Tax
We are not certain which filings our companies still owe.
A multi-jurisdiction structure carries a calendar, not a single deadline. A US LLC with a non-resident owner owes a federal return and Form 5472 whether or not it traded, at a penalty that starts at USD 25,000. A UK company owes a confirmation statement, annual accounts to Companies House, and a corporation tax return on a different cycle. A UAE free zone entity owes a corporate tax return and, increasingly, an economic substance notification. Each jurisdiction also expects its beneficial-ownership register to be accurate at all times, not at year end.
The failure is administrative rather than dramatic. A registered agent resigns, a registered-office email is unmonitored, a director change is never filed, and the first notice of trouble is a penalty, a struck-off entity, or a bank asking for a certificate of good standing that no longer exists.
That last consequence is the expensive one. Banking and licensing reviews both test the corporate record, and a lapsed filing reads as loss of control over the structure.
How LTB Resolves It
LTB maintains a single compliance calendar across every entity in a client's portfolio, with the responsible party and the supporting documents identified for each obligation, and reconstructs the position first where filings have already lapsed.
The filings themselves are made by the licensed providers in LTB's network in each jurisdiction (the US filing partners for federal returns and Form 5472, UK-based providers for confirmation statements and year-end accounts) while UAE corporate tax returns and simplified financial statements are prepared in-house. LTB instructs, coordinates, and holds the record, so the client deals with one point of contact rather than one agent per country.
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