Tools

Risk Indicators for Transfer Pricing

In January 2012, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the OECD) published Dealing Effectively with Transfer Pricing.  Included in this volume is a useful checklist of risk indicators.  View the ...

Country Overview: Brazil

With its longstanding culture of protectionism, complex tax laws and in-depth compliance requirements, Brazil can be a difficult place for foreign companies to do business.

Country Overview: France

Despite notoriously complicated employment law, France remains a key destination for European expansion.  Recent reforms, including simplified corporate tax and research tax credits, are promoting competitiveness and making the nation even more attractive for companies looking to...

Country Overview: China

With the fastest-growing economy worldwide, consistent annual growth rates of around 10 percent for the last three decades and the title of largest global exporter of goods, China is an industrial powerhouse that is understandably the aim of many companies considering international...

Doing Business in India: 5 Things You Need to Know

With a different tax and regulatory framework, distinct cultural norms and a time zone inconvenient for those in the western hemisphere, expanding to India can be complicated for foreign companies.

U.S. Sales Tax vs. VAT Infographic

VAT compliance is a serious concern: the potential for lost revenue, fines and prosecution accentuate the importance of understanding your company’s VAT obligations when expanding internationally. But simply understanding how VAT works can be a task in itself for U.S. based...

Mergers and Acquisitions Whitepaper and Checklist

HSP explores corporate restructuring, compensation and benefits, and employee rights as they relate to the M&A process. Also included is a useful checklist for pre-merger due diligence and post-merger communications and integration.

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