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GLOBAL MOBILITY TAX

Support for Mobile Employees and Global Mobility Program Administrators

Managing the tax planning and compliance aspects of doing business globally can be complex and time consuming. We specialize in international assignment tax planning and compliance for multinational corporations and their employees. Mobile employees include:

  • Employees on international assignment

  • International and domestic business travelers

  • Permanent transfers (indefinite and temporary)

We provide a broad range of services that allow our clients and their employees to concentrate on their business rather than the peculiarities of mobile employee tax matters.

We also provide a range of support services to mobility providers and their clients, including payroll processing, facilitate global payroll processing compensation collection and reporting, 

SUPPORT FOR MOBILE EMPLOYEES

  • Tax readiness counseling, assistance and planning in support of the employee (Permanent Transfers and Assignees)

  • Administering Global Mobility Tax Reimbursement Programs for the mobile employee (Assignments)

  • Conduct employee US and host country tax orientations for pre-decision and/or post-decision assignment periods

  • Preparation of employee hypothetical tax

  • Preparation of US Federal and State income tax returns

  • Preparation of Employee Tax Reimbursement Settlement (Final Tax Equalization Settlement)

  • Facilitation of host county tax return filings for employees

  • Employee support for understanding of stock and equity award global income reporting and global tax withholding requirements

  • Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) Application support for spouse and dependents

  • Employee support for Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate, preparation and identifying tax allowances and withholding exemptions

  • Employee support for guidance on Foreign Financial Asset Reporting

  • General tax planning and minimization of global tax liabilities for tax equalized and non-equalized employees

  • Preparation of general or detailed net pay calculations for employees

  • Preparation of projected tax liabilities and estimated tax requirements

  • State residency determinations under residency or state domicile Rules

  • Alternative Minimum Tax Planning

 

SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL MOBILITY ADMINISTRATORS

  • Global mobility strategic program development and implementation

  • International assignment tax planning

  • Set up of home and host payroll reporting and tax withholding requirements for assignments and business traveler programs

  • Assist with the administration of corporate tax reimbursement programs including:

    • Preparation of initial tax cost projection and assignment balance sheet

    • Periodic assignment costs and tax accrual review and true up

    • Calculation of home and/or host payroll tax gross up requirements

  • Global mobility tax program policy design and implementation Including tax equalization, tax protection and hybrid models of tax reimbursement

  • Design of tax equalization/tax protection tax cost estimate template(s) for assignments and business travelers

  • Cross border tax planning for frequent and extended business travelers

  • Tax support for permanent relocations

  • Income tax treaty elections planning

  • Develop home/host country matrices tax filing requirements and domestic and treaty tax exemptions for international business travelers

  • Advise on stock and equity award global reporting and tax withholding requirements

  • International social security and pension advisory

  • Preparation of Certificate of Coverage applications

  • Collection and tracking of tax equalization/tax protection balances

  • Compensation collection and year-end reporting

GLOBAL COMPENSATION AND PAYROLL SOLUTIONS

The management of payrolls for international assignments can be challenging.  Having access to expertise in the area of international assignment payroll set-up and management can be equally challenging.  AdaptaPay LLC, sister organization of Global Tax Service, can support payroll in a variety of home and host locations.  Whether it is outsourcing 100% of payroll processing or working with your current payroll vendor we can help - we are adaptable to your needs.

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