"AAB received an enquiry to assist a prospective client with an expansion into the U.S. The company is headquartered in the Middle East and has never provided services outside of this area, so it required support from both a corporate structuring perspective and the need to move employees and contractors across international borders.

After an initial call, we established that a collaborative approach would be best for the client, with AAB partnering with a provider in the U.S. who could support the initial corporate setup and ongoing compliance. Our thoughts immediately turned to Weaver (Texas, USA - TIAG), with whom we have a successful history of referrals and working together. With support from Vince Houk and Craig Epstein, in particular, we secured the client and provided them with the services they needed to establish themselves in the U.S. market. With AAB providing global payroll, employment tax and employee compliance services and Weaver advising from an entity perspective, we were able to offer an end-to-end service utilizing the skills and experience of both firms but aligned as part of the TAG Alliances.

Recently, this same client has come back to AAB to ask for a number of additional services relating to contractors and international tax advice now that their business has taken off in the U.S. Once again, a joint proposal for support between AAB and Weaver was deemed the best approach, and with the feedback from the client the first time around being so positive, this has now resulted in terms being agreed and a project to be delivered in the coming months and beyond."

––Douglas Michael; AAB (Scotland - TIAG)

"We had the pleasure of assisting Aumento Law Fim (Denmark - TAGLaw) on a challenging project that required bringing sub-suppliers on board for tree maintenance contracts in Scotland. Thanks to our connection with TAGLaw, we were well-equipped to handle this project and could navigate the complexities of immigration, employment, and tax regulations seamlessly in time for their busy Christmas season.

Through our efforts, we fulfilled clients' requirements and strengthened our relationship with Aumento. We hope this has opened up opportunities for future collaboration with them."

––Grace McGill; Burness Paull LLP (Scotland - TAGLaw)

"Two European companies with ties to Connecticut were looking to start selling goods and services in the United States. The client was recently referred to our firm by TAG Alliances members in Europe. However, our firm does not practice in import/export law and I also saw the need for some additional tax and accounting assistance. Instead of sending them to a large regional competitor, I connected the client with John Morrier from Casner and Edwards (Massachusetts, USA - TAGLaw), who connected us with a great import/export expert in Boston who is now fully engaged, bringing in expertise that we do not have.

At the recent TAG Alliances International Conference in Chicago, I had the opportunity to connect with Josh Finfrock and Craig Epstein from Weaver (Texas, USA - TIAG) on the accounting side. We looped in everyone as needed, built a nice team to help these foreign companies get going on the development of their U.S. markets, and both matters are off and running.

To summarize, this story covers several positives about the TAG Alliances: (1) a TAG Alliances-based referral into our firm from another member; (2) realizing the direct benefits of attending conferences where, by meeting and talking with Josh and Craig, I learned that the deal needed their help and that they would be key resources – frankly, I likely would have struggled nailing down the accounting resources otherwise; (3) connecting the legal and accounting sides of TAG Alliances for mutual business development; and (4) using our TAG Alliances connections with John Morrier to help with a subsequent referral to a very specialized area of the law (import/export) that completed the loop."

––Thomas Kasper; Reid and Riege, P.C. (Connecticut, USA - TAGLaw)