This book is a practical guide to the subject of tax due diligence. It shows that tax due diligence is not a commodity, leading the reader through the process and explaining, at each stage, how to extract the maximum value from tax due diligence. Covering a wide range of transaction scenarios, the book deals with every aspect of tax due diligence. It is written from a UK perspective with reference to UK legislation. It also discusses cross border issues, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development guidelines, and contains a chapter on an international survey of publicly available information. Contents include: what tax due diligence is and what it is not the different circumstances in which tax due diligence is required and the implications of each planning tax due diligence defining scope and avoiding unnecessary tax due diligence managing the tax due diligence process obtaining and analyzing information how best to address issues identified by tax due diligence