Eversheds Sutherland has an experienced, well-staffed team providing creative solutions in international tax planning, compliance, controversy and litigation.
Eversheds Sutherland has more than 30 attorneys devoted to the increasingly complicated field of international tax. With our depth and breadth of experience, we offer our clients solutions tailored to their specific cross-border tax needs. We work with our clients to develop plans that tax-efficiently achieve their business objectives. We ensure that these objectives are achieved in a manner that is effective and as cost-efficient as possible. When controversies arise and litigation is necessary, we offer end-to-end service to resolve the situation. We understand that there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all strategy when it comes to tax planning.
We help clients find their way through the increasingly complicated maze of international tax obstacles involved with mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs; foreign tax credits; transfer pricing; foreign currency borrowings; swaps and derivatives; hedging transactions; and other treaty-related tax matters. We have found that understanding our clients’ business operations and objectives is the key to effectively managing all of this.
Our clients operate in a global economy and we appreciate the impact that the overall effective tax rate can have on a company’s operations. Working closely with trusted advisors throughout the world, we are able to provide our clients comprehensive international tax guidance.
Why Eversheds Sutherland
Industry recognition. Our international tax attorneys are often recognized by Chambers USA and Global, The Legal 500, International Tax Review and The Best Lawyers in America.
Inbound and outbound tax planning and compliance. Our international tax group regularly addresses the inbound and outbound tax consequences of cross-border transactions and investments. This includes structuring and implementing international financings and establishing overseas operations (e.g. insurance companies and mutual funds). Our team of international tax lawyers understands the considerations relevant to transnational mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; the tax implications of international licensing and technology transfers; the significance of transfer pricing to global operations; and the limitations and opportunities with respect to the use of foreign tax credits.
Transfer pricing. Our attorneys handle transfer pricing regulations and their application involving U.S. and non-U.S.-based multinationals. We have a deep knowledge of intercompany transactions (like tangible and intangible property and services) and can secure advance pricing agreements.
Government experience and relationships. Our Washington, DC, office has strong relationships with key personnel at the IRS, Treasury and United States Tax Court. We are the only law firm to have produced two former commissioners of IRS and a chief counsel of the IRS. Eversheds Sutherland attorneys have experience at the IRS, Treasury, Justice Department and the Joint Committee on Taxation of Congress.
Strong litigation reputation. Our tax litigators have reputations for aggressively defending our clients' interests. Frequently, this encourages settlements before dispute resolution escalates and legal costs to our clients rise.
Financial markets. We have served as tax counsel for more than $100 billion of public and private debt offerings, primarily in foreign markets.
Strategic alliances. We work with trusted advisors throughout the world to address the needs of our clients’ business operations. Our close relationships with premier legal advisors outside the U.S. allow us to efficiently provide the right advice to our clients.
Nuts and Bolts
Eversheds Sutherland attorneys advise on:
- Inbound and outbound tax planning
- Corporate restructurings
- Foreign currency
- Cross-border financing transactions
- Foreign tax credit
- Hedging transactions
- Transfer pricing
- Derivatives and interest rate and currency swaps
- Licensing and technology transfers
- Mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures
- Repatriation
- Subpart F
- Financial products
- Insurance and foreign mutual funds
- Information reporting and tax withholding
- IRS controversy and tax litigation
- Competent authority
- Private letter rulings and practice before the IRS
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Doing business globally requires customized tax advice from a firm that can provide end-to-end service. Eversheds Sutherland's international tax team has the experience and the talent to provide for all aspects of international tax planning, compliance, controversy and litigation.
