Tax

Tax compliance

We help our clients to ensure compliance with the tax legislations and thus help to manage and mitigate tax risks.

Tax Controversy and Dispute Resolution

Tax audits by the revenue authority are challenging with high costs of administration. At EJ we walk with our clients in every step with a view of resolving tax disputes including:

• Ongoing or intended tax audits by the revenue authority.
• Managing revenue authority tax assessments through objections and Appeals processes.
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) discussions with a view of obtaining an amicable solution.

Tax Risk Management

We guide our clients to streamline their tax modeling efficiently while remaining focused on the ultimate business goals. Every business transaction has a connected tax both negative and positive tax consequences that ought to be considered when making any business
decision. This entails a review of contracts, business plans, and transactions in advance to increase business certainty and eliminate tax risk surprises.

Tax Health Checks

To mitigate tax risk associated with non-compliance regular tax review of financial records is highly recommended. Through an in-depth tax health check, we will advise on:

• Level of risks exposure
• Tax planning opportunities that can be exploited
• Measure that ought to institute to minimize future risks

International Tax Services

With increased globalization, international tax advisory comes in handy in providing the desired comfort in managing changes in the global changing tax environment. We support our clients with simplifying and demystifying complex tax aspects associated with cross-border arrangements.

Transfer Pricing

With increased cross-border and intercompany trading, transfer pricing has become an area of major risk of focus by the revenue authorities across the world. We assist our clients to ensure compliance and manage tax risk in this area by:

• Transfer pricing planning and optimization of transfer pricing policies
• Preparation of transfer pricing policies and documentation.
• Transfer pricing dispute resolution
• Benchmarking study analysis and review

Tax policy Research & Lobby

Optimal tax decisions are often anchored on facts. We assist clients in carrying out research on tax-related matters. We equally, submit research-based proposals to the relevant authorities for consideration, where findings may require policy and legislative changes.

We conduct tax research both for the benefit of various stakeholders including taxpayers and revenue authorities.