When Remote Work Creates Corporate Income Tax Risks. A Practical Example
11 August 2026
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Global Workforce & Mobility
Modern business increasingly transcends national borders. Companies attract specialists from abroad, relocate employees between group entities in different jurisdictions, and organise international business trips and long-term assignments. In such situations, it is essential to ensure not only effective employee mobility, but also full compliance with tax, immigration and employment law requirements. Global Workforce & Mobility services help companies structure international employee mobility and manage the associated tax and legal risks. We support clients on all aspects of international employment - from tax and social security considerations to work permits, residence documentation and employee relocation processes.
What Is Global Workforce & Mobility?
Global Workforce & Mobility encompasses solutions for managing internationally employed staff, business travel, secondments and long-term assignments, while ensuring compliance with the relevant national legislation and providing support to employees and their families. This field brings together the tax, legal and practical aspects of employee mobility in an international environment, helping companies effectively organise the movement of personnel between countries and corporate structures.
Key areas covered by our Global Workforce & Mobility services:
- tax advisory on corporate income tax, personal income tax, social contributions and double taxation treaties;
- coordination of work permit and residence documentation processes;
- structuring of international business trips and employee secondments;
- organisation of employee relocation and integration support for family members;
- ensuring compliance with the applicable tax, immigration and employment law frameworks;
- development and implementation of company employee mobility policies.
International employee mobility raises a range of tax and legal questions, including the determination of tax residence, permanent establishment issues, the application of social security regimes and the risk of double taxation. We help companies assess the employment structure of their staff across different jurisdictions, identify potential tax risks and develop solutions that ensure compliance with the applicable regulatory framework.
Relocating an employee to another country often involves not only legal and tax matters, but also practical organisational considerations. We help coordinate processes related to work permits and residence documentation, as well as providing support to employees and their families throughout the relocation process.
International employment requires careful adherence to regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions. Incorrectly structured employee mobility can give rise to tax risks for both the company and the individual employee. We help companies ensure compliance with tax, immigration and social security regulations, while structuring mobility solutions in an efficient and practically implementable manner.
Employee mobility is increasingly becoming a critical element of corporate strategy. International talent acquisition and the movement of employees between group entities allow companies to utilise expertise more effectively and drive growth in new markets. We help companies develop a structured employee mobility policy that establishes clear processes, controlled tax risks and effective resource management.
Remote work and the digital economy are fundamentally changing the international employment model. Employees increasingly work from other countries or move between jurisdictions without following traditional secondment structures. In such cases, it is particularly important to assess tax residence, permanent establishment and social security aspects at an early stage, in order to prevent unexpected tax exposures.
Properly structured employee mobility delivers significant benefits for both companies and employees. For companies, it enables them to attract the specialists they need, organise international teams effectively and ensure regulatory compliance. For employees, it provides clarity on the application of tax and social protection rules, eliminating unnecessary risks, as well as a smoother relocation process.
