1. About Gumbiner Savett Inc.
Gumbiner Savett Inc. (GS) is a Santa Monica, California based full-service certified
public accounting firm providing audit and assurance, tax and business advisory
services. The firm was established in 1950 and is one of the largest local CPA firms in
Southern California.
The team at GS offers diverse and specialized backgrounds including certified fraud
examiners, certified valuation analysts, MBAs and advanced degrees in taxation. Our
size and staff mix allow us to provide the highest caliber of hands-on service to both
private and public clients in local, national and international business communities.
Our success is based upon our awareness of our clients’ business objectives and
applying the financial skills of our personnel toward achieving these objectives. We
work closely and proactively with our clients, and maintain an open line of
communication at all times, keeping clients apprised of new developments in the
accounting, auditing and tax areas. With deep community and industry involvement,
we are also on top of the latest issues facing our clients as their business advisors.
Recognized by Inside Public Accounting as a "Best of the Best" firm, GS also ranks
12th in the Los Angeles Business Journal's largest accounting firms list. We are an
Accounting Today Top Firm in the West and have been recognized by the California
Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA) as one of the largest employers of
CPAs in the State of California.
GS is a member of BKR International, a leading global association of independent
accounting and business advisory firms with over 135 member firms and 300 offices in
70 countries around the world.
Gumbiner Services: Industry Specialization:
Accounting for Income Taxes Agriculture
Audits, Reviews and Compilations Airlines
Business Services & Bookkeeping Apparel & Textile
CFO Outsourcing Construction
M&A Due Diligence and Transaction Employee Benefit Plans
Support Entertainment, Media and Music
Estate, Trust & Succession Planning Food & Wine
Fraud Examination Studies Franchises
Internal Control Studies Manufacturing & Distribution
Litigation Support Real Estate
Public Company Services Technology
Tax Services: tax compliance & planning,
state & local, international, credits &
incentives, SEC services
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2. Accounting for Income Taxes
– FAS 109 and FIN 48/ASC 740
Accounting for income taxes and accounting for uncertainty in Selected services include:
income taxes may cause many challenges for all involved
including the business, the auditors, and the tax preparers. The Preparation and review of FAS
challenges can take on many forms such as understanding 109 calculations — accounting
accounting rules for foreign operations, allocations and business for income taxes
combinations. At Gumbiner Savett we are able to help our
business clients steer through the complex issues associated with Preparation and review of FIN
accounting for income taxes by providing specialists who have 48/ASC 740 calculations —
navigated the rules numerous times before. accounting for uncertainty in
income taxes
We have also established ourselves as a go-to firm by other
local, regional and national firms who are unable to provide
this complex service, many times due to conflicts with
independence.
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3. Audits, Reviews &
Compilations
We emphasize obtaining a thorough understanding of our clients’ businesses
through planning to enable timely and efficient financial statement
engagements. Obtaining this level of understanding of our clients’ businesses
allows our professionals to identify, communicate, and assist with opportunities
for strengthening internal controls and operating efficiencies.
Audits
An audit is an essential tool for the quantitative assessment of any business.
The objective of the audit is the expression of an opinion about whether the
financial statements are fairly presented, in all material respects, in conformity
with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP).
From the owner’s perspective, an audit is a tool for independent verification of
a business’ financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. An audit
can offer further insights into business processes that allow business owners
and operators to make informed decisions.
Reviews
A review consists principally of inquiries of company personnel and analytical
procedures applied to financial data. While a review is less comprehensive
than an audit, it involves a significant degree of knowledge and understanding
of a business and its industry to effectively evaluate inquiry responses and
analytical results. Our review report provides management and the users of the
financial statements with limited assurance that no material modifications are
required in order for them to be in conformity to US GAAP.
Compilations
In many instances, management’s requirements are limited to presenting
company prepared financial information. In those situations, we can compile
financial statements for the company from information that is provided by
management. Although a compilation provides no level of assurance, it is
adequate for certain purposes. A compilation may offer alternatives to full
disclosure financial statements.
As an additional service during a compilation engagement, we may assist
with the accounting process to ensure your financial statements accurately
reflect the company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash
flows.
