Taxand Timeline
Taxand was founded in 2005. Scroll through our Taxand Timeline to discover key milestones in Taxand’s development.
Taxand provides high quality, integrated tax advice worldwide. Our tax professionals, more than 400 tax partners and over 2,000 advisors in nearly 50 countries understand both the fine points of tax and the broader strategic implications it has on the performance of your business. By capitalising on our expertise we help you mitigate risk and manage your tax burden to help relieve the pressures associated with making complex tax decisions.
Practical advice,
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Dedicated to taxWe do tax--and tax only. We focus on providing bespoke tax advice which is flexible and innovative and meets your needs. You enjoy the ultimate benefit of peace of mind from receiving high quality advice in the shortest possible timeframe--with the assurance that our approaches are both proactive and fully compliant with tax law. |
The independence advantageTaxand consists solely of independent tax firms, ensuring you can adhere to best practice by engaging separate tax advisors. Our independence also allows our advisors to focus on providing tax advice to you without the distraction and bureaucratic burden of supporting an audit practice or conducting time-consuming conflict evaluations. |
Global view, local knowledgeOur in-depth understanding of the tax systems of different countries--and the risks associated with cross-border transactions--improves your tax planning and helps you avoid costly surprises. Our advice is at once theoretically sound and practical to implement. |
The best tax advisors have a deep understanding of local and international tax issues, broad experience in the delivery of industry-focused tax advice, a profound commitment to optimising the client's business and share knowledge for your benefit. Taxand's tax experts have all four.
Your trusted tax partner
We approach tax issues from your perspective. We consider the context of your business and the industry in which it operates. We look at circumstances today--and anticipate future economic developments. By doing so, we help you make the best decisions for your company right now and over the long term.
The right tax advice at the right time
We capitalise on our collective experience to provide you with the timeliest, highest quality tax advice--taking the pressure out of your most complex tax decisions. We assess your options, consider the risks thoroughly and protect you from unwelcome surprises when you engage in cross-border business.
Single point of contact, many points of view
Each of our client relationships is managed centrally by one senior Taxand contact in the client's primary region. This affords clients access to highly specialised expertise from all countries of business activity, coordinated personally through a single experienced partner. By building relationships in this way, we are able to deliver added value tax advice over time.
Sharing knowledge for your benefit
As part of our unique team approach, we collaborate and confer regularly to share technical knowledge and exchange best practices, constantly deepening our expertise to help finance directors, tax directors, legal directors and dealmakers interpret and apply tax law. We capitalise on our expertise to help relieve you of the pressures associated with making complex tax decisions.
Combining an entrepreneurial attitude with a collaborative spirit, Taxand is made up of experienced and accomplished Taxanders, all united by a common purpose under a common brand. Our approach is personal; our focus is global.
Committed to client success
We understand the critical role tax plays in strengthening the bottom line, opening up new opportunities, and optimising operations. Every Taxand advisor is committed to fueling client success by anticipating and advising on the tax implications associated with strategic business decisions. We treat every account as a priority.
Proud and passionate
We embrace what makes us different. Taxanders are motivated by a unique passion, each having competed to become Taxand in their country. Every Taxander is proud to be part of Taxand. Because of our pride and passion, we enjoy a considerably lower staff churn rate than the average top-tier firms-which translates into reassuring continuity for our clients.
Approachable, proactive and energetic
In our competitive space we are truly driven to perform. We apply our unique qualities to uphold the highest standard of excellence in proactive client service. We are a close knit group of entrepreneurial people all committed to working together collaboratively, with integrity and energy.
Responsive, practical advice
Taxand is founded on the experience of tax advisors who, after working in some of the largest professional services firms in the world, have set out to deliver something different: advice that is strategic and practical, expert and responsive.
Taxand is structured to facilitate seamless client service, ongoing communication and shared decision-making amongst its global team of tax advisors. We are a global brand that unites us and is seen as a hallmark of credibility by our clients. Taxand stands for passion, pride, action, quality, integrity, energy and responsiveness.
