-F are not chains but instruments — used wrong, they prove servitude; used strategically, they enforce equity and return credits. Jurisdiction is never taken; it is given — estate or fiction, sovereignty or slavery, remedy or ruin
Compelling someone to provide their Social Security Number (SSN) is a federal felony under 42 U.S.C. § 408(a)(8). Learn how the law protects your right to withhold your SSN and how the Privacy Act mandates full disclosure before it can be requested. Court rulings confirm your privacy rights — and even the FBI admits that Credit Privacy Numbers (CPNs) are legal alternatives. Discover how you can use a W-8BEN, foreign trust, or CPN to legally opt out of the W-4/W-2 system.
A foreign trust can serve as the legal foundation of a nation under international law, satisfying the criteria of statehood defined by the Montevideo Convention. With legal personality, jurisdiction, territory, and population, a foreign trust operates as a sovereign entity under contract law and treaty law. This article explains how such trusts form lawful nations with full capacity to govern, contract, and claim independence.