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4. Business Services &
Bookkeeping
Business management services
Gumbiner Savett’s business services and bookkeeping include:
department provides the financial structure needed by many
individuals and businesses to maintain proper financial records. Handle day-to-day accounting
Our staff has experience with hundreds of clients and is and treasury functions
professionals who understand the day-to-day bookkeeping and File applications for federal and
finance needs of almost any industry. Our business services and state ID’s
bookkeeping clients range from individuals, to closely held Manage banking contact & wire
businesses, to small to mid-sized companies without a finance transfers
department, such as professional corporations, retail Process and file monthly,
establishments and restaurants. quarterly and/or annual sales tax
returns — California and
Our business services department works cohesively with our audit multi-state
and tax departments, allowing our clients to have a seamless Process and file quarterly and/or
delivery of year-round service. We have the capability to provide annual payroll tax returns —
weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual write-ups and/or prepare California and multi-state
compiled financial statements for our clients. As a result our Personal bill paying and check
clients are well prepared for their year-end tax obligations. We writing
also assist with government filings and provide training to our Compilations of financial
clients on QuickBooks and other software. statements — cash and accrual
(in accordance with GAAP)
Our streamlined service has earned GS an excellent
Reconciliation of investment
reputation with our clients and is a clear differentiator to other
statements
firms.
General bookkeeping and
Client Success Stories:
business services include:
Finance Function Transition: A high-net-worth individual was
Handle confidential and internal
looking to eventually hand over the family business and personal
information beyond scope of
finances to his son. He was a tax client of the firm, but requested
bookkeeping staff
that the business services department take over all the
bookkeeping functions and keep sets of books for the business Closeout monthly/yearly journals
and select family members’ personal accounts. GS temporarily Secondary review of
took over all check writing, deposits payroll and general ledger bookkeeping entries
postings and interacted with the client’s personal bankers and Payroll processing & reporting
brokers to maintain a no-worry cash flow to the individual family services
members. GS also assisted the client and the tax department with Provide monthly bank
accurate current reporting to assist with planning. The son reconciliation statements for
eventually took over the responsibilities of the family, but was so management
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5. comfortable with our handling of their accounts he asked us to Preparation of tax returns
continue with the business management relationship being Preparation of financial
thankful that the transition to him was so easy. statements
Accounting Software Change: A wholesale clothing line
client switched accounting software and had very little training. General bookkeeping and
GS’s business services department assisted in not only business services include:
helping the client convert to the new software, but also in
getting the books accurate and current and creating custom Accounting and bookkeeping
reports in the new software for the client’s internal use. The technical troubleshooting
client was so comfortable with our presence in their office, we Accounting and bookkeeping
were asked to come to their office monthly to assist the function assessment and
controller in posting journal entries, performing the monthly creation
close and preparing collateral reports for the bank. When the Interim bookkeeping
controller left the company, we were able to temporarily fill-in Establish bookkeeping role and
until another controller was hired. Our business services assist with interviews and
professionals worked with the new controller to get him up to training
speed on the software and finance process. Provide technical support once
function has been established
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6. CFO Outsourcing
Companies in the middle market sector in need of a Selected services include:
knowledgeable and dedicated part-time or temporary
CFO/Controller to manage their finance department can Preparing financial statements
comfortably turn to Gumbiner Savett as a solution. If your Annual and quarterly reports
company is in transition from your CFO/Controller, or if you do not Accounting for and disclosure
require a full-time employee at that level, using an outsourced of stock options
“specialist” can be cost effective. We can get you through Accounting for a business
important financial benchmarks such as completing quarterly and combination such as merger,
year-end financial reporting or managing the financial review acquisition or disposition
process to get your bank loan secured. Tax provision calculations
Advise and assist in placing a
Our advisors can seamlessly work with your auditors because we full-time CFO role as the
do what they do every day. We have the necessary knowledge to
company grows
be able to prepare financial statements and work with
Work with a public company
independent auditors for both private and public companies.
external auditor when
independence is needed
Whether you are a public or private company in the middle
market, Gumbiner Savett is strongly qualified to outsource a
CFO to your company.
