Global employer services

Tax planning and compliance

Navigating international tax regulations requires a proactive and strategic approach. Our global employer services team helps businesses manage complex global tax obligations while maintaining compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

We assist organizations with:

• Global payroll tax compliance
• Global employee tax planning
• Departure tax planning
• Employer withholding and reporting requirements
• Tax equalization and tax protection policies
• Executive and expatriate tax services
• Coordination of multicounty tax filings

Our approach is designed to reduce risk, improve operational efficiency, and support both employers and employees throughout the global assignment lifecycle.

When you have employees working in foreign jurisdictions, your tax responsibilities become increasingly complex. In addition to corporate and individual tax risks, you will need to ensure compliance in such areas as immigration, payroll, labour laws and social taxes.

RSM's global employer services practice draws upon its international network of experienced professionals to support your organization and your international mobile workforce though the many challenges that arise when deploying talent across borders. Whether employees are international remote workers or on a commuter arrangement, a temporary assignment or a permanent transfer, it takes a disciplined strategy to contain costs and support individuals from the planning phase through repatriation. We’re here to help guide your business and employees through the web of global tax regulations inherent in international business.

RSM can help you implement a global mobility program that meets your international compliance obligations while supporting your business needs and talent strategy.

RSM can help you with:

Global assignment management

Plan ahead so precautions and requirements are addressed before an international assignment starts. RSM coordinates with tax professionals across jurisdictions to help support a consistent global experience while addressing employer and employee social, tax and employment compliance needs.

Global equity compensation

Equity-based compensation programs can be powerful tools for attracting and retaining talent, but they also introduce complex tax, regulatory and reporting obligations across borders.

We help organizations manage the full lifecycle of equity compensation plans, including:

• Global equity plan tax compliance
• Global equity taxation analysis
• Mobility implications for equity awards
• Executive compensation advisory

By integrating tax, payroll and mobility considerations, we help organizations administer equity programs effectively while minimizing compliance risk.

Global business remote worker compliance

Business traveler tracking and compliance remains a challenge as tax authorities increase scrutiny. Remote work can reduce costs and increase flexibility, but it adds compliance requirements—whether remote work is domestic or in another country—requiring disciplined tracking and risk management.

International payroll compliance and consulting

Our team helps organizations navigate the complexities of payroll compliance in an increasingly global workforce. We provide strategic advice on global payroll withholding, source deductions, reporting requirements, nonresident employer obligations, remote work arrangements, global mobility programs, expatriate and secondment planning, shadow payrolls, treaty-based withholding considerations, and payroll risk management. From compliance reviews and Canada Revenue Agency audit support to payroll structuring and worker classification analysis, we help businesses manage payroll obligations with confidence.