South Dakota - JTC

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JTC launched its USA trustee services in 2016 with the opening of a new office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Having been granted a trust license in South Dakota by the State’s financial authority, JTC can offer an enhanced and highly competitive range of trust and fiduciary services to its private and corporate clients, particularly those in the Americas and Asia with a US element to their planning needs.

Private client services available from or facilitated by our rapidly expanding South Dakota team include a comprehensive selection of US-centric trust types, including Directed Trusts, Delegated Trusts, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, Private Trust Companies, Dynasty Trusts, Generation Skipping Trusts and Asset Protection Trusts.

Furthermore, features of South Dakota’s progressive trust legislation include unlimited duration, trust protector statutes, decanting, asset protection and tax neutrality.

Our core services in South Dakota

Private Client Services

Private Office Trust and Entity Formation & Administration Accounting & Financial Reporting Corporate Services Tax Compliance & Regulatory Reporting Banking & Treasury Institutional Services (Market Entry & Exit)

Real Estate (Private Client)Art Services Luxury Assets Aircraft Services Yacht Services Operational Due Diligence Trustee Services for the US Market

Leading trust jurisdiction with extremely supportive Governor, legislature, regulator and judiciary

Trust legislation that allows for unlimited duration trusts, trust protector statutes, decanting and asset protection

Trusts do not incur income, estate, inheritance, gift or transfer taxes

South Dakota ranks 1st in total bank assets according to the FDIC: $3.14 trillion (2018)

#1 ranked dynasty trust jurisdiction (2020)

Sioux Falls named #1 Best Small Place for Business and Careers by Forbes.com six times since 2005

#2 ranked domestic asset protection trust jurisdiction by Oshins & Associates

William Blewett

Senior Director – Private Client Services

PCS

Co-Regional Head – USA – Private Client Services

PCS

Head of Strategic Partnership for JTC USA – Private Client Services

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Philanthropy Mini Series – Part One: Call Yourself a Philanthropist?

SDTC, A JTC Group Company, Sponsors the 2025 ACTEC Annual Meeting

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Jill Jones on how EB-5 Fund Administration has Changed Since the RIA

FATCA and CRS Reporting – Is Outsourcing the Solution?

Outsourced Financial and Regulatory Reporting

JTC Wins Prestigious Trust Company Accolade at 2024 STEP Awards

JTC To Acquire Citi Trust

Private Client Services

JTC To Acquire First Republic Trust Company of Delaware

Private Client Services

USA Introduces Beneficial Owner Registry: The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)

Private Client Services

Asking the Experts – Family Governance and the Next Generation – Maria Villax, Bedrock Group

Governance Services

Asking the Experts – Art Investment & Ownership

Aircraft Services

Asking the Experts – Art Investment & Ownership

Aircraft Services

JTC Wins Prestigious Trust Company Accolade at 2024 STEP Awards

Video: A Focus on JTC’s Private Client New York Team

Avoiding Pitfalls When Buying Property Abroad

Jill Jones on how EB-5 Fund Administration has Changed Since the RIA

Jill Jones on how EB-5 Fund Administration has Changed Since the RIA

Asking the Experts – Superyacht Ownership: What You Need To Know

ESG & Sustainability Services

LATAM Venture Capital Fundraising in 2023: Embracing New Domiciles and Inspiring New Investors

Asking the Experts – Family Governance and the Next Generation – Maria Villax, Bedrock Group

Governance Services

Asking the Experts – Art Investment & Ownership

Aircraft Services

Asking the Experts – Superyacht Ownership: What You Need To Know

ESG & Sustainability Services

FATCA and CRS Reporting – Is Outsourcing the Solution?

Outsourced Financial and Regulatory Reporting

Philanthropy Mini Series – Part One: Call Yourself a Philanthropist?

FATCA and CRS Reporting – Is Outsourcing the Solution?

Outsourced Financial and Regulatory Reporting

JTC Wins Prestigious Trust Company Accolade at 2024 STEP Awards

JTC To Acquire Citi Trust

Private Client Services

JTC To Acquire First Republic Trust Company of Delaware

Private Client Services

USA Introduces Beneficial Owner Registry: The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)

Private Client Services

JTC Named as Finalist in the 2023/24 STEP Private Client Awards

Private Client Services

Acquisition of South Dakota Trust Company Establishes JTC as the Leading Independent Provider of Administration Services to the US Personal Trust Sector

Private Client Services

Further Success for JTC in Eprivateclient Excellence Awards

Private Client Services

JTC Named as a Finalist in the 2023 Eprivateclient Excellence Awards

Private Client Services

JTC’S Marina Cristiani Appointed Co-Chair of STEP New York

Private Client Services

LATAM Venture Capital Fundraising in 2023: Embracing New Domiciles and Inspiring New Investors

Philanthropy Mini Series – Part One: Call Yourself a Philanthropist?

JTC Wins Prestigious Trust Company Accolade at 2024 STEP Awards

JTC To Acquire First Republic Trust Company of Delaware

Private Client Services

Asking the Experts – Family Governance and the Next Generation – Maria Villax, Bedrock Group

Governance Services

JTC Named as Finalist in the 2023/24 STEP Private Client Awards

Private Client Services

Can You Enhance the Value of a Trust When the Main Asset is Residential Property?

The Shift in Real Estate Trends

Private Client Services

Avoiding Pitfalls When Buying Property Abroad

FATCA and CRS Reporting – Is Outsourcing the Solution?

Outsourced Financial and Regulatory Reporting

JTC Completes Acquisition of New York Private Trust Company (NYPTC) in Delaware

Trustee Services for the US Market

Asking the Experts – Art Investment & Ownership

Aircraft Services

Asking the Experts – Superyacht Ownership: What You Need To Know

ESG & Sustainability Services

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JTC Trust Company (South Dakota) Ltd.
140 North Phillips Avenue,
Suite 301,
Sioux Falls,
SD 57104,
USA

JTC Trust Company (Rapid City) LLC
4020 Jackson Bldv,
Suite 3,
Rapid City,
SD 57702,
USA