International tax

Helping businesses navigate complex international tax law and compliance requirements

乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 International Tax: Navigating complex global tax law and compliance requirements

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Key service areas

Inbound/outbound international transactions including cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions

When considering or undertaking cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and other reorganization opportunities, the associated tax implications can be challenging to navigate. 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网鈥檚 international tax advisors can help your organization manage all aspects of cross-border reorganization opportunities to increase value and mitigate risks.

Tax due diligence for international M&A transactions

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International corporate tax advisory 鈥� tax-efficient structuring of inbound and outbound investments and global financing

乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网鈥檚 international tax team can help structure inbound and outbound investments in the most advantageous way while managing compliance requirements in every jurisdiction. Our international tax team can also review your existing structure and provide recommendations on how to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Foreign reporting and related surplus calculations

The CRA requires annual surplus computations to support dividend deductions taken in Canada. Surplus pools reflect the economic earnings of a foreign affiliate and can help in determining the Canadian tax treatment of dividends, capital gains, upstream loans, acquisition/corporate reorganizations, and safe income calculations. 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网鈥檚 web-based Surplus Calculator makes the annual task of preparing surplus computations simple and seamless.

Form T1134, 鈥淚nformation Return Relating to Controlled and Not-Controlled Foreign Affiliates鈥� includes additional questions and more detailed requests. The 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 international tax team can help you complete this form to ensure compliance with foreign affiliate reporting rules. Our end-to-end technology solution can assist with the collection, management, and transformation of the expanded data required to complete these forms.

When Canadian businesses hold shares in foreign investments for non-registered accounts, any income, dividends, and capital gains arising from the investment must be reported on Canadian corporate income tax returns. Determining the amount to include on the tax return is not a simple task, as you must consider currency conversion, double taxation by the foreign country, and the different rules for amounts over $100,000. The 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 international tax team can help manage these issues, as well as other risks, and help determine the best strategies when it comes to investing in registered accounts such as RRSP or RRIF.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Commonly, corporations face a wide array of issues when dealing with different tax systems, and the 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 tax team can help you navigate them and provide you with the most effective international tax planning strategies. We can help with global effective tax rate planning, value chain management, global capital structure planning, international tax reporting and compliance, international tax dispute resolution, and more.

International tax planning strategies include analysis, reporting, and risk management. Through these services and our understanding of business taxes, our international tax professionals can help optimize Canadian and foreign tax planning strategies, allowing you to keep more capital and grow your business. 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网鈥檚 international tax professionals provide cross-border tax insights for all aspects of international tax.

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