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Competitive Alternatives

KPMG's Guide to International Business Location

Competitive Alternatives represents KPMG's guide for comparing business locations in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

2008 Edition

The 2008 study is the most thorough comparison of international business locations ever undertaken by KPMG, and contains valuable information for any company locating international business operations.

Competitive Alternatives 2008 is an expansion and update of previous KPMG publications, and measures the combined impact of 27 significant business cost components that are most likely to vary by location. The study also compares data on a variety of non-cost competitiveness factors. The study examines 17 industry operations in 10 countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The basis for comparison is the after-tax cost of startup and operations, over 10 years.

Special Report: Focus on Tax

As a follow-up to the main Competitive Alternatives 2008 study, a separate detailed study of tax costs has also been released in July 2008. Further details on the Competitive Alternatives 2008 Special Report: Focus on Tax report can be found here.

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The analysis on this website is based on cost information collected primarily between July 2007 and January 2008. Taxes reflect tax rates in effect on January 1, 2008, and also incorporate any announced changes at that time to take effect at specified later dates. Exchange rates and other cost factors will, of course, change over time. Tax rates and other tax-related information are also subject to change as a result of new legislation, judicial decisions, and administrative pronouncements.

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