International Assignments

• International assignment policies must meet the needs of business while being cost-efficient.
• Globally, updated technology is used to monitor assignee tax compliance.
• Companies need to have tax-efficient international assignment structures and policies.
• Risks are managed by complying with regulations in locations that deploy a global workforce.
• Stock options need to comply with local regulations and be tax-efficient.

PwC offers a complete range of international assignment tax services, including consulting and compliance to help companies harness the value of global mobility while managing risks. Our services range from the fundamental to the strategic, from hands-on to web-enabled.

• Post arrival or pre departure formalities with documentation
• Structuring of reward and benefit packages from a tax perspective
• Structuring of assignments, including reviewing employment contracts from a tax perspective
• Formulating and implementing tax equalisation policies, including monitoring the tax equalisation processes
• Evaluating treaties to examine taxability and availability of tax treaty relief
• Setting up tax withholding processes including running of tax withholding calculations and filing of related returns
• Maintaining shadow payroll in India for tax withholding for expatriates
• Preparing and filing employee tax returns.
• Providing representation services–where tax returns are selected for audit, etc.
• Formulating and advising on tax impact, tax compliance, of employees’ stock plans