Sunday, 12 March 2017

Things To Know About International Corporate Tax Planning

By Ruth Collins


The process in determining where or how an entity would be taxed is call international taxation. They could be taxed either by one or both of the countries depending on the laws stated by these different countries. The determining factor between them is usually the treaties they have with each other.

There are companies which want to prevent paying taxes on two countries instead of just one. Failing to prevent this might result in them paying more than what is necessary. International corporate tax planning Canada is a good example in determining which country their tax must go to. Understanding this fully will make you take advantage of it.

Canada employs a combination of management and control standard and incorporation standard. This mean that if the establishment located in the country is also incorporated there, then they are considered tax resident. But if is not formed there though the management and control of it is there, then they are still fully taxable.

When you want the establishment to be nontaxable in a legal way in Canada then incorporation should have happened in a different country. The management and control should also be made in another country. These would include the highest decisions made including their bank accounts and transactions would not be in the country.

In order to understand these concepts better and help you with the legalities, acquiring of the service of a lawyer and his firm that specializes on these is a must. They could give you guidance in the preparation of the required documents used in determining if your establishment is taxable or not. Here are some tips in searching for one.

Ask your colleagues and business partners for recommendations. You could even ask the current legal counsel of your business if they have any recommendations as well. These could save you some time in checking the background of the lawyer by having a trusted person recommend them.

Inquire about the experiences in handling situations like you have. They will be able to give you examples of establishments that they are working for right now. Having numerous clients are a great sign specially if a few of them are prominent companies. You could try to approach and ask if by chance you know a client of they have personally on his opinion regarding the service that they have given him.

Inquire about their legal fees and if they are also specializing in other parts of corporate law. It is always better to have only one team in managing your corporate legal needs so to prevent misunderstandings between them which might cause problems against the government. Working with the accounting and finance heads of your company is part of what they do to determine properly what is taxable and what is not.

This is just a short description and few advises on what you could do to maximize the earnings of your company by legally minimizing the taxes you should pay. There are many professional lawyers that are willing to offer their services to you when needed. Ask them more information about the things that still confuses you. Different countries have different treaties with Canada so it is best that you would be able to find someone who is also an expert of the laws and treaties of that other country as well.




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