Main features of Tax DD
• Closely related to financial, accounting and legal outputs • Very important to communicate with team members
• Limited information - focus on material issues • Some clients may only need certain information
• To assess the influence of tax risks on valuation • To find (that there are no) deal breakers (e.g., penalties & interests) • To aid the client’s negotiation of the SPA – price, warranties • To model (or to review) the tax charge of the target for the post acquisition
Core technical trainings –M&A
Agendas
• Tax due diligence introduction • Tax due diligence procedure & approach • AS2 package for tax due diligence
Tax Due Diligence
Tax Due Diligence
Key Tax Issues to Consider
• Complicated ownership structure • Under reporting: multi-sets of accounting records for tax “evasion” • Validity of tax privileges • Aggressive tax scheme adopted • Transfer pricing and business models • Tax considerations: equity vs. asset deal