Cross-Border Business
Whether you are a U.S. person with business operations abroad or a foreign person with business activities in the United States, the tax and compliance landscape for cross-border business can be complex and challenging.
At Expat Tax Professionals, we provide tailored consulting services and international tax planning strategies designed to help you navigate these challenges and minimize your tax burden across jurisdictions.
For U.S. Persons with a Foreign Business
Owning or operating a business outside the United States creates a number of U.S. tax considerations that can significantly affect your overall tax position. Our international tax planning services help you structure and manage your foreign business in the most tax-efficient way throughout its entire life cycle. Our experts have extensive experience helping U.S. clients strategically address issues in each phase of business: establishment, ongoing operations, and winding down.
We can help you with:
Choosing the optimal entity type and company structure.
Making tax classification elections and handling foreign trust classification.
Navigating double taxation relief and claiming treaty benefits.
Addressing withholding taxes and repatriation of profits.
Planning for controlled foreign corporation rules, including Subpart F and GILTI/NCTI.
Preparing exit strategies that optimize capital gains and previously taxed income rules.
Our goal is to help you structure your international operations to achieve the best possible tax outcomes at every stage.
For Foreign Persons with a U.S. Business
If you are not a U.S. person but do business in the United States, the U.S. tax system can still apply to you in several ways. The U.S. government casts a broad net when determining tax obligations for foreign entities and individuals with sufficient business presence or “tax nexus” in the U.S. Our consulting services help you understand these rules and plan in ways that reduce your U.S. tax burden.
We can help you with:
Choosing the optimal entity type and location for your business.
Making tax classification elections and handling foreign trust classification.
Navigating double taxation relief and claiming treaty benefits.
Addressing withholding taxes and repatriation of profits.
Planning for controlled foreign corporation rules, including Subpart F and GILTI.
Preparing exit strategies that optimize capital gains and previously taxed income rules.
Our team helps you interpret and apply U.S. tax law so that your activities in the United States are structured properly and efficiently.