INVESTOR REGISTRY
What is the PFIC Help Investor Registry?
The PFIC Help Investor Registry is a free service that connects U.S. investors in the same Portuguese Golden Visa fund or other offshore structure. When investors in the same fund coordinate, they can share the cost of fund-level audits and financial translations, apply for batch Private Letter Rulings for retroactive QEF repair, and strengthen civil claims through coordinating to document harm.
Investor protection through investor connection.
Is my information kept confidential?
Your personal information is never shared with fund managers, promoters, or any party outside of paid forensic diagnostic work that you authorize. Your name and email address will be shared with fellow U.S. taxpayers who have been verified as investors in the same fund you invested in.
Anonymized, aggregated data may be used in regulatory submissions and market reports in support of investor protection. You will never be individually identified in any public-facing material without your written consent. All entries are verified through the review of relevant subscription documents.
What happens after I register?
We verify your subscription and let you know how many other U.S. investors in your fund are in the registry, providing each of you with the names and email addresses of fellow investors in the same fund.
When the opportunity for cost-shared fund-level audit work or remediation measures exists, we will offer to perform these services or introduce your cohort to a suitable professional who offers the relevant services. We will never share your name or contact information with third parties without your unmistakable affirmative consent. You are never obligated to purchase any service.
Does the registry cost anything?
No. Registration is free. There is no fee and no obligation to purchase any service. The registry exists to support investor coordination and to build the infrastructure for collective remediation.
Why should investors in the same fund coordinate?
The economics of remediation change when investors in the same fund find each other. Batch PLR applications for retroactive QEF elections under Rev. Proc. 2026-10 (and Rev. Proc. 2025-1, for consent to make retroactive qualified electing fund (QEF) elections under § 1295(b) of the Internal Revenue Code and Treas. Reg. § 1.1295-3(f)) reduce per-investor legal and accounting costs.
The Fund-Level Forensic Audit can be cost-shared among investors in the same fund. Forensic accounting reconstruction and data conversion efforts can be coordinated, eliminating redundant work. Civil claims or regulatory submissions carry significantly more weight when investors can demonstrate coordinated, documented harm across a fund's U.S. investor base.
U.S. investors deserve clarity, competence, care, and compliance.
You didn’t create this problem. Misleading marketing practices, fund structure, gaps in reporting, and the professional infrastructure around it created this problem. But under U.S. tax law, the consequences land on you unless you act. The window to mitigate them is limited.