“Windham Brannon was very proactive in their approach to tax planning when we decided to sell our business. Their timely advice, review of documents, and suggested changes to the purchase price allocation resulted in additional dollars in our pockets when we sold.”

Former President at Distribution Company

Expatriate Tax Services

Windham Brannon supports the conduct of international business with a team of expatriate tax specialists of unsurpassed knowledge of international tax regulations. Our team is expert at resolving complex issues associated with setting up overseas locations and meeting tax compliance requirements in multiple countries. Whether you are opening offices, sending staff to partner companies, outsourcing work or bringing contract labor to your U.S. location, Windham Brannon’s Global Expatriate Advisors make international transitions more expedient and less stressful.

Assignment planning services include:

Structuring to minimize global income and Social Security taxes
Employee pre-departure consultations (home and host countries)
Assignment cost projections
Payroll initiation (e.g. hypothetical withholding calculations, split pay arrangements, process review and improvement)
Repatriation assistance

Our compliance services include preparation of:

US federal income tax return
US state income tax return
ITIN applications
Foreign income tax return (through our AGN affiliation)
US Sailing permits
Form 673 / W-4
Certificate of Coverage applications

Our program support services include:

Policy development and review (expatriate and tax equalization)
Employee education, communication and support
Compensation accumulation
Planning for expansion into new countries and regions
Year-end payroll and W-2 review
Annual hypothetical withholding review and redetermination