International Tax Services
U.S. tax compliance for businesses with foreign operations, foreign owners, or cross-border transactions. GILTI, Subpart F, transfer pricing, FBAR, FATCA, treaty analysis.
Why international tax businesses need accounting built for them.
Cross-border tax is the single most error-prone area of U.S. tax practice. A missed Form 5471 carries a $10,000 minimum penalty per missed filing. GILTI inclusions are calculated wrong in most CFC structures. Transfer pricing documentation is missing when it should exist. Foreign owners get hit with withholding nobody planned for. Most generalist firms send these returns out; we keep them in.
What we deliver for international tax clients.
Every engagement combines our core accounting practice with the industry-specific knowledge international tax businesses need.
International Tax Preparation
Federal and state returns with full international compliance: 5471, 5472, 8865, 8938, 1120-F as applicable.
Tax Planning
Year-round international planning: GILTI minimization, treaty positions, entity structuring, and repatriation.
FBAR Filing
FinCEN Form 114 filings for U.S. persons with foreign financial accounts.
Cross-Border CFO Support
Transaction support, transfer pricing review, and consolidated reporting for groups with foreign operations.
Foreign Owner Compliance
U.S. compliance for foreign individual and entity owners of U.S. businesses.
IRS Resolution
Representation for international compliance examinations including delinquent filings and streamlined procedures.
Practice depth, documented standards, accountable people.
We hold ourselves to documented editorial standards, a published client success methodology, and the compliance posture appropriate to a U.S. professional accounting firm. Specifically for international tax engagements:
- Form 5471 (U.S. shareholders of controlled foreign corporations) and Form 8865 (foreign partnerships)
- GILTI, Subpart F, and high-tax exception analysis
- Form 1120-F for foreign corporations engaged in U.S. business
- FIRPTA withholding and Form 8288 for foreign sellers of U.S. real property
- Treaty analysis and Form 8833 disclosure
- Transfer pricing documentation for U.S. side of related-party transactions
- FBAR and FATCA Form 8938 filings
We are not a CPA firm. For engagements requiring CPA attestation, we coordinate with our licensed CPA partner network. We do not exaggerate credentials, and the named team on your engagement is the team that performs the work.
FAQ for international tax clients
I missed Form 5471 filings, can you help?
Yes. We handle delinquent 5471 filings and the procedural options for penalty mitigation: streamlined procedures, reasonable cause statements, and Delinquent International Information Return Submission Procedures.
Do you handle non-U.S. tax compliance?
No. We handle the U.S. side of cross-border tax. For non-U.S. compliance (UK CT, German Körperschaftsteuer, etc.), we coordinate with international tax partners.
Can you handle transfer pricing?
We prepare U.S.-side transfer pricing documentation supporting your intercompany positions. For full bilateral transfer pricing studies we coordinate with specialized firms.
What about foreign-owned LLC compliance?
Yes. See our dedicated Foreign-Owned LLC page for that specific scenario.
Three steps from here to a working engagement.
Generate a quote
Eight questions, 90 seconds, a locked final monthly price scaled to your specific international tax profile.
Discovery call
A 20-minute call to confirm the scope, meet your account lead, and align on the engagement details.
Onboard in 2 to 6 weeks
We rebuild your books to a clean baseline and run our first monthly close in parallel before fully taking over.