Daily life in Transaction Tax

Our transaction tax professionals work with clients to help them:

• Structure their deals tax effectively
• Enhance the potential tax opportunities that transactions present
• Identify and mitigate tax risk inherent in potential transactions
• Navigate the tax implications of complex deal negotiations

As a member of this team, you might:

• Assist in the design and implementation of complex cross-border acquisition and disposition structures
• Provide advice on the future tax implications of proposed acquisition structures
• Work on a due diligence project, collecting and analysing relevant financial and tax data
• Help set up a data room for a major transaction
• Review and maintain materials in the data room to identify issues that may affect the client
• Assist with the preparation of a due diligence report
• Assist in reviewing a sales or purchase agreement for a transaction
• Assess and verify a client's tax attributes and support

You'll acquire knowledge and skills such as:

• Knowledge of due diligence requirements for major corporate transactions
• Technical tax structuring
• Utilizing tax attributes, such as tax losses
• Due diligence requirements for corporate and private equity transactions
• Sources of finance that your clients can draw upon
• Business and market profiles in your chosen industry
• Working closely with all types of transaction-focused professionals

You'll also acquire general skills in:

• Research and analysis techniques using dedicated tools and technology
• Creative thinking to apply your knowledge to individual client situations
• Communication and teaming with colleagues from other offices and other countries
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with key client personnel
• Managing a project from start to finish, following appropriate protocols and procedures
• Working in a fast-paced, high-profile, challenging environment  

You could:

• Become a leading Transaction advisor by combining tax knowledge and experience with transaction management skills
• Acquire transaction management skills
• Lead an international team supporting a significant client transaction
• Focus your knowledge and skills on a particular industry and develop your reputation in that field
• Develop generalist tax skills based on the broad level of transactions you would work on