Privileged to belong
Taxand is made up of independent firms -- one per country. But it's not just tax that makes Taxand different. Taxand firms all belong by invitation. Each firm has to meet demanding criteria for selection and are honoured to be part of Taxand. We're motivated to maintain the highest standards of quality--in our advice and in our client interactions.
Teaming together
Every Taxand advisor has an interest in making Taxand work and commits to undertake cooperative activities to execute knowledge sharing, engagement, marketing and business development activities. By working together we translate knowledge and best practice into advice that addresses the latest tax issues affecting our clients across the world.
Your dedicated teams
Taxand is managed on a day-to-day basis by a ten-member Board comprised of the tax leaders of Taxand China, France, India, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Spain, UK, USA, Venezuela and our Chief Operating Officer. Supporting the Board is a dedicated, central team focused on global business development and marketing, coordination and knowledge management activities. The Taxand Global Executive Committee is comprised of one leading representative per country and votes on all key strategic, operational and executive decisions. Taxand Global Service Lines have dedicated teams which confer regularly to share technical knowledge and discuss multinational engagements.
Shared commitments
Taxand has one independent firm per country. Firms are by invitation only and voted in by the Taxand Global Executive Committee. Potential Taxanders are obliged to:
- focus on delivering tax advisory services
- be independent i.e. not undertake audit or attest work
- be able to provide the tax expertise required to deliver Taxand's global services
- demonstrate the capability to deliver to Taxand's highest quality standards
- be committed to sharing knowledge across Taxand
- be prepared to get actively involved in Taxand's cooperative initiatives to develop client relationships
- be committed to growth and development locally to ensure Taxand expansion over time
- share the common Taxand passion and values
Our Taxand story began in 2005. Watch our journey so far; where we’ve come from and why Taxand’s Vision is to be the first choice for companies seeking quality, integrated, tax advice, worldwide.
- Only global advisors focused on tax
- 1 common purpose - practical advice, responsively delivered
- 2,000 leading tax advisors
- 400 tax partners
- 47 independent (do not undertake audit) tax firms
- Up to 25 offices per country
- 9 service areas
- Compensation Tax
- Energy Tax
- M&A Tax
- Individual Tax
- International Tax
- Indirect Tax
- Real Estate Tax
- Tax Disputes Resolution
- TP & business restructuring
- Over 25% of Taxand’s key clients are listed in the top 100 of the 2012 Global Fortune 500 list
- 1 global brand
- 1 Board with 10 members:
- France
- China
- India
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Spain
- UK
- USA
- Venezuela
- COO
- 1 Global Executive Committee
- Top ranked:
- 95% Taxand countries ranked in the International Tax Review’s (ITR) World Tax 2012
1 uniting passion - TAX
Taxand is managed on a day-to-day basis by a ten-member Board comprised of the tax leaders of Taxand China, France, India, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Spain, UK, USA, Venezuela and our Chief Operating Officer.
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Taxand Chairman |
Keith O'Donnell |
Bob Lowe |
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Abigail Tarren |
Veerinderjeet Singh |
Manuel Candal |
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Dennis Xu |
Ricardo Gomez |
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Mukesh Butani |
David Pert |
The Taxand Global Executive Committee is comprised of one leading representative per country and votes on all key strategic, operational and executive decisions proposed by the Board.
Taxand Global Executive Teams confer regularly to take forward cross-border programmes and service line plans: (please add links to profiles)
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Indirect Tax |
Richard Baxter |
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M&A Tax |
Ian Fleming |
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Tranfer Pricing & Business restructuring |
Antoine Glaize |
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Tax Litigation |
Frederic Donnedieu |
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Energy Tax |
Jimmie Van der Zwaan |
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Real Estate Tax |
Keith O'Donnell |
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Compensation Tax |
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Next Generation |
Vicente Bootello |
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Knowledge |
Juan Carlos Ferrucho |
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Training |
Veerinderjeet Singh |
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Xborders |
Angel Calleja |
The Taxand dedicated, central team works with the Board and Executive teams focusing on global business development and marketing activities:
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Lynne Sandland |
Jen Barham |
Kat Hollis |
Alison Anderson |