International Tax

To compete in a global market, our clients rely on the experience of ArentFox Schiff's tax professionals when cross-border opportunities present themselves. Our professionals have the tax technical knowledge and experience required to help clients seize international opportunities and minimize tax risks. In addition to our domestic tax practice, we have extensive experience with inbound and outbound structuring, including Transfer Pricing advice.

Acquisition and Disposition Planning

Tax is an integral part of any business acquisition or disposition. ArentFox Schiff tax attorneys work routinely with practitioners from our real estate, corporate, estate planning and other practice groups to structure business acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, joint ventures, asset and stock sales/purchases, and business successions. The ArentFox Schiff tax group helps clients understand and manage the tax risks and opportunities revealed during due diligence and coordinates technical expertise with business knowledge to create optimal solutions for our clients.

ArentFox Schiff is well versed in both tax-free and taxable acquisition and disposition planning. For example, ArentFox Schiff has executed like-kind exchanges, partnership and corporate mergers, and property acquisitions for clients. Similarly, ArentFox Schiff has structured “cash-out” and taxable acquisitions and dispositions for its clients. ArentFox Schiff has extensive experience with public and private offerings of tax-sensitive securities and the preparation of offering materials.

Inbound and Outbound Structuring

ArentFox Schiff’s tax professionals routinely advise clients on the US federal income tax consequences of moving assets and entities both inbound and outbound. We have extensive experience representing both US-based and foreign-based organizations and advise on entry and exit strategies and entity structuring.

Transfer Pricing Advice

ArentFox Schiff’s tax professionals help our multinational clients understand the complex rules and compliance issues created by the Transfer Pricing regulations. In an increasingly global commercial environment, our professionals offer in-depth knowledge of the Transfer Pricing implications of cross-border transactions. We also monitor developments in Transfer Pricing policy and current areas of controversy.