Become a Client

Start With a Straight Answer, Not a Sales Pitch

Becoming a client of HTJ starts with a conversation. Tell us where your situation crosses borders, a specialist on Derren's team reviews it, and we tell you honestly whether and how we can help.

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Who We Work With

Built for People Exposed to More Than One Jurisdiction

We work with international entrepreneurs, expats and investors whose lives and businesses touch more than one country, on tax optimisation, asset protection and staying compliant.

International entrepreneurs US expats abroad Green-card holders Cross-border investors Online sellers Families across borders Family offices

How It Works

Four Steps From First Message to Filed

You Tell Us the Shape of It

Where you live, where you are a citizen, what you own, and what has changed. A few lines is enough to start.

A Specialist Reviews It

Someone who works your kind of case looks at it and tells you honestly whether and how HTJ can help.

We Scope and Quote It

If it is a fit, we set out the work and the fee in a clear engagement letter. Nothing moves forward until you say so.

We Get to Work

Once the engagement letter is signed, your file is handled by the team, with support through the engagement year.

What to Expect

What Every Engagement Includes

A Specialist Review —

A Clear Engagement Letter — scope and fee schedule, agreed up front

Unlimited Email & Phone Support — through the engagement year

IRS Enrolled Agents — on your file, not a call centre

Moores Rowland International — local reach across 20+ countries

No Hard Sell — a straight answer on fit, either way

Help with taxation

Responsiveness Like No Other

Taxation is one of the most important areas for any business. Each strategic decision by management could potentially give rise to significant tax implications. Careful tax planning is therefore essential to meet corporate objectives.

One size cannot fit all. We specially package business and tax advisory services for our clients based on their needs. We make it easier for companies doing business internationally, whether large or small, to be tax compliant.

At HTJ.tax and Moores Rowland International, we have the necessary international tax expertise to optimize your cross border tax position.

What we handle

We Deal With Complex International Tax Issues

We have significant experience assisting our clients with complicated, international tax issues.

The following list represents some of the areas in which we have provided both planning and compliance services for our clients:

US shareholders of foreign corporations
US partners in foreign partnerships
US grantors and beneficiaries of foreign trusts
US shareholders of Passive Foreign Investment Companies (PFICs)
Reporting for Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs)
Blocked income reporting for deferral of tax in currency restriction situations
Donations to foreign charities by US private foundations via expenditure responsibility grants
Income tax treaty analysis for various issues including determination of residency, re-sourcing of income to avoid double taxation, reduction or exemption of tax
Determination of residency for income tax purposes for foreign nationals including optimization of elections for the first and last year of residency
Social Security tax implications to compensation of foreign nationals and US expatriates including application and analysis of Totalization agreements
Foreign tax credit optimization including analysis of paid versus accrued methods and maximizing foreign source income
Optimization for US expatriates including analysis of foreign tax credit versus foreign earned income exclusions
Reporting of foreign rental properties including proper depreciation methods and treatment of rental of a principal residence
Reporting and planning for US real property interests by nonresidents including applications for reduction/exemption from withholding on sale proceeds
Reporting and planning for nonresidents with US investments or US effectively-connected income
State residency and domicile issues for foreign nationals and US expatriates
Reporting gifts and inheritances from nonresidents
Consulting to employers of international assignees relating to tax equalization policy development and application, tax planning for international assignments including coordination with tax advisors in local jurisdictions, compensation structuring, payroll reporting and employee education and tax return preparation
Determination of residency for US citizens in US possessions