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International Trade

With our global reach and expertise in International Trade we have the knowledge and expertise to assist our clients expanding across the globe.

Employment in the UK for international businesses

Are you aware of the vital considerations international businesses need to be aware of when employing in the UK. Diviya Ramaiya, Business Solutions director talks to Michael Freyer, HR Manager to explore these considerations.

Explore our video series Crowe Corner with Business Solutions

Explore our services representing our international team's depth of knowledge

Business advisory
International tax
VAT and Duty
Global mobility
Expanding overseas
Exporting / importing
Outsourcing / compliance
Business advisory

International trade is challenging and constantly evolving. Our team can help advise your business so that it can avoid costly mistakes by providing the following services to your business.

  • Preparation of business plans and forecasts.
  • Accounting systems and processes.
  • Improved management information and performance monitoring.
  • Buying or selling businesses.
  • Raising finance.
  • Exit and succession planning.
  • Structuring and restructuring your business.
  • Shareholder agreements.
International tax

Careful tax planning and regular advice is key to being a successful international business in a rapidly changing climate.

  • Tax implications of trading overseas.
  • Planning expansion overseas.
  • Monitoring overseas group companies’ tax compliance.
  • Full international corporate tax compliance service throughout our global network, Crowe Global.
  • Corporate tax advice on cross border acquisitions, disposals, mergers, corporate reorganisations and demergers.
 
  • Negotiating with HMRC on difficult and important business matters, and handling tax enquiries on your behalf.
  • Preparing and reviewing tax provisions and tax disclosure for company and consolidated accounts.
  • Optimising for allowances.
  • Optimising available reliefs.

Our insight 'Withholding taxes: actions for groups with UK and EU members' outlines the scenario many businesses and individuals may face.

More information can be found under International Tax and Transfer Pricing services.

VAT and Duty

VAT and Duty is a complex area and without the right advice can result in a significant additional cost and administrative burden to businesses.

  • VAT and Duty implications of international transactions.
  • International registration requirements.
  • Avoidance of unwelcome VAT and Duty cost.
  • VAT and Duty on overseas sales.
 
  • VAT reviews.
  • Training.
  • Compliance.
  • Manuals for finance and non-finance staff.

Read our insight on Important VAT changes affecting importers of goods into the UK to ensure you are making the correct payment and recovery of import VAT.


Global mobility

We advise organisations on the issues they face when employees’ roles cross borders and their people or their operations operate across international jurisdictions.

  • Short-term business visitors.
  • Non-resident directors and NEDs.
  • Cross border terminations – tax and payroll advice.
  • Cross Border trailing, deferred compensation and share incentives compliance.
  • Shadow payrolls.
  • Compensation accumulation and reporting.
 
  • Income tax return preparation.
  • Year end/monthly payroll and expenses reporting.
  • People related corporate tax (permanent establishment) considerations.
  • Tax briefings for employees.
  • Social security certificate of coverage applications.
  • Assets and bank account reporting (FACTA and FBARs).

Mobility Mondays

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Our Global Mobility team cover a concept of mobility explaining what it means in everyday terms - simplifying the jargon and the technical language.  

Read more about the issues you may face.

Expanding overseas

Expanding overseas can seem a daunting task, but our experienced team at Crowe can help simplify the process.

  • Preparation of business plans and forecasts.
  • Raising finance.
  • Structuring and restructuring your business.
  • Advising you on the tax implications of expanding overseas.
  • Corporate tax advice on cross border acquisitions, disposals, mergers, corporate reorganisations and demergers.
  • Full international corporate tax compliance service throughout our global network, Crowe Global.
  • International registration requirements.
  • Avoidance of unwelcome VAT and Duty cost.
  • People related corporate tax (permanent establishment) considerations.
 
  • Advising non-resident directors and NEDs.
  • Cross border terminations – tax / payroll advice.
  • Cross Border trailing, deferred compensation and share incentives compliance.
  • Business registrations, registered office and company secretarial services.
  • Expatriate tax services.
  • Audit of international groups.
  • International tax compliance.
  • Introduction to local professionals via Crowe Global.
Exporting / importing

Exporting and Importing can appear daunting. Our team at Crowe in the UK, alongside our colleagues at Crowe Global, can provide support.

  • VAT and Duty implications of international transactions.
  • Preparation of business plans and forecasts.
  • Advice on accounting systems and processes.
  • Help with raising finance to cover extended working capital requirements.
 
  • Tax advice on cross border transactions.
  • International registration requirements.
  • Avoidance of unwelcome VAT and Duty cost.
  • VAT and Duty on overseas sales.

Outsourcing / compliance

Whether you are a large or small business setting up a new branch or entity in the UK or overseas, Crowe can support you and allow you to focus on running your business.

  • Business registrations, registered office and company secretarial.
  • Corporate structure advice.
  • Fully outsourced bookkeeping and accountancy.
  • Bank account management.
  • Management reporting.
  • Tax compliance returns.
  • Payroll, HR, reward.
 
  • Stock options.
  • Expatriate tax.
  • Immigration and global mobility.
  • Year-end statutory financial statements and audit.
  • Bookkeeping and back office functions.
  • Audit of international groups.
  • International tax compliance.

International Private Client services

We have a wealth of experience in taking care of the tax affairs and supporting internationally mobile individuals and their families. In these days of international mobility and increased global financial transparency, managing wealth tax efficiently can prove extremely challenging complying with the demands of multiple jurisdictions.

Find out more of the services we can offer

Webinars

Maximising duty savings
Covering how traders can best take advantage of such schemes and Free Trade Agreements to maximise duty savings when importing goods into the UK. 
Developments impacting business trading internationally
A live broadcast with specialists from Crowe’s Indirect Tax and Cybercrime teams as they looked back at the big impacts and learnings from the last two years, on businesses operating internationally.
Fraud and international trade
In the current climate, fraud has become more prevalent within international trade, this webinar looks at how to minimise the risk.
Doing business in the UK
In association with the Department for Intern-ational Trade. The focus will be on tech businesses that are looking to raise capital, invest or grow in the UK market.
Maximising duty savings
Covering how traders can best take advantage of such schemes and Free Trade Agreements to maximise duty savings when importing goods into the UK. 
Developments impacting business trading internationally
A live broadcast with specialists from Crowe’s Indirect Tax and Cybercrime teams as they looked back at the big impacts and learnings from the last two years, on businesses operating internationally.
Fraud and international trade
In the current climate, fraud has become more prevalent within international trade, this webinar looks at how to minimise the risk.
Doing business in the UK
In association with the Department for Intern-ational Trade. The focus will be on tech businesses that are looking to raise capital, invest or grow in the UK market.

Work with us

Working with Crowe, one of the top 10 accounting networks in the world, we support your International Trade through the provision of advisory and compliance services and through access to our contacts which operate in the sector.
We strive to go beyond accounting to truly support you and help your business prosper.