International tax law and cross-border activities

In the field of international tax law, we make a significant contribution to optimizing the overall tax burden of companies operating worldwide. With our services, we plan and accompany decisions regarding international location, investments and company connections and assist in the solution of special issues. We consult foreign companies on the establishment of German subsidiaries or branches, the optimal distribution structure and the tax-optimized structuring of business relationships with German partners.

The growing globalization provides an increasing number of cross-border situations that have to be classified legally. In this context, particular care must be taken to ensure that there is no impermissible double taxation of income when the involved countries each make use of their respective laws.zur

In order to provide companies particularly with cross-border business transactions we have acquired additional qualifications and are available to you as experts in international tax law.

Dr. h.c. Beata Baroth is an expert advisor for the international tax law.

For foreign entrepreneurs we take over the national part of the tax obligations and cooperate with the advisor in the home country. Within the framework of international tax law, our tax advisors naturally also provide consultations in English or, in most cases, in the respective national language.

We maintain active partnerships with renowned specialists in many countries. As a rule, our employees speak the required languages.

In the area of international tax law, we offer the following services:

» International structuring of corporate activities for tax optimization

• Choice of location of holding companies
• Choice of legal form (permanent establishment, corporation, partnership)
• Dividend distributions
• Use of low tax countries

» Cross-border acquisition and sale of companies

» Cross-border restructuring (mergers, split-offs)

» Application and interpretation of double taxation agreements

» Additional taxation, examination and determination of transfer prices and foreign tax law

» International permanent establishment issues

• Establishment of foreign permanent establishments
• Allocation of results for tax purposes

» International construction and assembly

» International secondment of employees

» International inheritance tax and asset succession planning

» Advice on moving abroad and moving in from abroad

» Support during tax audits with international issues

» Establishment of foreign permanent establishments and subsidiaries

» Relocation of company headquarters abroad

» Tax optimization of cross-border services

» Taxation of inbound and outbound investments

» Participation in mutual agreement procedures

» Consulting on the fulfillment of reporting obligations

» International succession planning