IC-DISC Specialists
As leading IC-DISC specialists, Export Tax Management helps U.S. exporters navigate IC-DISC rules and maximize federal income tax savings.
Why Work With IC-DISC Specialists?
Specialized IC-DISC Guidance for U.S. Exporters
IC-DISC specialists help U.S. exporters take advantage of the last remaining federal income tax incentive for export sales. Originally enacted in 1971, the IC-DISC may benefit corporations, S-Corporations, individuals, and partnerships with qualifying products or services delivered outside the United States.
Key benefits include:
- Permanent federal income tax savings for IC-DISC shareholders
- Export commissions deducted from ordinary income
- Qualified dividends taxed at a lower 23.8% rate
- Potential tax reduction from 37% to 23.8% on qualifying export sales
- Guidance from specialists who understand IC-DISC rules, compliance, and tax planning
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IC-DISC Explained by an Experienced Specialist
Hear from Export Tax Management owner and founder Paul Ferreira, CPA, as he explains how the IC-DISC works and how qualifying exporters may use it to improve their after-tax results.
With more than 25 years of international tax and IC-DISC experience, Paul helps businesses understand whether their products and export transactions qualify, how their commission should be calculated, and what is required to maintain the structure from year to year.
Schedule a consultation with our IC-DISC specialists to explore potential opportunities, identify compliance risks, and develop a strategy based on your company’s actual export sales, margins, products, and ownership structure.
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Specialized Services From IC-DISC Specialists
Export Tax Management provides focused IC-DISC services for businesses whose qualifying products or services are delivered outside the United States. Our services cover the entire IC-DISC lifecycle, from initial eligibility analysis and formation through annual commission calculations, tax filings, optimization, and examination support.
IC-DISC Incorporation and Implementation
Establishing an IC-DISC requires more than forming a corporation. The entity must be properly organized, capitalized, elected, documented, and integrated into the exporter’s accounting and tax processes.
Our IC-DISC incorporation and implementation services help exporters create a workable structure that includes entity formation, election support, shareholder documentation, commission agreements, accounting procedures, and a process for identifying qualified export sales.
Annual IC-DISC Compliance
An IC-DISC must satisfy annual qualification, calculation, payment, and reporting requirements. Export sales, product sourcing, profit margins, expenses, and customer channels can change from one year to the next, making an annual review essential.
Our annual IC-DISC compliance services help companies identify qualified export receipts, calculate and optimize commissions, prepare Form 1120-IC-DISC and supporting schedules, monitor the applicable qualification tests, and maintain clear documentation.
ETM’s Proprietary IC-DISC Software Application
Export Tax Management uses proprietary software to analyze export transactions and apply advanced IC-DISC pricing strategies. The application supports detailed calculations using qualified export receipts, combined taxable income, product groupings, transaction-level data, and other relevant factors.
This technology helps our IC-DISC specialists identify opportunities that may be missed by a simplified company-wide calculation. It also provides exporters with clearer financial projections and a better understanding of how the available benefit was determined.
IRS and State Tax Examination Representation
IC-DISC examinations can involve detailed questions about product qualification, foreign destination, imported content, expense allocation, commission calculations, payment timing, and corporate records.
Our IRS and state taxation authority examination representation services provide exporters with experienced technical support throughout the examination process. We assist with information requests, calculation workpapers, supporting records, technical explanations, and coordination with the company’s existing legal and tax advisors.
Your Guide to Unlocking Export Tax Savings
Mastering the IC-DISC
Download our free resource to learn how an IC-DISC may help qualifying U.S. exporters reduce federal income taxes.
The guide introduces the IC-DISC structure, eligibility requirements, commission calculations, tax benefits, and annual compliance obligations. It is designed to help business owners, CFOs, controllers, and tax professionals better understand the opportunity before scheduling a detailed review with our IC-DISC specialists.
Our Expertise
IC-DISC Specialists for Export-Driven Industries
Export Tax Management provides specialized IC-DISC guidance to businesses across a wide range of export-driven industries. Although qualification depends on the specific product, service, destination, and transaction, certain industries frequently generate eligible export revenue.
Architects & Engineers
Agriculture
Recycling & Scrap Metals
Software
Metal Fabrication
Manufacturing
Distribution
Seafood
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Speak With IC-DISC Specialists
Learn how Export Tax Management can help your business evaluate, establish, maintain, or optimize an IC-DISC.
Whether you are considering an IC-DISC for the first time, operating an existing structure, addressing compliance concerns, or preparing for an examination, our specialists can provide guidance based on your company’s specific circumstances.
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