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7. M&A Due Diligence &
Transactions Support
Gumbiner Savett’s professionals possess the intellectual capital Selected services include:
surrounding merger, acquisition and transaction support due to our
experience on both sides of the table. This viewpoint brings to our Auditing earnings, account
team a well-balanced vision as we work in concert with other receivables, inventory and
professional advisors during a deal. Our clients — entrepreneurs, financial statements
middle market public and private companies and owner operators Tax structuring
— look to us when buying, selling or making strategic investments. Financial due diligence
Merger preparation and
Along with merger, acquisition and divestiture support, Gumbiner support
Savett evaluates industry partnerships and strategic alliances, joint Assisting with obtaining
ventures, refinancing and the restructuring of a business. We also financing
provide strategic planning services to clients when they are
Exit and succession planning
thinking of succession plans or planning for future growth. Our strategies
clients rely on our objectivity and our organizational skills during
Identifying acquisition targets
these sometimes complex dealings.
or buyers
With a wide network of professional service contacts such as Facilitating communication
among concerned parties
attorneys, bankers, valuation experts and investment bankers, we
also play an important role advising clients in putting the right team Post-acquisition integration,
together for a transaction. planning and management
Our multi-functional team of professionals provides strategically
focused advice designed to make the process less
complicated.
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8. Estates, Trusts &
Succession Planning
Selected services include:
Proper estate planning is essential for preserving and
Review of existing wills and trusts: wills and
directing the disposition of an individual’s assets, trusts may become outdated with time due to
reducing potential estate tax liability and providing changing circumstances and revisions to lax
adequate liquidity. At Gumbiner Savett, our estate, trust law; a review will help you understand the status
and succession planning specialists have decades of and if updates need to be made
expertise in this complex and ever evolving area.
Gifting Strategies: information of family limited
partnership entities, grantor retained annuity
Our specialists are trained to see the big picture and trusts (GRAT’s) and qualified personal
have the expertise to provide the maximum overall residence trusts (QPRT’s); sales to intentionally
benefits for our clients. Many of the services we provide defective grantor trusts (IDGT’s); and transfers
relating to trusts and estates are interrelated to such an of fractional interests in property and entities
extent that decisions made with regard to one area can
Charitable Gifting: direct donations, charitable
significantly impact another area. As an example, if the directed funds, private foundations, charitable
tax bases of an estate’s assets were adjusted to their remainder trusts and charitable lead trusts
fair market values at the descendant’s date of death,
this tax basis adjustment would also have important Tax compliance: preparation of estate tax
income tax consequences. returns, gift tax returns, and estate and trust
income tax returns
As accountants to high net worth individuals and owner Related income tax planning: prevention of
operators of small to medium sized businesses, our loss of tax attributes at death
expertise and in-depth knowledge of our client’s Estate administration: sub-trust funding, post-
financial, family and business situations, make us highly mortem estate planning, and court and trust
suited to spearhead the efforts of all professionals accountings
involved in an estate plan. We typically work with all of
the professionals involved in estate planning such as Tax elections: alternative valuations and
deferral of payment of estate taxes for closely-
attorneys, investment professionals, insurance brokers held businesses
and appraisers.
Retirement account planning: including but
not limited to profit sharing plans, 401(k) and
403(b) plans and employee stock ownership
plans (ESOPs)
Business succession planning: assistance to
business owners in evaluating solutions and
creation of a succession plan
Recommendations: recommend and assist in
the creation of an estate planning team of
professionals
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9. Fraud Examination
Selected services include:
Fraud costs businesses and other organizations in the United
States, on average, 5 percent* of their annual revenues and can Internal controls: We entrench
go on for years without being detected. Gumbiner Savett knows ourselves in our clients’
our clients require much more than fraud investigation and operations, looking at existing
detection. They require fraud prevention. internal controls and identifying
assets susceptible to fraud.
Although any company can be a victim of fraud, your company Security lapses: We identify
could be more susceptible based on the nature of your business. security lapses such as
A large volume of cash transactions, an owner that is not on the unauthorized access to inventory
premises, marketable inventory, a lack of accounting controls, and financial records, checks and
multiple locations, international purchases and sales, and a large warehouses – which fraudsters
number of transactions can make your business more vulnerable typically target.
to potential fraud. Records: We look at how
fraudsters can cover up fraud in
A key aspect of the services we provide is educating our clients the underlying accounting
about fraud prevention and setting up internal controls that help records.
deter fraud before it occurs. Controls such as implementing a Education: We educate our
fraud reporting mechanism, establishing an ethics officer and clients about how fraud typically
developing a corporate code of conduct are key to mitigating a occurs in today’s environment
company’s risk of fraud. and set up and monitor internal
controls that deter fraud in order
We take careful steps to root out existing fraud and identify to protect their bottom line.
security lapses and theft opportunities.
