International Tax Services

Global Tax Planning & Structuring

When acquiring or establishing operations in new jurisdictions, the legal entity structure taxpayers choose will likely affect the global effective tax rate for the enterprise and its shareholders. With appropriate planning, a taxpayer may find the right structure can reduce the global effective tax rate. FORVIS can help you identify an efficient structure based on your specific attributes and short-term and long-term business goals to help you move with momentum. To effectively advise our clients on these complex transactions, our tax professionals have proficient knowledge of corporate nonrecognition tax provisions, the partnership tax rules under Subchapter K, as well as the judicial doctrines such as step transaction, business purpose, and transitory ownership/existence. To the extent that there is a foreign entity or operations involved, we have the tailored intelligence of U.S. international tax rules and familiarity with foreign tax laws to help drive your business forward.

U.S. International Information & Reporting Services

Compliance with U.S. international information reporting requirements is a top priority for any multinational business. FORVIS can help you navigate the complex rules for reporting international activities to help you meet filing obligations, avoiding costly penalties and unnecessary tax exposure.

Our tax technology suite offers web-based tools for data collection, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. FORVIS can coordinate foreign tax compliance through Praxity, alliance firms, and Huddle—a leading cloud-based collaboration tool that allows us to share files and collaborate with you in a central online environment. FORVIS understands the importance of working closely with clients and third-party tax professionals to share files and manage international tax projects.

Our membership in Praxity gives you the advantage of having access to firms in more than 100 countries with the same high standards as FORVIS.

Domestic International Sales Corporations (DISC)

The use of a DISC may provide tax savings to U.S. exporters. In addition to helping establish and calculate the DISC commission under available pricing methods, FORVIS can assist in preparing accounting records and income tax returns and identifying qualified export receipts.

Tax Due Diligence for International Investments

If you are considering investing in a business with foreign operations, assessing the tax position of the target company can have a significant effect on its enterprise value or on the representations and warranties required to complete a deal. FORVIS can help investors identify U.S. tax risks associated with making a foreign investment. Through our membership in Praxity, we have access to tax professionals in more than 100 countries to help provide local country tax due diligence assistance.

Transfer Pricing

Transfer pricing commonly refers to the pricing of goods, services, or intangibles within a multinational organization and is one of the most complex and closely scrutinized areas of tax, involving many stakeholders including companies, fiscal authorities, regulators, and intergovernmental bodies.

The rising volume of global trade within multinational enterprises has created a transfer pricing environment of unprecedented complexity. Companies must now comply with many transfer pricing rules and regulations, which has become time-intensive and costly. Accompanied by increased enforcement and public scrutiny, it is no surprise that transfer pricing remains a leading tax and risk management issue for companies worldwide.

At FORVIS, we have transfer pricing specialists located across the U.S. who assist clients of all sizes with transfer pricing compliance, audit support, and consulting initiatives. We also work with our Praxity alliance firms to seamlessly serve clients with varying global footprints. You require a team of advisors who can assist you throughout the transfer pricing life cycle—from policy development and design to implementation and compliance. At FORVIS, we work with all your stakeholders to develop and align your transfer pricing strategy with your global business operations and wider commercial goals. We routinely work with clients on transfer pricing services that consider people, processes, and the use of technology, to help meet compliance obligations, mitigate risk, and identify and deliver on opportunities to generate value to help you move with momentum.

Global Mobility Services

Organizations need a global workforce and worldwide mobility to compete in the global marketplace. Crafting a detailed global mobility strategy takes time, teamwork, and careful thought. At FORVIS, our global mobility services (GMS) practice helps companies plan, implement, and successfully manage international and state-to-state assignment programs. We work with a variety of multinational corporations, and the scale and scope of our knowledge spans the world, with our diversified, experienced, and passionate team working closely with clients to provide personal service on a global scale.

Inbound Services

Several issues can arise as foreign organizations move goods, services, and production to the U.S. FORVIS can assist your multinational organization with tax planning for inbound operations focused on performance from strategy to execution.

Quantitative Services

Our international tax team can help you unlock your full potential with the following quantitative services: 

• Earnings and Profits Analysis
• Expense Allocation and Apportionment for Foreign Tax Credits
• Sourcing of Income
• Transfer Pricing Analysis
• IC-DISC Commission Computation on Varied Approaches
• Measuring Impact of Foreign Currency on Monetary Transactions
• Deemed Dividend Computations (Subpart F & Section 956)
• Computation of GILTI Tested Income
• Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) Analysis and Related Computations
• Measuring Foreign-Derived Deduction Eligible Income