Member services

Business tax 

PKF member firms deliver a full spectrum of business tax services designed to support your company through all stages of growth, from owner-managed businesses to complex multinational groups. Our services span corporate tax compliance, planning, structuring, controversy, local and indirect taxes, as well as global cross-border and international tax advisory.

Corporate tax compliance & planning

Keeping up with evolving tax legislation, reporting requirements and tax authority practices is increasingly challenging. Our global experts provide comprehensive corporate tax compliance services for both domestic entities and multinational groups, including through our Global Tax Management tool.

• Preparation of corporate tax returns and supporting computations
• Capital allowances/tax allowance calculations
• Support for transfer pricing documentation and related submissions
• Claims, elections and applications (including R&D and similar incentives)
• Management of tax authority enquiries, assessments, objections and appeals
• Advice on filing deadlines, payment dates and other compliance obligations
• Corporate and deferred tax audit provisions under FIN 48 / IAS 12
• Group-level tax compliance management and effective tax rate planning
• Assistance in obtaining refunds and credits

Tax structuring & transaction advisory

We are living in a rapidly evolving global tax landscape driven by BEPS, anti-hybrid rules, treaty changes and increased scrutiny on substance which requires resilient, forward-looking structuring. Our global experts provide BEPS-aligned, tax-efficient structuring strategies for domestic and cross-border operations.

• Structuring acquisitions, disposals, reorganisations and investments
• Tax-efficient profit extraction and exit strategies
• Minimisation of withholding tax and cross-border tax leakage
• Entity choice, financing structures and operational tax modelling
• IP tax planning and global mobility of intellectual property
• Tax due diligence and pre-/post-transaction integration
• International tax advisory covering permanent establishment, joint ventures, financing, mergers/demergers and market entry/exit analysis
• Foreign tax compliance support across jurisdictions

Tax controversy & dispute resolution

We support clients in navigating audits, disputes and regulatory scrutiny in a disciplined and strategic manner.

• Federal, state and city audit defence and management
• Support for notices, examinations and appeals
• Voluntary disclosure and penalty abatement support
• Strategic controversy planning to mitigate financial and reputational risk

Partnership tax advisory

Our network supports partnerships across sectors, including real estate, professional services, investment funds and multinational partnership structures.

• Partnership structuring and reorganisations
• Allocations, basis analysis and distributive share planning
• Partnership compliance and planning for complex domestic and cross-border arrangements
• Support for global investment and fund structures

Cross-border & international tax

Our network of global experts gives you comprehensive international tax support, from isolated tax questions to fully coordinated global solutions.

• Taxability assessments relating to overseas activities and permanent establishments
• Minimising overseas tax liabilities and managing global compliance obligations
• Structuring inbound and outbound investment operations
• Cross-border tax advisory covering legislation, regulatory changes, authority practices and expected global shifts
• Global foreign tax compliance (returns, assessments, authority correspondence)
• Transfer pricing support and documentation

Large corporate tax services

We know that large corporations face significant complexity across compliance, governance, global planning and emerging international frameworks such as Pillar II. Our services help multinational groups manage tax strategically and efficiently.

• Centralised management of global tax compliance obligations
• Tax function transformation, including process improvement and technology enablement
• Support for complex reorganisations, restructuring and operational alignment
• Global risk management, governance frameworks and effective tax rate optimisation

Pillar II / global minimum tax advisory, including:

• Readiness assessments for OECD Pillar II/GloBE rules
• Modeling of top-up tax exposure and ETR impacts
• Implementation planning, data readiness and compliance processes
• Integration of Pillar II considerations into global structuring and tax governance
• Ongoing monitoring of global tax developments impacting multinational groups