Tax
Ethiopia’s tax landscape is complex, multilayered and changing at a rapid pace. As such, it needs to be managed strategically. Our experienced team of tax accountants and lawyers provides best-in-class solutions that help clients realize tax efficiencies while meeting the highest standards of compliance. You can count on us for the following:
1. Corporate tax
Providing general corporate tax advisory
Advising on tax aspects of joint ventures, corporate finance transactions, holding company structuring, corporate reorganizations and intangible property development, ownership and use
Ethiopia and international tax aspects of cross border transactions
Advising on withholding taxes
2. Transfer Pricing
- Advising on transfer pricing implications of transactions
- Drafting or reviewing intercompany agreements
- Developing transfer pricing policies
- Transfer pricing documentation support
- Financing, debt pricing and thin capitalization
- Preparing or reviewing of the annual transfer pricing disclosure form to ensure timely compliance, completeness of disclosures and consistency with pricing policies and documentary evidence
3. Indirect Tax
Advising on the indirect tax consequences of transactions
Structuring domestic and cross border operations in a VAT efficient manner
Providing advice for minimizing indirect tax costs
4. Incentives
Advising on tax incentives available for greenfield and brownfield investments
Advising on tax advantages of investing in industrial parks/special economic zones
Advising on other fiscal and non-fiscal incentives
5. Mergers and Acquisitions, Privatizations and Reorganizations
Efficient structuring of share/asset acquisitions
Tax restructuring services for troubled companies
Reviewing share/asset acquisition/sale agreements
6. Tax Planning
Identifying opportunities to effectively manage your business tax and tax risk
Reviewing the effectiveness of your business structures
Advising you on the tax implications of proposed transactions
Assisting you on reorganization of your business
Reviewing shareholders agreements
7. Tax Due Diligence
Providing a comprehensive review of the Target’s historical tax compliance and identifying historical tax exposures
Assessing unutilized tax opportunities
Reviewing and evaluating executive compensation matters
8. Global Mobility and Employment Benefits
Advising on employment tax and social security issues
Advising on remuneration and incentive plans, including employee share plans
9. Tax Compliance Services
Advising on employment tax and social security issues
Advising on remuneration and incentive plans, including employee share plans
10. Tax Compliance Services
Tax, Excise tax and value added tax registrations and compliance
Preparing and filing corporate income tax, payroll tax, value added tax and excise tax returns
Corresponding with tax authorities on behalf of our clients
11. Customs and International Trade
Advising on various customs matters including tariff classification, valuation, origin, labeling, bilateral and multi-lateral trade agreements, and preference programs.
Advising on customs duty reliefs and incentives
12. Tax Controversies
Reviewing tax assessment notices including preparation and filing of appeals against the tax assessments
Advising on and assisting with tax appeals
Negotiating settlements with the Ethiopian tax authorities
13. Tax Education and Training
Providing training on various Ethiopian tax laws, practices, risks and opportunities.
Updating your staff on recent and upcoming changes in tax regulations