High Street Partners

Overview

Here is a partial list of technical issues we’ve addressed for clients. Please contact us for more information about the following:

Providing employee Work Rules document in Japan (required with 10 or more local employees)
Stock option and share compensation - effective tax planning advice
Establishing a presence in China – A Representative Office (RO) or a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE)
Importing equipment into the European Union – customer sales, lab tests, evaluations, demo equipment, and short-term trade show requirements
When and how to utilize Contractors overseas instead of Employees
Global HR Benefits review– market best practice and mandatory statutory minimum provision
Tax efficient compensation structuring in 5 European countries
Sending US employees to work in India and China to set up local operations
Sending senior US executives to work in India on an expatriate basis and retaining cover under US benefit plans
Structuring expatriate compensation and tax packages for US nationals working overseas
Granting employee stock options in Belgium – cost and benefits
When to hedge your operating costs in Europe, and when to “let it ride”
Effective Letter of Credit (LC) strategies in China
How to minimize the impact of software withholding taxes imposed in developing countries
Devising a headquarters-based Cash Management treasury solution across Europe, Asia and Latin America (13 countries)
Cost-Plus versus Buy-Sell – effective transfer strategies
Helping a German technology company establish in the US
Third party contractors converted to permanent employees in Russia
Sarbanes compliance for 1200 person operation in India and a 200 headcount entity in the UK
International assessment of the compliance status and effectiveness of existing financial management systems in UK, Japan, Taiwan and China
Lining up a fraud audit in the Philippines and Mexico
Permanent establishment advice and optimal entity structuring advice in Russia
Proper global transfer pricing for service parts management company selling worldwide
Permanent establishment advice and optimal entity structuring advice in Sweden
Tax issues involved with UK nationals living in Malaysia and working in China, Korea and Japan
Annual statutory compliance review across 13 countries in Asia, Europe and North America