To discuss typical fraud schemes such as: theft of incoming
checks, purchasing schemes, returned payment schemes,
fraudulent billings from a shell company, false shipment, forged
endorsement schemes and theft of inventory, contact our fraud
specialists.
*Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, 2010 Report to the Nation on
Occupational Fraud & Abuse.
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10. Internal Controls
Companies gain a better understanding for the way they’re Selected services include:
operating when their finance function is properly documented. A
study of a company’s internal control system is a service most
executives should consider adding to their yearly finance Interviews of staff and
function. management involved in key
functions
We document a company’s finance function and find out where Documentation of the current
the holes are. Is your company in a transition mode? Are you financial processes of your
gaining a new CFO or controller? Are you considering buying company
another company? Is what you have right now sufficient enough Analyze our findings and make
to handle company growth? Is fraud suspected? Gumbiner recommendations for improvement
Savett will work with you to determine the scope of your internal Have a dialogue asking “what do
control needs. you need?”
As accounting professionals Gumbiner Savett has the skill set
necessary to find financial inconsistencies that can help
companies add to their bottom line through improved efficiency,
both day-to-day and long term. How often do you have your
internal controls checked? Any organization has its
weaknesses and we have the know-how to spot the ones you
may not have thought about checking on. Our accounting
methodology allows us to look at the checks and balances in
your organization and identify instances such as: one person
having too much control over a key function, a function residing
in the wrong department or a function not being efficiently
executed, etc.
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11. Litigation Support
Gumbiner Savett professionals understand that each legal case Selected services include:
is unique with its own set of facts, circumstances, players and
lawyers. We have significant experience in identifying relevant Analyze and interpret financial
financial issues and presenting conclusions, allowing us to work data
closely with attorneys and their clients on litigation matters. Identify and quantify damages
Whether we are calculating or rebutting damages, we are Trace assets
involved in all stages of each case, including devising strategies, Identify, research and resolve
aiding in the preparation of interrogatories, assisting with income tax issues
preparation for depositions and trial, and providing expert Analyze and rebut opposing
witness testimony in connection with our work findings and expert opinions
opinions. Our clients include attorneys, clients involved in Assist in formulating strategies
litigation and trustees of large estates.
and drafting pleadings
Value businesses and other
Our litigation support professionals are accustomed to rigorous
assets
cross-examination and our experience has given us insight into
Participate in settlement
what attorneys expect from CPAs. We work for both plaintiffs’
negotiations
and defendants’ counsel. We also provide services as
independent accountants and mediators in matters involving
Our litigation experience:
accounting disputes.
Accountant’s malpractice
Bankruptcy
Business disputes
Family law accounting and
divorce
Fraud investigations
Personal Injury
Regulatory actions
Royalty and contract audits
Tax controversy
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12. Professional Services
As a certified public accounting and consulting firm, we Selected service clients include:
understand your professional practice from both a service and Architects and engineers
business operations perspective. With more than 60 years of
successive growth and success in the services industry, Health care providers
Gumbiner Savett Inc. has assisted numerous professional service Insurance agents
providers in achieving their business objectives.
Attorneys
Our professional services clients range in size from single
practitioners to multi-office regional operations. Accountants
In addition to traditional accounting, auditing, and tax planning Real estate professionals and
and compliance services, we can assist you in maximizing your others in the services profession
operating efficiency and maintaining profitability with customized
management advisory services.
Gumbiner Savett Inc. 1723 Cloverfield Boulevard Santa Monica, California 90404 | P | 800.989.9798 | F | 310.829.7853 | www.gscpa.com
AICPA | PCAOB | CalCPA | Independent Member of B K R International
13. Public Company Services
Gumbiner Savett understands that public companies require a Selected services include:
particular level of expertise and assistance. When your company
is under continuous scrutiny by shareholders, analysts, and the Annual audits and quarterly
Securities Exchange Commission, you need proactive, reviews
experienced accountants who respond quickly and effectively. Tax compliance and planning
Our services to small and mid-cap public companies offer a strong — international, federal, state
alternative to larger firms. and local
GS shareholders have worked with companies of varying size, Accounting services when we
have experience with national accounting firms and have held are not providing attest
management and finance positions in public companies. We have services:
well-trained staff and experience very little staff turnover, allowing
for continuity and enabling our team to be more responsive to Preparation of tax provisions
clients’ needs. We do not overstaff projects with multiple and Due diligence
unnecessary accountants, which minimize the amount of time
CFO services
spent getting “up to speed” on a given project —ultimately saving
Internal control
costs for our clients.
