Individuals & Business Owners Tax
International Taxation
International taxation and accounting for foreign companies establishing a US presence, from state registration to M&A or exit.
For foreign companies establishing a US presence
Our firm specializes in international taxation and accounting for foreign companies that are (or will be) establishing a US presence. Throughout the process, we provide tax planning and services of many types that are customized to the newly incorporated company. We serve our clients from the time the company is registered with the state until the M&A or exit. Within this cycle, our services include the following.
International tax planning, strategy and consultation
Effective international tax planning is a complex balancing act. The constant shifting of the tax landscape in multiple jurisdictions makes it difficult to time your tax and cash needs, take full advantage of tax deferral opportunities, avoid losing foreign tax credit opportunities or paying double taxation, and control your overall tax exposure.
Maintaining a robust international tax structure is an ongoing project, requiring foresight to adopt tax strategies that fit your future, especially in terms of an M&A or other exit event. Revisiting your international tax structure every three to five years is good practice. Still, significant changes such as entering new markets, major changes in tax regulations, or a cross-border merger or acquisition should trigger a strategy re-evaluation.
Minimizing your overall global tax exposure is another key concern. Businesses can pursue various strategies to manage their effective global tax rate, including locating assets, risks, and key business functions in taxpayer-friendly jurisdictions.
Finally, it’s important to remember that local experience matters. The best international tax strategy is only as good as executing it in every operational jurisdiction. Each jurisdiction brings its own unique banking, legal, and tax environments. Navigating these concerns means building effective relationships with local advisors, and building these relationships takes time.
Transfer pricing consulting
Transfer pricing presents special tax and legal risks, including the potential commitment of significant management time in the event of a transfer pricing examination. Our experience helps companies manage their transfer pricing issues, especially the risk of double taxation.
Tax treaties
Tax treaties are another effective mechanism to avoid double taxation, especially since the U.S. has entered into income tax treaties with more than 60 countries. Most tax treaties require rigorous documentation tracking and have complex and exacting legal requirements to stay in compliance. We can help you assess the cost-benefit of complying with any tax treaties as well as optimizing strategies.
Choosing the US structure that fits investor requirements
The U.S. system offers companies several entity structures that have different tax implications. We can help you determine which structure is best for your entity, whether it be a C Corp, S Corp, LLC, or another type. We take careful consideration of how the choice of U.S. structure impacts your overall tax obligation and long-term strategy.
International tax reporting and due diligence compliance
Few things can put a damper on an M&A or exit like non-compliance issues. Imagine the due diligence process going smoothly, coming near closing, and then suddenly a tax compliance issue comes up that halts the process or significantly impacts valuation.
Companies are struggling to do more with less while driving value out of their tax and finance functions, all while dealing with complex local rules, disparate technologies, and manual processes during the compliance cycle, resulting in the risk of compliance failures. We use our experience of providing cross-border tax compliance services to coordinate all the tax compliance activities.
Accounting and payroll for multinational parent–subsidiary relationships
We provide a full range of accounting and payroll services for our international clients. Cross border operations can create complex payroll compliance issues and stringent bookkeeping requirements to provide financial reporting across a broad range of accounting standards (i.e., U.S. GAAP, IFRS, Spanish GAAP, etc.). Until the convergence of all accounting methodologies, companies need a firm that can assist with these challenges.
US taxes for company officers and executives
Foreign national executives filing their US taxes face numerous challenges, and the last thing a company wants is for this to distract them from their operational performance. Providing these services to your executives and officers offers them deep value and can help with retention and recruitment.
Foreign nationals face unusual tax circumstances, especially if they hold savings or investments outside the U.S. We can help determine how they should be taxed and what reporting is required, such as reporting foreign bank accounts.
State and sales tax reporting and compliance
Companies that have never done business in the U.S. are often surprised by how much tax systems differ from state to state. Every state has its own income and sales tax systems, which can be daunting to companies operating in the U.S. without proper guidance. We can help you not only with state and sales tax reporting requirements but also with planning in the context of your overall international operations.
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