International Tax

Schneider Downs can serve all your global tax planning and compliance needs through our International Tax Practice and through our membership in PrimeGlobal.

Our International Tax Group focuses on both "outbound" and "inbound" international tax planning and U.S. income tax issues associated with foreign transactions. Our emphasis is on developing strategies to reduce your worldwide income tax burden.

Our International Tax Services:

Initial structuring, capitalization and entity selection for U.S. and foreign operations
Transfer pricing studies and review of cross-border transactions
Direct and indirect foreign tax credit issues
Utilizing domestic international sales corporations
Earnings repatriation planning
Reorganizations involving foreign corporations and foreign-owned U.S. corporations
Transactional analysis and support services including due diligence
U.S. tax compliance and planning for inbound businesses and their employees
Expatriate/ inpatriate tax matters

case studies

big problem:

Ransomware attack halted a global manufacturer's operations.

big thinking:

Recover and secure the system – fast – save $1 million in ransom.

big problem:

High tax burden for family-owned franchisor.

big thinking:

Comprehensive planning for a 15% tax reduction.

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2019 Mortality Table and Improvement Scale Updates

ERISA

By Jenna Zelenski | 1.24.2020

The Society of Actuaries has been updating the mortality improvement scale on an annual basis since 2014. As a result, Scale MP-2019 represents the most ...

SECURE Act: Modification of Required Minimum Distribution Rules for Designated Beneficiaries (Section 401)

401(k) Plans, SECURE Act

By Scott Rain | 1.16.2020

Based on the new provisions of the SECURE Act, there are now much more restrictive rules surrounding a required minimum distribution (RMD) to designated ...