Consultation regarding
Significant partner participation throughout the year and decision accounting standards
making from one office mitigates many potential issues
experienced in most audits. Both the tax and audit department
leaders, as well as our risk and quality officer, are a part of the GS
public company team.
Gumbiner Savett Inc. 1723 Cloverfield Boulevard Santa Monica, California 90404 | P | 800.989.9798 | F | 310.829.7853 | www.gscpa.com
AICPA | PCAOB | CalCPA | Independent Member of B K R International
14. Tax Services
In today's complex, ever-changing tax environment you need State & local tax services include:
guidance and creativity from knowledgeable professionals who
identify and implement tax planning strategies that limit present Sales and use tax reviews
and future tax liabilities. Audit representation & resolution
Multi-state income/franchise and
Gumbiner Savett provides a wide range of tax consulting and sales & use tax nexus studies
planning solutions for individuals, businesses, estates, trusts and Transaction planning and
private foundations. Our experienced team of tax professionals structuring
knows that proper tax planning requires a thorough understanding Individual and business entity
of each client's unique objectives, plans, and opportunities. That income tax consulting
is why we take a proactive approach to ensure that compliance Multi-state individual and business
planning and consulting
requirements are fulfilled and every opportunity to minimize tax
liabilities is examined. International tax services
include:
By creating long term relationships and customized tax
solutions for our clients we provide creative and flexible Strategic structuring for U.S.
options that eliminate, reduce or defer tax obligations. companies tapping foreign markets
Merger and acquisition advisory for
State & Local Tax cross-border business combinations
Since state and local tax rules, regulations and interpretations Advising foreign businesses
continuously change, our tax professionals meet with and advise entering the U.S. market
clients on how these changes affect them on a year-round basis. Tax planning for global investments
We keep clients informed about new and developing tax issues using optimal capital structures
and provide innovative solutions to help them achieve their Reducing the worldwide effective
business and financial objectives. tax rate
Expatriate and global employment
Gumbiner Savett takes a proactive, collaborative approach to assistance, planning and
compliance
ensure that state and local tax minimization initiatives are
Assistance with transfer pricing
fulfilled while every opportunity to minimize tax liabilities is studies
explored. Foreign reporting and compliance
International Tax Services
The pursuit of international business opportunities creates a Tax credit & incentive services
broad range of challenges: Complying with foreign tax and include:
regulatory issues, properly structuring overseas transactions and
evaluating all of the tax consequences and complexities Identifying state tax incentives,
associated with doing business internationally. abatements and credits from
qualifying activities
Gumbiner Savett offers a full range of integrated domestic and
international tax services to help you achieve your global
business objectives. Our professionals have extensive experience
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15. Qualifying for the Federal Research
& Development tax credit
in international tax planning and consulting. Combined with our
Reducing current-year effective tax
BKR International affiliation (a worldwide association of
rate
independent accounting firms), our tax expertise transcends over Refunds from previously filed
70 countries throughout the world to help meet our client's needs. federal and state income tax returns
Jobs Creation Tax Credits
Tax Credits & Incentives Enterprise and Empowerment
Are you receiving the maximum amount of credits and incentives Zones
available to your business?
