Most companies don’t — until something blocks a transaction. An entity health check reviews corporate documents, director and officer mandates, registered addresses, filings, and annual returns to surface breaches; a lighter version based on public records can flag the most visible issues quickly.

Permanent establishment (PE) is when your activities in a country — often just employees performing certain roles — trigger a taxable corporate presence there, with registration, filing, and tax obligations you may not know you have. A PE analysis maps where your footprint creates taxable presence under OECD guidelines and local law.

In nearly all of them, yes — risk assessments, documentation, and in many countries mandatory registrations are strict legal requirements, and penalties for non-compliance can reach into the millions. The obligations differ by jurisdiction, which is why a country-by-country assessment is the starting point.

In many jurisdictions, entity compliance failures create personal liability for directors and officers — and the rules differ by country and entity type. Subsidiary governance reviews clarify exactly where those liabilities sit in your structure and how to manage them.