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International Tax Committee Update

International Tax Committee Update. BKR International Worldwide Meeting. 20 October 2013 The Shelbourne Hotel Dublin, Ireland. Lien Le Briggs & Veselka Co. Houston, Texas. International Tax Committee Members. Lien Le Briggs & Veselka Co. ITC ( Chair ) Houston, Texas USA

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International Tax Committee Update

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  1. International Tax Committee Update BKR International Worldwide Meeting 20 October 2013 The Shelbourne Hotel Dublin, Ireland Lien Le Briggs & Veselka Co. Houston, Texas

  2. International Tax Committee Members Lien Le Briggs & Veselka Co. ITC (Chair) Houston, Texas USA lle@bvccpa.com AngelosTheodorouEuroglobal SEE Audit Ltd. EMEA Nicosia, Cyprus Christian.Hoferer@Hoferer-Partner.de Shane Browning Munro Benge ASIA PAC Wellington, New Zealand Shane@munrobenge.co.nz Kenneth LaksAlbrecht, Viggiano, Zureck & Co. AMERICAS Long Island, NY, USA Klaks@AVZ.com Former ITC Chair: Peter MacleanWalker Wayland, Sydney, Australia Nilesh ShahBlick Rothenberg, London, UK

  3. EMEA - Regional Tax Committee • AngelosTheodorou -Euroglobal, Nicosia, Cyprus (Chair) • ArcangeloAgogliati- Ditrag, Milan, Italy • Alain Forestier- Exponens, ChatouCedex, France • Ivan Fučík- Fučík & Partners, Prague, Czech Republic • Petra Owen - Hansa Partner, Hamburg, Germany • Nilesh Shah - Blick Rothenberg, London, UK • Peter Walter - WWS Wirtz, Walter, Schmitz, Monchengladbach, Germany

  4. Americas - Regional Tax Committee • Jose Vidal • Lopes, Machado Auditorses • Porto Alagre, Brazil • Larry Lucarelli • Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck & Co. • Long Island, NY, USA • Jerry Santiello • Ostrow Reisin Berk and Abrams, Chicago, IL, USA • Marcia Geltman • Nisvoccia & Company Randolph, NJ, USA • Don Scott • Welch LLP, Ottawa, Canada • Larry Feibel • Anchin, New York, NY, USA • Kenneth Laks(Chair) • Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck & Co. Long Island, NY, USA • Bryan Hirsch • Metcalf Davis, Atlanta, GA, USA • Gary Rand • Star Winter Schenkein & Co., Denver, CO,USA • Lenny Rus • Gross, Mendelosohn & Assoc, Baltimore, MD, USA • Manuel Rangel • CPC Rangel, S.C., Mexico City, Mexico • Jeanne Morelli • Davie Kaplan, CPA, P.C., Rochester, NY,USA • Ross Rizzo • Salibello & Broder,New York, NY, USA • Scott Larson • LohnCaulder LLP, Vancouver, BC, Canada

  5. Asia Pacific - Regional Tax Committee • Shane Browning (Chair) Munro Benge, Wellington, New Zealand • Scott Arnold Walker Wayland, Sydney, Australia • RamchandJagtiani LTC LLP, Singapore • Ali Doli, Bambang, Sudarmadji & Dadang, Jakarta, Indonesia

  6. BKR International Tax Committee:The past year • ITC presentations - BKR Worldwide Meeting in Chicago, Illinois USA, October 2012 Cyprus: Developing International Business AngelosTheodorou , Euroglobal S.E.E. Audit Ltd ., Nicosia, Cyprus China: Developing International Business Ben Lau, Lew & Barr Consulting Services, Shanghai, China Canada: Doing business in Canada Jim McConnery , Welch LLP, Ottawa, Ontario, CA US international tax Topics FATCA – Larry Feibel, Anchin, Block and Anchin, New York, New York Impact of Tax Equalization on Expats – Kenneth Laks – AVZ, Long Island, New York • Incoming EMEA, Asia Pac and Americas Tax Committees Chairman • AngelosTheodorou follows Arcangelo Agogliati as EMEA Tax Committee Chair • Shane Browning follows Peter Maclean as Asia Pac Tax Committee Chair • Ken Laks follows Lien Le as Americas Tax Committee Chair • Reminder - Corporate Tax Comparisons from across The World • Update Terms of Reference by EMEA, Asia Pac and the Americas

  7. BKR Tax Comparison Across The World • How to access? • Go to WWW.BKR.com • Log in as a member • Once in Member Services, go to International Tax • Click Compare Corporate Tax Rates by Country • Select country There is data for 54 countries! • Information provided are for member’s use only– we also depend on representatives in member’s countries to update corporate tax data Information is a general overview of corporate taxes, we strongly urge members to contact in-country BKR International representative for more guidance.

  8. BKR Tax Comparison Across the World

  9. BKR International Tax Committee – Dublin Agenda • Monday – 21 October 2013 – 1:30pm to 4:40pm - International Tax Workshop Session – Please come to hear from your colleagues from around the world – Great tax planning ideas for your clients! Doing Business Around the World: What do you need to know? Holding Company Structure – Intellectual Properties (IP) Nilesh Shah, Blick Rothenberg, London, UK Expatriate Taxes Considerations Mark Abbs, Blick Rothenberg, London, UK Recent High Profile Tax Cases – Outcome and Impact AngelosTheodorou, Euroglobal, Nicosia, Cyprus US international tax Topics Branch Profits Tax – Kenneth Laks – AVZ, Long Island, New York

  10. BKR International Tax Committee:The next 12 months • Teleconferences – finalize Terms of Reference of the BKR ITC • Continued expansion of Corporate Tax Comparisons from across the World • Meeting at regional conferences in Istanbul – presentation to contacts of hosting office • Tax breakout session at BKR Regional and Worldwide Meeting in 2014

  11. BKR International Tax Committee www.BKR.com

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