International expansion services

Expand strategically and securely

The complexities of managing an international entity don’t have to be a barrier to your growth plans.

Wipfli’s international expansion services can help you navigate tax, compliance, financial, operational and technological issues so that you can expand or improve operations in a global marketplace.

Whether you’re a foreign-owned company growing or starting a U.S. subsidiary, or you’re a domestic company expanding your footprint worldwide, Wipfli’s specialized accounting services can help you achieve profitable growth.

Why Wipfli?

Our international expansion team provides industry-specific support tailored to your organization’s current needs and global aspirations.

We can help you develop a global strategy, prepare for new regulations impacting your operations, increase tax efficiency and mitigate risk. We also leverage our Allinial Global network to connect with firms across 100+ countries to help you stay optimized and compliant no matter where you are in the world.

How we help you

Wipfli’s cross-border solutions can help guide organizations across industries toward international growth with practical guidance and relationship-focused support.

Global mobility services

Wipfli brings deep experience and a holistic approach to help organizations understand the individual and business tax implications of a global workforce. We look at the entire life cycle of an expat assignment, including support for shadow payroll, tax equalization calculations, hypothetical calculations, provision of tax counseling services and the preparation of an expat or inpat’s U.S. and non-U.S. individual tax returns.

Transfer pricing services

Wipfli offers cross-border planning and compliance support so that you can determine the appropriate arm’s length price for intercompany transactions under U.S. transfer pricing laws and regulations. Our team can also help you determine the arm’s length price according to OECD rules through our Allinial Global association.

We advise on specific transfer pricing issues unique to multinational enterprises and assist with U.S. and global transfer pricing documentation, intercompany agreements review and audit defense.

Global supply chain advisory services

Wipfli can assist with supply chain management strategy, helping create customized solutions that align with your goals by analyzing key supply chain levers. Our approach incorporates your internal expertise to develop practical, fully integrated strategies that optimize supply chain operations, including:

Market analysis
Manufacturing setup assistance and site selection
Outsourcing 3PL selection
Operation assessment, warehouse and inventory management
Sales, distribution and customer support
Integrated digital planning and technology within the supply chain system

Tariff solutions

Wipfli provides analysis to help your organization bridge IRS transfer pricing methods and requirements with U.S. customs transfer pricing valuation methods. With our bridge analysis, your organization can better determine the appropriate arm’s length price for intercompany sales acceptable to both the IRS and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.

We can also analyze options for unbundling (i.e., itemizing components of intercompany transactions such as goods, royalties and services) the dutiable value of goods. Our support can improve customs and IRS transfer pricing compliance by helping ensure that duties are not paid on non-dutiable elements. These services also support accurate functional segmentation and benchmarking.

Quantitative analysis

An increasingly global market makes it more critical than ever for your organization to understand cross-border taxation. Wipfli’s international tax team can support your organization with a range of services, including tax attribute analysis and tracking, calculating the impact of cross-border transactions or certain tax elections, cash repatriation and dispositions. We take our services beyond taxes, providing you with actionable guidance that aligns with your objectives and helps you clearly understand your next steps.

Wipfli takes a multidisciplinary approach to foreign direct investment advisory services, helping inbound companies aspiring to expand in the U.S. adopt a strategic plan and comprehensive roadmap.

Our services can support you in critical areas, including:

International tax

Wipfli applies a complex set of international tax rules to your factual situation to help determine your reporting requirements and how you can achieve tax-efficient transactions. Our experienced team also closely monitors developments and changes in tax law so that we can proactively advise you on the implications those developments may have on your specific situations as they arise.

State and local tax
Companies looking to expand in the U.S. need to navigate complicated state tax systems, as well as the direct and indirect taxes levied by localities such as counties or cities. Wipfli’s experienced state and local tax team can help you enhance your tax strategy and compliance with comprehensive support including state tax registration.

Payroll

Wipfli helps you comply with state and federal payroll regulations, including support for implementing a payroll system, reporting new hires, IRS Form 940 filing and making payroll tax deposits.

Outsourcing

Access enhanced oversight of your accounting function without the complexity or cost of building an in-house team. Wipfli offers comprehensive C-suite outsourcing, from accounting assistants and accounts payable clerks to controller and CFO positions. We take a customized, team-based approach to support business continuity and provide best practices tailored to your organization’s needs. We also offer outsourcing for CIO, COO, CHRO and vCISO positions.

Site selection

Wipfli can help you select the right site for your expansion, with support for data gathering, RFP distribution, bid review, and analysis and field visits.

Treasury management

Treasury management is critical for organizations with international sales and infrastructure. Our team can assist in reviewing all your treasury management functions across jurisdictions, including the U.S., and support good treasury management practices to help drive growth.

Technology

We offer comprehensive technology management for your U.S. operations, including support for designing and implementing the right tech infrastructure, managed services that can help protect and sustain your environment, and helpdesk support for your U.S.-based employees.

Our support for U.S. organizations looking to expand internationally includes:

International tax compliance and quantitative analysis

Wipfli’s international tax compliance team has deep knowledge of the complex U.S. tax filing requirements for taxpayers that have outbound operations and own foreign legal entities.

Our services include:

Preparation of tax filing requirements in the U.S. (Form 5471, 8858s, etc.)
Net CFC tested income (NCTI), foreign-derived deduction eligible income (FDDEI) and other tax attributes planning.
Understanding IC-DISC tax incentives.
Tax-efficient repatriation of foreign earnings.

We can also help you mitigate risks and penalties when delinquent international tax filings are uncovered.

Global compliance reporting and advisory services
Wipfli can help you navigate cross-border business environments while maintaining compliance with local tax, accounting and fiscal regulations. By leveraging global advisors within the Allinial Global association, Wipfli acts as a sole point of contact to clients for global coordination. This integrated model simplifies operations, consolidates billing and optimizes communication — driving both efficiency and effectiveness.

Our services include:

Data collection
Defining the scope of work for peer firms and communicating fee details
Managing the tax calendar and sending reminders for upcoming statutory deadlines
Providing regular updates to key stakeholders
Monitoring fees and tracking progress on each deliverable
Overseeing processes and resolving issues as they arise

Our team

Magnolia Mabel Movido, J.D., L.L.M., E.A.

Magnolia Mabel Movido, J.D., L.L.M, E.A. heads Wipfli’s International Tax Practice. Magnolia advises our individual and corporate clients on U.S. internal tax implications of their U.S. inbound or outbound transactions. She also handles complex structuring and tax planning projects. Magnolia’s prior experience includes managing the global tax compliance and reporting for middle market to Fortune 10 companies, which involved launching businesses into new territories, identifying and mitigating risks for foreign entities, and ensuring compliance with local laws. She has experience in transfer pricing and working with global teams in more than 150 countries.

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Worren Rujirapoom, CA

Worren Rujirapoom is a tax manager based in our Twin Cities, Minnesota offices. Having lived in five countries with over a decade of tax experience, Worren has worked at a Big Four firm and serves both public and private clients in various industries. Worren advises numerous multinational companies on strategic transfer pricing planning, conducts benchmarking analyses and prepares full transfer pricing studies. He also advises companies on global supply chain strategy and business operations.

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Valerie K. Fedie

Valerie Fedie works with a variety of clients to provide research and development (R&D) tax consulting services to maximize R&D tax credits. With a strong focus on R&D tax services since her career began in 1997, she has extensive experience including planning, supervising, and executing R&D tax incentive projects as well as providing federal and state audit support services. Valerie enjoys helping clients overcome challenges and maximize opportunities with new product or process improvements.