Whether you are structuring a post-acquisition transaction or putting together documentation for a global transfer pricing study, how you do things can affect your overall tax rate.

At Enlighten Corp, our Tax Management Group helps you deal effectively with these challenges and opportunities. We combine advanced tax planning and execution with a legal understanding of the consequences of our advice. And our ability to integrate tax and legal services drives precise implementation of international tax structures.

How We Can Help

• Tax planning : We provide comprehensive and sophisticated international tax planning for major corporations, including tax optimization. We also provide domestic tax planning in all major jurisdictions of the world, including state, provincial and other local tax planning.
• Transaction support : We provide global tax planning for mergers and acquisitions as well as pre-spin-off and post-acquisition restructuring.
• Transfer pricing : We are acknowledged leaders in global transfer pricing planning, documentation and advance pricing agreements, including economic analysis and financial modeling.
• Tax dispute resolution : We successfully resolve tax disputes with revenue authorities throughout the world by strategically employing a wide variety of administrative dispute resolution techniques and, when necessary, by aggressively advocating our client's position in litigation in the appropriate court.
• VAT/GST and indirect taxes : We provide international and domestic VAT planning in relation to sales structures, VAT advice regarding any supply of goods or services, as well as in the context of transactional work such as mergers and acquisitions, property and financial services. We also assist in VAT-audit related work, including VAT controversies and litigation.
• Employment-related taxes : We provide advice on fringe benefits taxes, retirement plan taxes, employee share options plans and related matters.
• Customs duties : We provide customs advice and planning with respect to valuation and classification of products, compliance, origin regulations, export controls and licensing. We also represent clients in tax and civil litigation regarding customs matters.