US tax made simple

What you’ll learn

• Entity Selection & Corporate Structure: Why standard LLC setups can trigger unexpected double taxation for UK parent companies, and how a Delaware C-Corp structure may help mitigate risks.
• Decoding U.S. Nexus: How hiring remote employees, using Employers of Record (EORs), holding local inventory, or exceeding $100,000 in annual state sales can create corporate income tax and sales tax obligations.
• Cross-Border Compliance: Practical strategies for managing intercompany transactions and transfer pricing, leveraging the UK-US tax treaty to reduce the risk of double taxation, and avoiding costly reporting mistakes such as Form 5472 penalties.

Description
Expanding into the United States can unlock significant growth opportunities, but it also introduces complex tax, legal, and compliance obligations that many UK businesses underestimate. Decisions made early, from choosing the right corporate structure to understanding state tax rules, can have lasting implications for profitability, compliance, and future investment or exit plans.

Join this practical masterclass, U.S. Tax Made Simple, to gain a clear understanding of the key U.S. tax considerations for UK businesses entering or expanding in the American market. Our expert will demystify common tax pitfalls, explain how to structure your U.S. operations effectively, and provide practical guidance on managing cross-border obligations with confidence.

Whether you are establishing a U.S. presence, hiring employees, selling products across state lines, or preparing for future growth, this webinar will help you build a tax-efficient foundation for long-term success.

 
Speakers
Sonia Kanjee CPA
Founder & CEO, BRDG

Sonia Kanjee is a US Certified Public Accountant and the Founder & CEO of BRDG, a specialist US tax advisory firm helping UK and international start-ups, scale-ups, and venture-backed companies enter and grow in the United States.

Sonia began her career at EY in New York and London before moving into hands-on advisory work with founders and finance teams across Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. With more than 15 years of US tax experience, she has supported over 200 companies with their US expansion, from bootstrapped ventures and family businesses to VC-backed scale-ups and multinational groups.

Her expertise includes US entity structuring, federal and state tax compliance, cross-border tax planning, transfer pricing, income tax treaty analysis, and operational setup. Sonia launched BRDG to give founders and CFOs a US tax advisor who speaks their language: clear, responsive, practical, and start-up focused.

In this session, Sonia will draw on her experience supporting UK businesses to provide a practical roadmap for navigating entity selection, state nexus, cross-border compliance, and the costly mistakes that often arise when US tax planning begins too late.