International Expansion
Companies set up abroad,and kept filing there
Opening in another country is two jobs, and most firms sell only the first. We register the entity, with a Secretary of State and the IRS in the United States, through MISA and the Saudi Business Center in Saudi Arabia, with the licensing authority and the Federal Tax Authority in the UAE, and with Companies House and HMRC in the UK. Then we run what follows: the returns, the annual filings, and books kept to the standard that jurisdiction expects to inspect.
Part of Corporate & Advisory (30 services in the practice)
What's included
Set up whereyou want to trade
US Company Formation
A US LLC or C-Corporation registered in your name from Pakistan, with the EIN, registered agent and business banking that make it usable.
- Entity and state chosen on your facts: LLC or C-Corporation, in Wyoming, New Mexico or Delaware
- Name availability check and Articles of Organization or Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State
- Registered agent appointed in the state of formation, which the state requires you to keep
US Federal & State Tax Filing
Federal and state returns for your US company and its owners, including the Form 5472 filing that carries a $25,000 penalty when it is missed.
- Form 5472 with the pro forma Form 1120 for a foreign-owned single-member LLC, due 15 April
- Form 1065 partnership return with Schedules K-1 and K-3 for a multi-member LLC
- Form 1120 corporation return for a C-Corporation, with state corporate returns where they are required
ITIN Application
An IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number for someone not eligible for a Social Security Number, applied for on Form W-7 and seen through.
- Eligibility checked against the IRS reasons for applying, before anything is prepared
- Form W-7 completed with the correct reason code and its supporting explanation
- Identity and foreign status evidence assembled, with a valid passport as the single sufficient document
US Bookkeeping & Payroll
Books kept in US dollars to the standard a US return is filed from, plus payroll and contractor reporting where you have people being paid.
- Monthly bookkeeping in US dollars, reconciled to bank, Stripe, PayPal and marketplace payouts
- Owner transactions tracked separately: capital in, draws out, and anything paid on the company’s behalf
- Chart of accounts built for the US return you will file rather than translated from a Pakistani one
US Trademark Registration
Your brand registered with the USPTO, which a foreign-domiciled applicant is only permitted to do through a US-licensed attorney.
- Clearance search of the USPTO register and of unregistered US use, before you commit to a name
- A US-licensed attorney appointed as attorney of record, which the USPTO requires of every foreign-domiciled applicant
- Classes and specification drafted from the Trademark ID Manual, which avoids the free-text surcharge
Saudi Arabia Business Setup
A Pakistani business registered and licensed to operate in Saudi Arabia, from the MISA investment registration to your first bank account.
- Entity structure and activity classification advice for MISA registration
- Document attestation chain: notarisation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Saudi Embassy in Islamabad
- MISA Investment Registration Certificate application
UAE Taxation & Bookkeeping
Corporate tax and VAT registration and filing with the UAE Federal Tax Authority, on books kept to the standard an FTA audit expects.
- Corporate tax registration on EmaraTax and confirmation of your first tax period
- VAT registration or a reasoned exemption position, plus quarterly or monthly VAT return filing
- Annual corporate tax return preparation and filing within the statutory window after year end
UK Company Formation & Companies House Compliance
A private limited company incorporated with Companies House, registered for Corporation Tax, and kept compliant through the confirmation statement each year.
- Company name check and private limited company incorporation filed with Companies House
- Registered office and registered email address set up to meet Companies House’s current requirements
- Memorandum and Articles of Association, statement of capital and initial PSC filing
UK Outsourced Bookkeeping
Monthly bookkeeping in Xero or QuickBooks Online, reconciled to your UK bank feeds and kept to the digital-record standard Making Tax Digital requires.
- Monthly bookkeeping in Xero or QuickBooks Online, whichever the business already runs on
- Bank feed connection and reconciliation for every UK business account
- Sales and purchase invoices recorded and categorised against a chart of accounts built for the business
UK VAT & Corporation Tax
VAT registration and quarterly Making Tax Digital returns, plus Corporation Tax registration and the CT600 filed to HMRC on the numbers, not the deadline.
- VAT registration with HMRC, and a written view on whether registration is mandatory, voluntary or not yet due
- Threshold monitored against the rolling twelve-month test, currently £90,000 of taxable turnover
- Quarterly VAT returns prepared and filed through Making Tax Digital for VAT
Outsourced Finance Department for UK SMEs
A monthly finance function covering bookkeeping, management accounts, cash flow and board reporting, run for a fraction of an in-house finance hire.
- Monthly bookkeeping and reconciliation across every UK bank and payment account
- Management accounts: profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow, delivered on a fixed working day each month
- Budget versus actual reporting, with variances explained rather than merely listed
UK Payroll Services
PAYE payroll run to HMRC’s Real Time Information rules, with minimum wage, employer National Insurance and pension auto-enrolment handled every pay run.
- PAYE registration with HMRC, completed before your first payday
- Payroll run each pay period, with payslips issued and Full Payment Submissions filed to HMRC on or before payday
- National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates applied and checked against every employee’s age band
Questions
Before youask
Can I take just one international service?
Yes. Every service on this page is available on its own, with no minimum and no bundle. Most clients start with one and add others only when there is a reason to.
How quickly can you start?
We reply to every enquiry within one working day and can usually scope within two. We do not publish a turnaround per service, because the honest answer depends on your documents and, for anything filed with a regulator, on the regulator. You get a firm date in writing before any work begins.