Overview
Goreman Keller & Associates provides multinational companies, licensors of intellectual property, private equity investors and individuals who relocate to another country a wealth of talent and experience in addressing and resolving international tax issues and facilitating cross-border transactions. Our attorneys help analyze the tax issues, risks and planning opportunities of various structures, contract provisions and tax treaties, and we counsel clients on the application of foreign tax rules to help minimize their tax burden and grow their businesses.
We advise clients on all aspects of worldwide, inbound and outbound transactions and tax planning, including:
Planning for and implementing multinational mergers, acquisitions and restructurings
Establishing tax-efficient overseas structures
Structuring product distribution and sales arrangements
Licensing intellectual property and franchise systems internationally
Interpreting and applying international tax treaties
Negotiating and drafting international contracts
Advising on expatriate and employee relocation issues
Assessing exposures to, and ways to avoid, "permanent establishments" abroad
Advising on transfer pricing and contemporaneous documentation requirements
Advising clients on tax compliance and foreign bank account reporting requirements
Our strong presence in Beijing, Shanghai and London, and our worldwide network of relationship law firms in more than 100 countries enable us to advise our international clients knowledgeably and efficiently. Our attorneys are recognized experts in international taxation, and some have more than 30 years of experience in these areas, as well as experience teaching international tax in two highly regarded law schools, working for the IRS and working as in-house counsel for international Fortune 200 corporations.
Our experience includes:
Collaborating with our colleagues in our International Arbitration practice to analyze a tax noncompliance issue in China, which resulted in a multimillion-dollar award for our U.S.-based client
Structuring private equity investments (into the U.S. and abroad) and international franchise systems
Working with our colleagues in our Chinese offices to advise numerous U.S. clients on tax-efficient structures to expand sales into China and to conduct manufacturing and sourcing there
Securing special legislation in Bermuda for our client to establish a proper tax-efficient structure, thereby securing U.S. tax benefits
Advising on more than 40 IRS voluntary disclosures for clients with unreported foreign income or assets, or unfiled FBARs for foreign bank and securities accounts
Helping Subchapter S clients structure their businesses to obtain U.S. foreign tax credits they would otherwise have been denied
Restructuring an offshore captive insurance company for 300 auto dealer. |
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