International Taxation in America, 2013 Edition

Brian has been specializing in offshore taxation for more than 30 years. More importantly, he has owned businesses and has experience the same kinds of problems as you. He knows that entrepreneurs need an innovative and flexible corporate structure to maximize overseas profits. He has helped numerous accountants and attorneys serve a broad range of individual and business clients in various international tax and estate planning matters. Also, he has on nine occasions offered expert witness testimony before the U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. House of Representatives on issues related to foreign investments, foreign trusts and private annuities. His experience includes: Obtaining 100’s of private letter rulings and voluntary disclosure agreements from the IRS Resolving undisclosed cross-border tax issues with the IRS’s voluntary disclosure initiative, Advising attorneys and CPA’s, since 1976, on 1,000’s of international tax audits and IRS agreements, Developing tax-efficient international estate plans Implementing strategies that not only protect assets but also save taxes Expertise Brian’s forte is obtaining written IRS rulings on tax planning strategies to guarantee savings. He also excels in counseling chartered accountants, CPAs and attorneys in international tax law. He is highly skilled in using the IRS tax-amnesty program, private letter rulings, foreign business tax credits and offshore trusts to help clients: Achieve their international tax and estate planning objectives Protect themselves from audits, penalties and unpleasant tax surprises Avoid IRS tax controversy Set up captive insurance companies Deal with foreign inheritances Immigrate into the United States or open a U.S. office for a foreign company Publications Author of International Taxation in America, 2012 Edition (visit our book store on this link). Contributing author to Taxation of International Transactions, published by Matthew Bender Team members Former Department of Justice criminal tax attorneys Wealth Counsel certified estate attorneys Managing partners of law firms dealing with captive insurance law U.K. Chartered Accountants Education B.S. in Accounting and Masters in Business Taxation 
from the University of Southern California.