Tax Services

Navigate and manage potential historical tax risks that may be inherited in a transaction. Our proactive, practical tax guidance ensures tax-efficient structuring for acquisitions and operations of target businesses. Our services include buy-side and sell-side tax diligence, tax structuring and planning, tax modeling and effective tax rate analysis. We also provide expertise in indirect tax advisory, global transfer pricing and international tax planning.

Preserve value and manage restructuring tax complexities. We analyze the tax impact of debt modifications and cancellations, helping businesses maintain financial stability. Our team develops strategic tax plans for asset sales and intercompany reorganizations to ensure tax efficiency during restructuring. We also evaluate the potential tax costs associated with contested income and liabilities and assist businesses with federal, state and local tax reporting to ensure compliance.

Navigate the complexities of real estate taxation with tailored tax structuring, compliance and due diligence services. We work with REITs, private equity funds and real estate operating companies to optimize tax efficiency. Our services include state and local tax compliance and risk management, tax-efficient financing for real estate transactions and legislative impact assessments on real estate taxation.

Meet complex business challenges with pragmatic and “fit for purpose” transfer pricing strategies. We help clients develop and support their transfer pricing policies with functional and economic analysis that aligns the tax outcomes with the value chain of the business. We offer a full range of transfer pricing services, from operational transfer pricing and implementation guidance to intellectual property advisory and valuation to dispute resolution and beyond.

Stay ahead of evolving regulations. We assist clients in managing value-added tax (“VAT”), goods and services tax (“GST”), and sales and use tax, customs and excise duties, as well as state and local income and franchise taxes, ensuring adherence to both local and international regulations. Our team provides guidance complex multi-jurisdictional tax matters and negotiates with tax authorities to resolve disputes, minimize penalties and optimize indirect tax structures.

Manage the intricacies of international tax regulations and structure global operations in a tax-efficient manner. We provide guidance on permanent establishment risks, transfer pricing compliance and cross-border financing strategies. Our experts assist multinational corporations in navigating tax treaties, mitigating double taxation risks and ensuring compliance with evolving global tax laws. Leveraging our international network, we provide practical solutions tailored to businesses expanding into new markets or optimizing existing global operations.

Maintain the optimal balance of people, process and technology. We help large corporate and private equity clients assess, design and implement optimized tax function operations that are customized and scalable. Due to our lack of auditor independence restrictions, we stand ready to collaborate and provide the hands-on advice needed for any given client situation, including interim tax function support.

Incentivize and retain key talent. Our employment tax and reward team takes a technically minded, commercially focused and pragmatic approach, providing advice on all employment-related tax and social security matters for both domestic and internationally mobile employees. Additionally, our professionals have extensive experience in creating attractive reward packages, including both cash-based and share schemes, for short-term pay and long-term incentive plans.

Access available tax credits and incentives. This can be complex, with tax authorities needing to ensure that eligibility requirements are met and evidenced. We bring deep expertise and proprietary methodologies to ensure claims are robust and tax value is maximized. In many instances, we work with tax authorities to develop tax policy on incentives and collaborate to shape legislation and publish guidance.