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Substance requirements: an international overview

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Oct 12, 2023

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Tax substance is a crucial factor for cross-border investment structures, especially in light of increased scrutiny and transparency from tax authorities and regulators. Are your cross-border structures resilient to tax substance challenges?

Our tax experts across A&O share their analysis with key insights on substance indicators, risks and guidelines from various jurisdictions.

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Patrick Smet

Partner

Brussels

His work covers a wide range of tax matters, including tax dispute resolution, M&A tax, financial tax, M&A tax, private equity ...

Charles del Valle

Partner

Paris

He has extensive experience in the specific field of private equity, acting mainly for investment funds and also for manag...

Jens Denninger

Counsel

Munich

Before joining A&O Shearman, he worked for an international audit firm and in the corporate tax department of a Munich based ind...

Francesco Guelfi

Partner

Milan

He focuses on banking and capital markets transactions, including syndicated loans, acquisition finance, real estate finance, project f...

Julien Frahi

Associate

Luxembourg

He has experience in advising international clients and alternative investment funds on cross-border investments including advising ...

Maciej Kulawik

Counsel

Warsaw

His particular fields of tax expertise are taxation of financial transactions and withholding tax. As an attorney-at-law he represents ...

Substance requirements: an international overview