For businesses
Tax that keeps up with your business across borders.
Whether you are expanding overseas, bringing operations into the UK, or restructuring a group that already spans jurisdictions, we help you get the tax position right and keep it defensible.
Where we help businesses
StructuringOverseas expansion & structuring
Advising on international expansion, group structuring, and cross-border operating models to manage tax leakage and compliance risk.
- Subsidiary vs branch considerations
- Governance and substance
- Profit repatriation planning
When you should contact us: If you are entering a new country, hiring overseas staff, or setting up local operations.
TIOPA 2010Transfer pricing advice
Helping groups implement practical, defensible transfer pricing policies for related-party transactions aligned with OECD principles.
- Intercompany service fees & management charges
- IP licensing and royalty arrangements
- Intra-group loans and funding
When you should contact us: The UK's transfer pricing rules contain exemptions for many small and medium-sized groups, but a number of overseas jurisdictions apply their requirements at much lower thresholds. If you transact with overseas related parties and do not yet have a transfer pricing policy in place, it is worth reviewing your position.
Permanent establishmentPermanent establishment risk
Assessing whether overseas activity creates a taxable presence and what that means for filings and profit attribution.
- Overseas employees and sales activity
- Agents negotiating or concluding contracts
- Projects that extend beyond short-term thresholds
When you should contact us: Where a director, senior employee or sales team begins working regularly overseas, or where you open premises or take on staff in another country.
TreatiesDouble tax treaties & withholding taxes
Reviewing treaty positions and managing withholding tax exposure on cross-border payments.
- Interest, royalties, dividends
- Treaty relief applications and documentation
- Practical approaches to avoid tax leakage
When you should contact us: Before making cross-border interest, royalty or service payments, particularly where treaty relief or domestic exemptions may apply.
Deals & groupsAcquisitions, disposals & group structuring
Tax support for international transactions and group planning, from pre-deal structuring through to post-completion integration.
- Cross-border acquisitions and disposals
- Pre-exit restructuring
- Cross-border finance and withholding
- CFC and hybrid mismatch considerations
When you should contact us: Before heads of terms are agreed on an international deal, or when a group reorganisation is on the table, while the structure can still be shaped.
EnquiriesHMRC investigations & international enquiries
Helping companies get clarity and efficient outcomes in HMRC enquiries with a cross-border dimension, from residence and permanent establishment to transfer pricing, withholding and offshore matters.
- Managing risks and ensuring HMRC use their powers correctly
- Accelerating settlements and getting certainty of treatment
- Mitigating penalties and protecting personal liability of directors
When you should contact us: If you have an ongoing HMRC investigation, or receive a letter, we are happy to look at how we can help.
Expanding, restructuring, or unsure where your company should be paying tax? Get in touch.
