The pitfalls of 'one more thing' in offshore structures

Learned this the hard way a few years back: trying to optimize every single aspect of an offshore structure, especially for smaller capital, often ends up costing more in legal and administrative fees than it ever saves in taxes or offers in privacy. What seemed like a clever addition to further diversify control or add another layer of entity ended up creating an administrative headache for minimal real-world benefit. Sometimes, the simpler, robust structure you set up in the first place is indeed the optimal one; don't over-engineer it trying to save that last basis point.