I think that the corporate shield is needed because interest is passive and the 80k exemption must not be passive.slug said:You are required by US law to pay taxes on earned income if you are an American citizen. But there is a 70K exemption if you are a foreign resident. So I think the solution is to form a corporation and invest in the corporate name. Then withdraw the interest as earned income. It would appear to be totally legal to me..More research would be necessary. I don't know what, if any, the Dominican tax rate would be.