Tax & Law Services

Cash tax planning

Ernst & Young's Quantitative Services network offers a scalable set of services to assist clients with a formalized and systematic approach to analyzing tax opportunities typically related to large data sets.

We help clients analyze the specific facts of their business operations on a global basis, identify various tax regulations and realize the potential benefits that can be attained. Our well-informed practical advice can include, but is not limited to, assistance with:

• Accounting methods and inventory – advising on the application of tax rules and regulations related to income and expense recognition. Primary areas include: capital assets, revenue recognition and inventory among other items.
• Research incentives – identifying tax incentives associated with a company's qualifying research activities, including national and regional credits and enhanced deductions for research expenses.
• Capital assets and incentives – our technological capabilities help to streamline fixed asset analysis and identify tax deductions.

Our tax planning offerings can help clients improve cash tax flow, where appropriate create refund opportunities and help plan for cash tax and effective tax rates in future years. By helping to streamline clients' tax compliance on a local and global level, we use our experience and our technology tools to help develop an efficient and effective approach to making claims in a manner acceptable to tax authorities.