Inbound Immigration: Tax and Business Considerations
Cross-Border Employment Issues, M&A Abroad, Treaty Benefits, Residency and Permanent Establishment Rules
Note: CLE credit is not offered on this program
Recording of a 110-minute CPE webinar with Q&A
This webinar will review the essential factors foreign businesses and individuals should consider before locating in the U.S. from both an immigration and taxation perspective. Our panel of global mobility and tax law experts will discuss immigration programs, issues in M&A transactions, viable pathways for foreign personnel transferring to the U.S., visa options and tax considerations for foreign entrepreneurs seeking to establish businesses in the U.S., and review the residency and permanent establishment rules for global businesses and their workforces.
Outline
- Residency concepts for tax and immigration
- PE risks for foreign companies
- Global mobility and cross-border employment structures
- M&As involving foreign nationals
- E-1 and E-2 visas for international entrepreneurs
Benefits
The panel will cover these and other critical issues:
- Strategies for planning for and limiting U.S. tax exposure
- Utilizing benefits of U.S. tax treaties with foreign countries
- Implications of sourcing employee benefits and taxation in the U.S. vs. abroad
- Employment requirements of foreign nationals inside the U.S.
- Immigration issues in M&A transactions
Faculty

Jared C. Slipman
Partner
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel
Mr. Slipman is an attorney in Obermayer’s Business & Finance Department. He focuses his practice on tax... | Read More
Mr. Slipman is an attorney in Obermayer’s Business & Finance Department. He focuses his practice on tax structuring and analysis attendant to corporate transactions as well as advising clients on tax considerations critical to intercompany restructuring, debt financing, choice of entity questions, third-party financing, and formation and liquidation transactions. Mr. Slipman provides corporate tax and legal entity structuring guidance to clients in connection with complex commercial transactions, which have included significant IPOs. He believes in a practical deal-oriented approach to tax analysis with the goal of helping clients minimize tax exposures.
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Shaun Staller
Partner
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel
Mr. Staller is a business immigration attorney with broad international experience who counsels individuals... | Read More
Mr. Staller is a business immigration attorney with broad international experience who counsels individuals and businesses across all industries in navigating the complex U.S. immigration system. He focuses his practice on employment-based visas and related compliance and assists employers in developing comprehensive immigration strategies for their global workforce. Mr. Staller also works closely with foreign entrepreneurs seeking to start new enterprises or to invest in the U.S. in connection with securing immigration benefits. Additionally, he advises employers on employee documentation and compliance requirements and represents clients before federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security (USCIS), the Department of Labor, and the Department of State.
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