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International Tax

Decosimo clients considering foreign expansion face complex tax issues. By providing solutions for all of your company's foreign and domestic tax-related needs, we isolate the relevant factors for the closely held company, and direct the planning process to create the best corporate tax environment possible.  

Key Services Offered:

  • Analysis of alternate foreign expansion methods including: Direct Exporting, Franchisee/Licensee, Acquisition of Assets or Shares, Joint Venture, New Subsidiary or New Branch
  • Isolation of key tax-related issues associated with globalization
  • Incorporating the U.S. statutory tax codes into the international tax planning process
  • Minimization of overall tax burden, evaluation of foreign tax credit, and possible elimination of entity-level taxation based on business structure analysis
  • Evaluation of "Check the Box Election" status and regulations
  • Maximization of tax-efficiency through utilization of foreign tax credit limitation
  • Evaluation of deductions based on passive loss, dual consolidation loss, interest stripping and "Double Dip: CV-BV"
  • Use of hybrid, multi-tiered, and reverse hybrid entities to minimize tax liabilities domestically and abroad
  • Facilitation of business continuity in the event of death or retirement
  • Continuity management planning
  • Estate and gift management planning
  • U.S. tax compliance for in-bound investments
  • International Expansion Advisory Services
    • Repatriation of foreign earnings
    • Foreign tax credit planning, including modeling alternatives for high-tax and low-tax jurisdictions
    • Analysis of the implication of controlled foreign corporation and passive foreign investment company rules
    • Withholding tax planning

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Decosimo is an independently owned and operated member firm of both the Moore Stephens North America (MSNA) association of member firms and the Moore Stephens International Limited (MSIL) network of member firms.  Neither MSNA nor MSIL provide services to clients.  Decosimo is a separate and distinct legal entity, subject to the laws and professional regulations of the jurisdictions in which it operates, and is not authorized to obligate or bind MSNA, MSIL, or any other member firm of MSNA or MSIL.  Decosimo is liable only for its own acts or omissions and not those of any other person or entity including MSNA, MSIL and other member firms of MSNA and MSIL.