Tax is an ever-changing landscape and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) often involve complex tax issues that, if not properly addressed, can lead to unforeseen liabilities.
Conducting thorough tax due diligence helps identify and mitigate potential tax risks and provides opportunities for efficient tax planning that can add significant value in a transaction.
M&A tax is the field comprising all tax matters inherent a transaction whether it is a share deal, asset deal, merger, entering into a joint venture, initial public offering, delisting, restructuring or refinancing. Taxes can have a substantial financial impact on all these types of transactions and should be managed and monitored. Efficient tax planning can add significant value in any transaction in many different ways.