Companies Advised to Weigh Relocating IP Under Trump Tariffs

President Donald Trump’s worldwide tariffs are shifting longstanding incentives for companies to house ownership of valuable intellectual property and other functions overseas—and practitioners say they should start crunching the numbers to see if it’s time for a change.

Companies have been scouring their operations for ways to cut tariff impacts since the levies were announced, and IP can make up a sizable portion of the value of imported goods, especially in industries like tech or pharmaceuticals.

Grant Thornton principal Glen Marku said taxpayers are examining the impact restructuring could have on the pricing of tangible goods—but with tariffs in flux, ...