International Tax

Yeo & Yeo provides a comprehensive range of international tax planning and compliance services for businesses and individuals with cross-border activities, including international tax planning and strategy, foreign income reporting, FBAR and FATCA compliance, transfer pricing analysis and documentation, inbound and outbound tax structure planning, foreign tax credit optimization, and international tax controversy representation. Our international tax professionals serve U.S. businesses expanding into foreign markets, foreign businesses with U.S. operations or investments, and U.S. individuals with foreign income, financial accounts, or assets — delivering technically rigorous, proactive international tax guidance through the trusted local relationship our clients have built with Yeo & Yeo.

Transfer pricing refers to the prices charged in transactions between related parties in different countries — such as a U.S. parent company selling goods or services to a foreign subsidiary, or a foreign parent charging management fees to a U.S. affiliate. Tax authorities in the U.S. and around the world require that these intercompany transactions be priced at arm’s length — meaning at the price that unrelated parties would charge each other in a similar transaction. Inadequate transfer pricing documentation is one of the most common triggers for international tax audits and can result in significant income adjustments, double taxation, and substantial penalties. Yeo & Yeo’s transfer pricing specialists help businesses establish defensible arm’s length pricing, prepare the documentation required by U.S. and foreign tax authorities, and develop transfer pricing policies that minimize global tax burden while withstanding regulatory scrutiny.

When a U.S. business expands into foreign markets, the tax decisions made at the outset of that expansion have long-lasting consequences that are far more difficult and costly to reverse than to get right the first time. Key considerations include the choice of foreign business structure (branch, subsidiary, joint venture, or other form), the tax treaties between the U.S. and the target country and how they affect withholding taxes and income sourcing, transfer pricing requirements for intercompany transactions, foreign tax credit planning to minimize double taxation, GILTI (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income) implications for controlled foreign corporations, and repatriation planning for profits earned abroad. Yeo & Yeo’s international tax specialists work with businesses at the planning stage of international expansion to structure their foreign operations in the most tax-efficient manner available — before commitments are made that are difficult to unwind.

As an independent member of the BDO Alliance USA, Yeo & Yeo has access to the resources, technical expertise, and national network of BDO USA — one of the largest accounting and advisory organizations in the United States, with offices and member firms across the country. For clients with international tax needs, this membership means Yeo & Yeo can draw on BDO USA’s national resources, technical depth, and international tax capabilities to support engagements that require expertise or geographic reach beyond what a regional firm alone can provide. Clients benefit from coordinated multi-jurisdiction tax support, consistent quality standards, and the trusted local relationship they have built with Yeo & Yeo — backed by the resources of one of the nation’s most respected accounting organizations.