Tax accounting is part of the broader service Tax Assurance. Tax accounting is the structure of accounting for determining tax assets and tax liabilities, tax expenses and tax income in the accounting records for business and individuals. It applies the tax regulations and case law, rather than using the accounting frameworks, such as IFRS or GAAP. Tax accounting may result in a difference between the income figures for purposes of the financial statements and for taxation purposes.
Tax always plays an important role in almost every facet of a business. To avoid surprises related to tax, tax advice needs to be sought before you enter into business transactions. Therefore, tax planning is best developed in advance. However, certain transactions may have been undertaken without proper tax planning or even without any tax planning at all. In those situations, you will need to identify tax risks and find ways to mitigate these tax risks.
Tax assurance is a service in which the processes in a company are evaluated to determine what the tax consequences are. Based on this analysis, measures can be taken to identify and mitigate tax risks.
Nowadays it is of utmost importance to be in compliance with your tax obligations. Due to amongst others budget deficits, governments are applying stricter supervision on tax compliance. Precise compliance is vital, not only to prevent fines but also to avoid triggering tax audits and investigations.
Although companies do their utmost to be in compliance with tax laws and regulations, there are cases in which a company takes a different position from the tax authorities. This can result in corrections and fines, which may or may not be the result of a tax audit. Through our tax controversy and representation services our experts analyze the situation at hand and provide solutions and arguable positions.
Our tax due diligence process starts with a thorough analysis of the debtor's list as provided by the tax authorities. Subsequently, our experts analyze the tax returns that have been filed in the past by the company that will be acquired. This analysis includes both a correctness and a completeness check.
Instead of an extensive tax due diligence, some clients just want to know if they are in compliance with tax laws and regulations. Are you filing your tax returns correctly? Are the calculated taxable income and profit tax due correct? A tax quick scan is a high level analysis which is both cost and time efficient. It helps companies to identify tax risks and exposure.