International Tax

Operational Planning

Whether you operate distribution channels in Europe; procure from Malaysia, Vietnam, and China; expand into emerging markets; or simply trade in the global economy, understanding international tax systems can enhance your returns and align with your future business plans.

The professionals in the Moss Adams International Tax Services group bring their depth of experience serving global clients to your unique situation. The result: a solid understanding of the global tax consequences of your operating structure.

Transfer Pricing

Transfer pricing is a financial reporting risk as well as a tax opportunity for multinational businesses. Transfer pricing audits are increasing, and tax authorities are willing to impose adjustments and penalties. Our professionals work with you to evaluate your pricing method and help you create proper documentation. We keep a keen eye out for those opportunities that exist within your intercompany transfer pricing. We have experience performing full studies to determine whether prices fall within a reasonable range and can perform documentation reviews and audit assistance.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Every acquisition or disposition comes down to one question: “How will this impact my bottom line?” Inevitably, tax plays a material role in the answer. The cost of capital in an acquisition can change by several points depending on the tax efficiency built into the deal. Moss Adams can provide in-depth technical expertise to help you analyze the financial impact. We can also provide transactional due diligence and financial modeling.

Global Human Capital Strategy

One of the challenges of competing in a global marketplace is optimizing your international workforce. This includes issues such as expatriate benefits, federal and state taxes, tax equalization calculations, payroll compliance, and compensation reporting. Moss Adams works with you to design a strategy that provides
a return on the investment you make in people.

Foreign Source Income and Foreign Tax Credit Planning

Much of global tax planning comes down to avoiding double tax. This relatively mundane area of practice holds the secret to moving your company’s effective tax rates from up to 70 percent to close to zero. What’s your rate? What could it be? Moss Adams works with you to design a tax structure that meshes with your organizational structure yet takes advantage of efficiencies and opportunities.

Intangibles Planning

The deployment of intangible property has been used over the decades to efficiently
and effectively execute on business plans.

For those companies that execute on well-designed business plans that take into account the tax consequences of redeploying intangible property, there are opportunities to significantly reduce your taxes and tax rates. On the other hand, for those companies that don’t understand the tax ramifications of their business strategies, the IRS will likely use any number of statutes available to extract exit taxes and penalties. In fact, many companies with intellectual property may inadvertently move it to unfavorable tax jurisdictions.

Moss Adams works with you to understand the tax consequences of your business plans and provide insight into advantageous tax planning.