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International Tax Services for Confident Global Growth

Take your business across borders without letting tax complexity slow you down. At CDH, our international tax services help you plan ahead, meet your obligations, and make confident cross-border tax decisions.

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Overview

International Tax Planning for Cross-Border Operations

More countries mean more tax rules and more decisions that can affect your bottom line. CDH helps you structure cross-border operations, manage tax obligations, and move funds between countries with confidence. Our bilingual expertise and experience with Japanese-owned U.S. companies make international tax easier to navigate.

Who Needs This

When Your Business Needs International Tax Support

New market, new entity, new cross-border transaction. Each can bring new tax questions and reporting requirements. You may need additional support when:

Launching a U.S. Subsidiary

A foreign parent company, including a Japanese manufacturer or distributor, is establishing operations in the U.S.

Starting Cross-Border Transactions

Your U.S. business begins buying from, selling to, or making payments to a related company overseas.

Changing Foreign Ownership

A change in ownership or corporate structure creates new U.S. tax considerations or reporting requirements.

Taking on New Filing Obligations

Your business now needs to meet additional U.S. reporting requirements because of its foreign ownership, transactions, or international activities.

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Our Services

International Tax Services We Provide

Our international tax services cover four key areas of cross-border tax planning and compliance.

Tax Structuring for U.S. Subsidiaries

How you structure your U.S. operations can have tax consequences both in the U.S. and abroad. CDH helps foreign-owned businesses evaluate their entity and transaction structures with U.S. tax requirements and the parent company’s broader tax position in mind.

Whether you’re setting up a new U.S. subsidiary or changing an existing structure, our team helps identify potential double-taxation issues and considers how to structure cross-border transactions from the start.

International Tax Compliance and Foreign Reporting

International tax compliance can add filing requirements beyond your regular U.S. tax return. CDH’s international tax preparation services help you identify what applies and prepare the required filings.

Depending on your ownership structure and international activity, your reporting requirements may include:

Form or Requirement
Purpose
Who Needs to File
U.S. corporate tax return
Reports the corporation’s income, deductions, credits, and U.S. tax liability.
Foreign-owned U.S. corporations and certain foreign corporations.
Form 5471
Reports information about certain foreign corporations and their U.S. owners.
Certain U.S. officers, directors, and shareholders of foreign corporations.
Form 5472
Reports certain transactions between a reporting corporation and foreign or domestic related parties.
Certain corporations with 25% foreign ownership.
FATCA
Reports certain foreign financial assets and accounts to support U.S. tax compliance.
Certain U.S. taxpayers and foreign financial institutions that meet FATCA requirements.
FBAR (FinCEN Form 114)
Reports qualifying financial accounts held outside the U.S.
U.S. persons with foreign financial accounts that exceed the applicable aggregate reporting threshold.
BEPS
Reporting and documentation requirements related to cross-border tax arrangements and multinational activity.
Multinational businesses subject to applicable BEPS requirements.

Which filings apply depends on your ownership, transactions, and international activities. We help your team stay on top of the reporting requirements and deadlines that apply to your business.

Transfer Pricing Support

Intercompany transactions need to be priced and documented in line with applicable tax rules. CDH’s transfer pricing team helps you develop and document your transfer pricing approach, including the records needed to support related-party transactions.

We also coordinate with your legal and accounting teams abroad on transfer pricing planning, documentation, and audit defense.

Foreign Tax Credit and Repatriation Planning

When income is earned or moved across countries, taxes may apply in more than one jurisdiction. CDH provides foreign tax credit planning to identify qualifying credits that can help reduce double taxation and account for taxes already paid abroad.

When it’s time to bring earnings back to a parent company, CDH looks at how the transaction will be taxed, whether withholding applies, and whether a tax treaty offers relief. This cross-border tax advisory helps you plan the transfer before funds move between countries.

How It Works

Our International Tax Advisory Process

We understand your structure, identify what needs attention, and put the right tax and reporting processes in place.
Here’s a closer look at our process:

1

Review Current Setup

We review your ownership structure, U.S. and foreign entities, intercompany transactions, current filings, and where you operate.

2

Work Through the Tax Structure

Our team reviews how your entities and cross-border transactions are structured, then identifies areas that may need to change or be planned for.

3

Put the Reporting Process in Place

We determine which returns, disclosures, and supporting documentation are required, who is responsible for each item, and when filings are due.

4

Provide Ongoing Tax Support

CDH can continue working with your team throughout the year, including when a new transaction, ownership change, or other business decision creates a tax question.

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Why CDH

Why Global Businesses Choose CDH

When your business operates across borders, having the right expertise and connections matters. With CDH, you get:

With CDH, You Get
What It Means for You
Decades of International Experience
Supporting global businesses and Japanese-owned subsidiaries.
Bilingual Expertise
A team that works closely with your U.S. staff and your parent company in Japan.
Global Reach
Access to accounting and advisory resources across 100+ countries through our Moore Global membership.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Here are answers to a few common questions businesses have when looking for international tax support.

How Much Do International Tax Services Cost?

Costs depend on the work involved. The number of entities and countries, the types of transactions involved, and the filings or reporting required can all affect the scope and fees.

We can review your needs during an initial consultation and provide pricing based on the services required.

What Is the Difference Between an International Tax Advisor and a Domestic CPA?

A domestic CPA typically focuses on tax requirements within the U.S.

An international tax advisor also works with tax issues that arise across countries, such as tax treaties, foreign reporting requirements, withholding taxes, foreign tax credits, and cross-border transactions.

Can One CPA Firm Manage Tax in Multiple Countries?

Yes, but it depends on the firm’s international capabilities and network. CDH can serve as a central point of contact for U.S. and cross-border tax matters and coordinate with professionals in other jurisdictions through the Moore Global network.

This helps you manage tax planning and compliance across multiple countries without having to coordinate every jurisdiction on your own.

Can CDH Provide International Tax Services Remotely?

Yes. We can work with businesses outside our local office areas, including international and foreign-owned companies.

We can handle meetings, document sharing, tax planning, and much of the compliance process remotely.

Is an International Tax Advisor the Same as a Tax Attorney?

No. An international tax advisor, such as a CPA, generally focuses on tax planning, compliance, reporting, and the financial side of cross-border transactions.

A tax attorney provides legal advice and representation on tax matters. Depending on the situation, we can work alongside your legal counsel when you need both tax and legal expertise.

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Have a cross-border tax question or need help with an upcoming filing, transaction, or business decision? Talk to a CDH international tax advisor about your situation and the support your business needs.

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