Vienna · AustriaWONE Global Capability Partner · Austria
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Cases · Capital & assets · Payments, FX, digital assets & treasury
Repatriate dividends or sale proceeds
How do we bring profits back from our company abroad?
WONE Global sets the route, timing and documentation to bring profits home, using treaties and reliefs available in both countries.
Countries in the typical case Canada · India
The situation
What is happening
What is at stake
Cash stuck abroad, or taxed twice on the way home, reduces what the business actually earns.
A scenario
Parent companyCorporation · from Canada · in India
It has accumulated five years of profit in its Indian subsidiary.
Where it ends Profits home with tax kept down.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Paying dividends from a foreign subsidiary”“Withholding tax on dividends abroad”“Money is trapped in a foreign subsidiary”“A foreign-exchange restriction prevents dividend repatriation”“Currency controls prevent repatriation of investment proceeds”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global sets the route, timing and documentation to bring profits home, using treaties and reliefs available in both countries.
Usually led by Tax and structuring, with Payments and currency, Contracts and commercial law and Banking and capital.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Week 1WONE Global reviews treaty relief and timing.
- Week 2Dividend route planned.
- Week 3Filings and payments.
- ThenAnnual plan.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Distributable reserves and approvals required
- 02Withholding tax and treaty relief
- 03Exchange-control clearance and timing
Outcomes
What you receive
- A repatriation plan
- Board approvals and tax filings
- Funds received with tax minimised lawfully
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Tax and structuring, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- Indiain the typical case WONE Global Partner Sandeep Gupta · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- Canadain the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Austria WONE Global Partner Dr. Rosam Karl J. · Managing Director Brief this Partner →
- Cameroon WONE Global Partner Edmond Christian AKOA MBALLA · Founder & Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- Colombia WONE Global Partner Katherin Diaz Velilla · Co-Founder Brief this Partner →
- Ecuador WONE Global Partner Mauro Tejada Ramon · Tax & Legal Partner Brief this Partner →
- Germany WONE Global Partner Ulrike Berner, MBA · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- Hong Kong WONE Global Partner Yvonne Chow · Partner Brief this Partner →
- Ireland WONE Global Partner Kevin McSharry · Managing Director Brief this Partner →
- Italy WONE Global Partner Alessandro Dagnino · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- Kenya WONE Global Partner Farheen Khandwalla · Tax and Business Process Outsourcing Partner Brief this Partner →
- Panama WONE Global Partner Ebrahim Asvat K. · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- Rwanda WONE Global Partner Lilianne Gasango · Tax & Financial Advisor Brief this Partner →
- Saudi Arabia WONE Global Partner Abdullah Yousef Alhussaini · Founding Partner Brief this Partner →
- United Arab Emirates WONE Global Partner Priju Dominic · CEO & Founding Partner Brief this Partner →
- United States WONE Global Partner F Miles Adler · Principal Brief this Partner →
- Vietnam WONE Global Partner Chau Kim Hien · CEO Brief this Partner →
- Zambia WONE Global Partner Gerald Zimba · Director Brief this Partner →
- Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
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Vienna · Austria
Douala · CameroonWONE Global Capability Partner · Cameroon
Edmond Christian AKOA MBALLA
Bogotá · ColombiaWONE Global Capability Partner · Colombia
Katherin Diaz Velilla
Complete profile
- Tax and structuringNamed lead
- Licences, permits and regulatorsNamed lead
- Buying, selling and investingNamed lead
International tax attorney and strategic advisor with 12+ years across Colombia's DIAN, Ministry of Finance, Senate, Presidency, and EY. Co-founder of V&V Asociados. Specializes in cross-border tax structuring, transfer…
Quito · EcuadorWONE Global Capability Partner · Ecuador
Mauro Tejada Ramon
Professional with 20 years of experience in Tax Administration, performing functions in the managerial and tax administration fields. Experience related to the fiscal field in the main sectors of the economy: Banking, c…
Munich · GermanyWONE Global Capability Partner · Germany
Ulrike Berner, MBA
Ulrike Berner has been Managing Director and shareholder of BSP since 2021, leading the strategic direction, client relationships, and business development of the firm. She has extensive experience working with firms an…
Kowloon · Hong KongWONE Global Capability Partner · Hong Kong
Yvonne Chow
Ms. Chow, our director, graduated from Smith College (US), and obtained her master's degree in Religion from Yale University. She is an associate member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Institu…
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