The risks of growing your business abroad are big – but so are the potential rewards. We’re ready to support you every step of the way.

Whether you’re setting up an international sales team, launching a foreign branch, acquiring an existing overseas business or starting to sell abroad via the internet for the first time, navigating the regulations, laws and tax requirements of your new jurisdictions can be time-consuming and complex.

Our team have the experience and expertise to help you stay compliant, forestall any likely issues, create a robust strategic plan, and ultimately thrive.

We can advise you on the overseas expansion of your business, including accounting, taxation and group issues such as transfer pricing. Before the move, we will help you assess your structure, staff, finances, IT and operations to identify any potential challenges or opportunities to reorganise. We’ll then help you formulate a plan that will outline realistic targets and timeframes for moving towards your goals.

We can support you in a full range of commercial and operational matters including:

• Cultural issues
• Marketing channels, including competitor research
• Technical constraints
• Trade zones
• Agent/distributor timing, agreements and due diligence
• People – movement, visas, permits and getting paid
• Compliance
• Tax and VAT

Through our membership of Allinial Global we can provide you with the international support you need to take your cross-border deal from due diligence, through tax structuring and any necessary fundraising, to the best possible result.

Azets UK also has close links with Azets firms based in the Nordic region (Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland).

At every stage of your overseas expansion, our experienced team will provide expert, trusted guidance and support, enhanced by input from our powerful international association.

A move to the UK, whilst potentially beneficial, can lead to a number of challenges that need expert guidance to overcome.

If you’re setting up a business in the UK, our skilled international team has the experience and expertise to help you get it right. We will start by helping you to decide which trading structure and entity is best suited for your needs. Then we’ll support you in establishing the best structures, identifying the most effective technology, and creating processes that will save you hassle, money and time. At every step, we’ll tailor our advice to help you deliver on your priorities and goals.

If you are considering acquiring a UK trading business, our corporate finance team is ideally placed to locate, target and negotiate alongside you.

Our end-to-end support, advisory and compliance services include:

• International team – each of our offices has a dedicated contact partner who will ensure you have the right team assigned to meet your needs.
• Taxation – Our personal and corporate international taxation services will ensure all your compliance matters are properly addressed and any planning opportunities are explored.
• Indirect taxation – duty and VAT issues can be extremely complex, so we have a team of specialists dedicated to indirect taxation work.
• Outsourcing and payroll – many businesses enter the UK market via a sales and marketing function. Our teams can carry out the complete back-office function on your behalf, including all payroll regulation issues such as mandatory UK pension legislation (auto enrolment).
• Audit and assurance – our experts can provide the services you need to ensure you are fully compliant with all of the relevant UK regulations.
• Human resources – our HR team can assist with pay-rate comparisons, recruitment and contract drafting to ensure you have the best people in place to run and expand your business.
• Professional introductions – we can put you in touch with other trusted professional advisers to help you establish a commercial presence in the UK.

At every stage of your entry and business cycle in the UK you will have the guidance and support of a high quality, partner-led team.