Cross-Border Tax

Cross-border tax and international compliance

Support for clients reporting across jurisdictions, prepared by partners who have handled reporting for subsidiaries of foreign multinationals.

Frameworks we work in

GAAP
US GAAP
Statement preparation & audit support
IFRS
IFRS
Cross-border and group reporting
Ind AS
Ind AS
Indian Accounting Standards
IGAAP
Indian GAAP
Pre-Ind AS Indian reporting

Overview

Two frameworks, two calendars, one set of numbers that has to agree

A subsidiary reporting under IFRS to its parent and US GAAP to the IRS is where reconciliation errors live. Our partners built a practice on exactly this work, preparing statements across IFRS, Ind-AS and Indian GAAP and closing audits with Big Four firms on both sides.

A subsidiary reporting under IFRS to its parent and US GAAP to the IRS is where reconciliation errors live. Two frameworks, two calendars and one set of numbers that has to agree is a specific discipline, and it is one our partners built a practice on before this firm existed.

We prepare dual-framework reporting with the reconciliation documented, support foreign subsidiary compliance in both directions, and handle the transfer pricing documentation, treaty positions and consolidation schedules that sit around it. The workings are written so your reviewer can follow the basis rather than take it on trust.

  • Firms with clients that are US subsidiaries of foreign parents, or the reverse
  • Firms whose clients report under both US GAAP and IFRS to different audiences
  • Firms needing transfer pricing documentation prepared to support intercompany policy
  • Firms handling consolidation across entities in more than one jurisdiction

Scope

What is included

01

Dual-framework reporting

Statements under US GAAP and IFRS, with the reconciliation between them documented.

02

Foreign subsidiary compliance

Reporting for US subsidiaries of foreign parents, and the reverse.

03

Transfer pricing documentation

Support for intercompany pricing policies and the files behind them.

04

Withholding and treaty positions

Documentation of treaty claims and withholding obligations.

05

Entity structuring support

Analysis supporting structuring decisions, prepared for your review.

06

Consolidation support

Consolidation schedules and elimination entries across entities.

What changes

Results you should expect

Frameworks that reconcile

Statements prepared under both bases with the bridge between them documented, not asserted.

Treaty positions supported

Withholding and treaty claims backed by the documentation a reviewer or authority will ask for.

Consolidation that ties

Elimination entries and consolidation schedules prepared so the group numbers agree first time.

How we work

Every file is checked three times before it reaches you

1
Prepared

A dedicated accountant

One qualified person assigned to your firm, working in your software and following your checklists.

2
Reviewed

A CPA manager

A second qualified review against your own review points, before the file comes back to you.

3
Approved

A partner

A partner signs off every deliverable, so you always know who is responsible for the work.

Questions

Common questions about this service

Which frameworks do you work across?

US GAAP and IFRS in-house, plus Ind-AS and Indian GAAP where a client has an Indian entity in the group.

We prepare the supporting documentation and analysis. The policy decision and any local filing requirement stay with your firm and the client’s advisers.

Yes, including elimination entries, intercompany reconciliation and the consolidation schedules underneath the group statements.

The same chain as everything else: a CPA manager reviews, then a partner approves. Cross-border files are reviewed by a partner with direct experience of the framework involved.

Industries

The client files we work in

The same service reads differently depending on whose books it is. These are the sectors we work across.

CPA & Accounting Firms
Pharmaceuticals
Technology & SaaS
Alcohol & Beverage
Telecom & Broadband
E-commerce & Retail
Manufacturing
Banking & Financial Services
Real Estate & Construction
Healthcare
Law Firms & Professional Services
Education & Non-Profit

Next step

Talk to us about cross-border tax

Thirty minutes, free, with one of our partners. Bring your volumes and we will tell you plainly whether we are the right fit.

No obligation. A partner replies, not a sales team.