Tax

Our Tax and Transfer Pricing Group is one of the leading comprehensive tax and transfer pricing practices in Tokyo. We provide a full range of domestic and international tax planning, structuring, controversy, and transfer pricing and economics services to multinational clients with respect to their Japanese business, and to Japanese businesses seeking tax advice relating to foreign jurisdictions. As a law firm, we are able to provide a highly integrated service with other practice groups of our firm. 

Our tax practice covers a broad range of matters, including: 

• Tax efficient planning and structuring relating to mergers and acquisitions including acquisition structuring, post-merger integration, and tax efficient exit
• Structuring and implementation of new business operations and joint ventures and internal reorganizations
• Tax-efficient financing structures and project finance
• Transfer pricing planning, documentation and audit defence
• Economic analysis of transfer pricing and valuation of intangibles and other assets
• Representation in audits, administrative appeals, domestic litigation and competent authority proceedings
• Indirect tax including alignment of VAT, customs and transfer pricing 
• Real estate and other alternative investment transactions
• Executive compensation including incentives such as stock options
• Cross-border estate tax planning