Italian Tax Desk

• Tax advice on cross-border M&A transactions including tax due diligence, tax structuring and advice on tax clauses in the SPA / APA 
• Tax advice on the appropriate organizational or legal form (subsidiary vs. permanent establishment)
• Assistance regarding the tax registration of subsidiaries and permanent establishments in Germany
• Advice regarding the tax optimization of corporate and financing structures
• Advice on all corporate income tax issues arising from the ongoing business operations
• Support during tax audits in Germany

• Coordination and advice on tax audits of German companies in Italy and on joint audits with a focus on permanent establishments and transfer pricing in teamwork with the WTS partner firms in Italy
• Tax advice on bilateral advance pricing agreements and mutual agreement procedures (APAs, MAPs) on transfer pricing, permanent establishments and withholding tax issues in teamwork with WTS partner firms in Italy
• Tax advice on restructuring projects along the legal structure (e.g. mergers) and value chain (e.g. relocation of functions, asset transfers, conversion of function profiles, etc.) with reference to Italy
• Advice on all income tax issues arising from ongoing business operations in Germany
• Support during tax audits /field auditing in Germany