Alder Global
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Experience has taught us what it takes for international business to succeed. We are a trusted advisor for all your tax and legal matters.
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International business brings with it countless opportunities, but it also comes with various obligations. Seizing the opportunities requires careful planning and successful and timely reactions to situations which may sometimes change quickly.
Experience has taught us what it takes to succeed at international business. Our expertise gathered over the years combined with our comprehensive partner network allows us to navigate local provisions and assist you with any practical matters.
We are your trusted adviser for any tax and legal matters related to international business. We can provide you with an experienced and results-oriented team for all your needs – from project deliveries to setting up international subsidiaries, assisting with employee mobility and meeting local reporting obligations.
We are familiar with the opportunities in international business and can also handle local regulations. With us, your growth has no limits.
Supporting you throughout all the stages of international business
For a business, entering the international market may be a conscious choice or a turn of events dictated by the conditions. In both cases, however, success requires proactive planning, careful implementation and the ability to react quickly to changing conditions.
We support the owners and the senior management during all stages of internationalization and take the journey together with our clients, ensuring their long-term success. Our comprehensive and global partner network allows us to combine the overall picture with utilizing local experience.
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Preparing for internationalisation
Compared to purely domestic operations, international business requires a different level of effort from the company and its management. An entirely new dimension will open up alongside the familiar operating environment, with regulation, practices and ways of working that may substantially differ from those you are familiar with.
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In an ideal scenario, preparations for internationalization are started as the company is being set up. Planning a purposeful ownership and company structure, choosing a suitable business model, drawing up written contracts and protecting key immaterial property rights creates prerequisites for fluent growth beyond national borders.
Regardless of the nature of your operations, details related to taxation must be considered. Arrangements related to value added taxation, employee mobility and employer obligations, transfer pricing or taxation at the source, for example, require preparation in advance. This allows you to seize new opportunities in time and avoid unnecessary risks.
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Expanding internationally
Internationalization becomes a part of everyday life when a company operates outside of Finland. It becomes increasingly important to understand, on a practical level, the requirements set by the new operating environment, such as the tax law of the target country, obligations concerning local operations and standards applicable to reporting.
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At this stage, the most important thing to do is to protect the momentum that your business has achieved. To this end, the approaches and processes are planned in a manner that will not turn them into obstacles as operations expand. At the same time, tax efficiency is optimized, predictability is improved and the accumulation of unidentified risks is prevented.
Knowing your business allows us to assist you in creating approaches that are effective and support the goals of your business. We never limit our advice to the applicable legislation, always aiming for practical understanding instead.
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Boosting operations
Boosting operations may be of interest to international companies that already have trans-boundary operations and a permanent presence in more than one country. At this stage, matters related to the transfer pricing model and the pricing and documentation of business are key. The efficiency of your taxation approach as well as tax certainty should be assessed at this point.
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As your operations grow and requirements increase, a proactive approach can significantly impact the efficient utilisation of resources. While we navigate the complex web of regulations, our task is to offer peace of mind and allow you to focus on your core business by telling you what is important and what is not.
At this stage, we will act as a supporting pillar for your business and solve problems related to daily activities. Commonly, we advise companies on the flow of goods, services or immaterial property as well as employee mobility and ensure that the group’s internal charges are market-based.
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Changes in operations or structures
In international business, changes such as mergers, acquisitions and other arrangements, investments and transferring or shutting down operations are particularly challenging, since you have at least twice as much regulation to consider – and twice as many authorities who are interested in the situation.
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We assist our clients during times of change as regards assessing the impacts, defining the necessary actions and in terms of the practical implementation. Engaging in advance discussions and signing advance agreements (e.g. APA) allows us to increase the predictability and certainty of taxation related to changes.
Changes that are visible in taxable income will also expose you to tax audit risks. In addition to the actual audit process, we will also assist you with any possible appeals and claims, aiming to eliminate double taxation. We will also make our expertise available to internal communications in order to provide key stakeholders (such as the Board of Directors or key owners) with a clear situational picture.
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References: Alder Global
The journey from the far north into the international arenas may be long but it is surely rewarding one. The references below allow you to learn about the many ways in which we are involved in the everyday business of our global clients.
Knowledge areas: Alder Global
We have the know-how, business understanding and experience necessary to solve the versatile challenges of international business. Read more about our specific areas of expertise.
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