Practice Area
Business Structuring
Tax-driven structuring for foreign investors, multinationals, and businesses operating across borders.
Structure Is Strategy
The way a business is structured has lasting consequences — for tax efficiency, ownership flexibility, liability exposure, and the ability to move capital across borders. Whether you are a foreign investor establishing a U.S. presence, a multinational reorganizing its cross-border footprint, or a domestic business owner planning for growth or transition, the right structure is foundational to everything that follows.
At Ruiz Lopez CPA, P.A., we advise clients on the tax implications of entity selection, holding structures, and ownership design — coordinating with legal counsel to ensure that the structure we recommend can be implemented effectively. Our focus is on getting the structure right from the outset, so that tax planning, compliance, and future transactions all operate from a sound foundation.
Our Business Structuring Services
Entity Selection Advisory
Evaluating the tax implications of LLC, C-Corporation, S-Corporation, and partnership structures to identify the optimal form for your business model, investor profile, and long-term objectives.
Holding Structure Design
Designing multi-tiered holding structures that support tax-efficient ownership, asset protection objectives, and the repatriation of earnings — for both domestic and cross-border arrangements.
Cross-Border Structuring
Advising foreign investors and multinationals on U.S. entry structures that account for withholding taxes, treaty benefits where applicable, and the long-term tax cost of different ownership configurations.
Restructuring & Reorganization
Analyzing the tax implications of restructuring existing entities, consolidating operations, or reorganizing ownership — including the treatment of built-in gains and intercompany arrangements.
Ownership Design for Individuals
Advising high-net-worth individuals and families on the tax implications of ownership arrangements, including family partnerships and other structures that support long-term wealth and succession planning objectives.
Pre-Transaction Planning
Reviewing and optimizing structure in advance of a sale, acquisition, or investment round — to ensure the transaction is executed from the most tax-efficient position available.
Why Ruiz Lopez CPA
Tax-First Perspective
We approach every structuring engagement from a tax standpoint first — identifying the implications before a structure is set, not after.
Cross-Border Depth
Deep experience advising foreign investors and multinationals on U.S. structures, with an established network of legal and international advisors.
Coordinated Execution
We work closely with your legal counsel to ensure that the structure we recommend is implemented correctly and consistently across all documentation.
Long-Term Orientation
We design structures with an eye toward where the business is going — not just where it is today — so the foundation supports future growth, transactions, and transitions.