SEC tax services include:
Many state and local authorities offer incentives to attract new
businesses and expand existing ones. However, researching the Corporate tax planning and
opportunities and keeping track of these ever-changing incentives compliance
can be a challenge. Your company may be engaged in activities Tax provision preparation, review
that qualify for expanded federal and state tax deductions and or and analysis (FASB 109)
credits. Gumbiner Savett works with clients to uncover and FIN 48 analysis and preparation
document these activities and costs to ensure that all benefits are and review
maximized. Section 382 Studies (net operating
loss limitation analysis)
Research Credit maximization
SEC Tax Services
Tax services "prohibited" by
Gumbiner Savett offers a comprehensive range of tax services to Sarbanes-Oxley including:
public companies including services "prohibited" by the Public Preparation of the quarterly and
Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in conjunction annual tax provision for the financial
with Sarbanes-Oxley. statements
Personal tax services for officers
with financial oversight
responsibility
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16. State and Local Tax
As a full-service CPA firm that can manage all tax disciplines, Gumbiner Selected services include:
Savett is equipped to assist with any state and local tax issues or
questions. Our clients—which have assets ranging from $5 million to $1 Property tax preparation and
billion and are involved in wine producing, manufacturing, food and compliance
agriculture, airline, leisure and other related industries—have had many Nexus analysis and planning
of the same concerns that you may have. How has the four-year services
California mandatory property tax audits changed my bottom line? How Sales and use tax compliance
will my tax liability affect my city business license renewal costs? Our City gross receipts taxes
state and local tax services are designed to help take the worry out of State income taxes
managing this aspect of your company, while safeguarding your profits. Audit representation and
resolution
In this time of economic downturn, it is more important than ever to re- Empowerment zone credits and
visit your current property tax program. As an operating expense, incentives
property tax can be controlled. However, if your compliance work is
being done on a “mass filing” basis, chances are there is no in-depth
analysis being performed and therefore, potential property tax savings
are being missed. With over 50 years of combined government, industry
and public accounting experience, our tax professionals will complete a
complimentary asset analysis by reviewing several prior returns for
existing and new clients. We look at costs that may not add value based
on state tax laws that exempt or exclude these costs.
Our knowledge and expertise has saved our long-term clients millions
through accurate property tax compliance over the years. Selected client
success stories include:
$750,000 refund: A Northern California-based wine producer received a $1
million tax bill after the county assessor determined that it hadn't reported the
value and activity of its corporate jet during three years of ownership. After
paying this bill, the company brought in our experts to file a protective appeal
and develop a reporting formula similar to that used in the commercial airline
industry. As a result, the company came to a resolution with the assessor and
received a $750,000 refund.
$450,000 refund: A research and development company that outsourced their
property tax consulting underwent a standard audit with the county assessor's
office, which found unreported costs resulting in $350,000 in additional taxes
owed. Our experts filed a protective appeal with the county, and obtained
county audit files and the company's records. An analysis over the course of
two years determined that the assessor had erred with a double assessment,
and assessing other non-taxable costs were reduced by half. Those two factors
resulted in a $450,000 refund, effectively cancelling the tax penalties and
interest.
Gumbiner Savett Inc. 1723 Cloverfield Boulevard Santa Monica, California 90404 | P | 800.989.9798 | F | 310.829.7853 | www.gscpa.com
AICPA | PCAOB | CalCPA | Independent Member of B K R International
17. International Tax
The pursuit of international business opportunities creates a broad Selected services include:
range of challenges: complying with foreign tax and regulatory
issues, properly structuring overseas transactions and foreign Strategic structuring for U.S.
investments into the United States, while evaluating all of the tax companies tapping foreign
consequences and complexities associated with doing business markets
internationally. Merger and acquisition
advisory for cross-border
Gumbiner Savett offers a full range of integrated domestic and business combinations
international tax services, designed to help our clients achieve their Advising foreign businesses
global business objectives. Our professionals’ depth of knowledge entering the U.S. market
in international tax planning and compliance is a differentiating Tax planning for global
factor to other firms. We offer years of Big-4 experience with a investments using optimal
personal touch for mid-cap firms facing complex issues. capital structures
Reducing the worldwide
Combined with our BKR International affiliation (a worldwide effective tax rate
association of independent accounting firms), our tax expertise Expatriate and global
transcends over 70 countries throughout the world to help meet employment assistance,
our clients’ needs. planning and compliance
Assistance with transfer
When considering the impact a new Administration or Congress pricing studies
has on the Internal Revenue Code as it relates to foreign
Foreign reporting and
operations or investments, the myriad of global taxing structures
compliance
can be overwhelming. We know how to overcome challenges and
find opportunities when doing business abroad or when investing
foreign funds in the United States. How does international
investment impact net worth? Who can tax foreign investments?
How does one reduce tax liability through international investment?
What tax benefits are achieved with business expansion onto
foreign soil?
When dealing with foreign governments and entities, businesses
need advisors who understand how to maneuver around all
possible issues. As a full-service CPA firm that can manage all tax
disciplines, Gumbiner Savett’s level of technical expertise gives
our clients the comfort of knowing that their global operations and
investments are properly structured and create worldwide tax
efficiencies.
Our expertise in the areas of international tax planning and
compliance has significantly benefited our clients over the years.
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