Statement of Practice I
Experience I
Jurisdictions Admitted I
Education I
Recent Publications I
Presentations
Professional and Community Activities
Statement of Practice
U.S. Taxation of International Transactions investment into the United States by n0n-U.S. persons and investment by U.S. residents and companies into foreign countries.
Cross-Border Tax and Estate Planning tax aspects of immigration and expatriation, asset protection, foreign gifts and estates of U.S. individuals and foreign individuals with U.S. connections and family.
Federal Tax Controversies tax audits and tax litigation in all Federal courts and voluntary disclosures.
Experience
Senior Manager, KPMG LLP, International Corporate Services, Dallas and Austin, Texas, and Frankfurt am Main, Germany (1997-2003). Assistant Attorney General (Tax), U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (1991-1994). Tax Manager with software company, Austin, Texas (1996-1997). Private law practice, Little Rock, Arkansas (1980-1991) and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (1994-1996).
Jurisdictions Admitted
Attorney at Law: Texas. U.S. Virgin Islands. Arkansas. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fifth, Eighth and Ninth Circuits. U.S. District Courts for E.D. Ark., D. Colorado, N.D. Texas, S.D. Texas. [Federal] District Court of the Virgin Islands of the United States. U.S. Court of International Trade. U.S. Tax Court.
Solicitor: England and Wales
Education
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, J.D. (1979), LL.M. (Taxation)(1980)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, B.A. (with honors)(1976)
"The Developing Aftermath of the UBS Affair: A New Tax Order," 95 BNA Banking Report 1 (Sept. 21, 2010).
"The UBS Affäre: A Qualified Intermediary and “John Doe” Summons, Steuerbetrug, and Bankgeheimnis,”38 Tax Management International Journal 487 (Aug. 14, 2009)
"The New and Improved FBAR: Broader in Scope with Enhanced Enforcement but not More Clarity," 36 Texas Tax Lawyer 45 (May 2009)
"Recent Chief Counsel Advice on Statute of Limitations for U.S. Virgin Islands Individuals Directly Contradicts Earlier Field Service Advice," 47 Tax Management Memorandum 454 (Oct. 30, 2006)
“Notice 2004-45: IRS Scare Tactics and Tax Enforcement in the U.S. Virgin Islands,” Tax Notes Today, 2004 TNT 130-25 (July 7, 2004), 104 Tax Notes 177 (July 12, 2004)
“The German Organschaft and the U.S. Indirect Foreign Tax Credit,” 33 Tax Management International Journal 358 (June 11, 2004)[co-author]
Tax Management Portfolio 995, Business Operations in the Territories and Possessions of the United States (except Puerto Rico) (Bureau of National Affairs 2004)
“International Legal Developments in Review: 2000 - International Estate Planning,” 35 The International Lawyer 545 (Summer 2001) [co-author]
“International Legal Developments in Review: 1999 - International Estate Planning,” 34 The International Lawyer 591 (Summer 2000) [co-author]
“The U.S. Virgin Islands Mirror Code and ‘S’ Corporations,” 15 Tax Notes International 1635 (Nov. 17, 1997)
“Issues in Using A FSC In The Export of Computer Software,” 86 Journal of Taxation 147 (1997)
“First Annual Survey/Trusts of the World - Virgin Islands (US),” 2 Trusts & Trustees 55 (January 1996) [co-contributor]
“States Take Various Approaches In Taxing Income From Foreign Sales Corporations,” 4 Journal of Multistate Taxation 265 (1995)
“U.S. Virgin Islands International Insurance Companies: ‘Onshore’ Captives With Offshore Benefits,” 9 Insurance Tax Review 1299 (1995) [co-author]
National Report for 2013 IFA Congress in Copenhagen, Subject 2: Exchange of Information and the Cross-Border Cooperation Between Tax Authorities. 41st Annual Conference of the USA Branch International Fiscal Association, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, March 1, 2013.
"How Much Tax Is In That Opinion?" Dallas Bar Association, Section of Taxation. Belo Mansion, Dallas, Texas, Sept. 4, 2012.
FBAR & Section 6038D: Recent Developments in Foreign Bank and Financial Asset Reporting, Webinar, American Bar Association Section of Taxation, April 25, 2012 [panelist].
"International Outbound Reporting," ABA Section of Taxation 2011 Midyear Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida, Jan. 21, 2011 [panelist].
The Developing Aftermath of the UBS Affair: A New Tax Order, Tax Management Advisory Board Meeting, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, New York, February 18, 2010.
"Globalisation, Regulatory Compliance, and the New Tax Order." Russell Bedford International 26th Annual Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada, October 24, 2009.
"2002 U.S. Tax Reform and Corporate Tax Update." KPMG-Germany. Düsseldorf, May 24, 2002, and Hamburg, June 11, 2002.
"U.S. GAAP Roundtable: U.S. Tax Update." KPMG-Germany. Stuttgart, Germany. November 3, 2000.
"IES Roundtable: Global Equity Compensation." KPMG LLP. Dallas, Texas. August 3, 2000.
"Foreign Sales Corporation Update: Taxation Of FSC Income." FSC/DISC Tax Association, Inc. Houston, Texas. February 29, 2000.
"Maximizing Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC) Benefits: State Taxation of FSCs and FSC Shareholders." FSC/DISC Tax Association, Inc. Dallas, Texas. March 23, 1999.
"Exporting For Success: International Tax Issues." U.S. Department of Commerce and Lower Colorado River Authority. Austin, Texas. February 9, 1998.
"Foreign Sales Corporation Planning & Compliance Update: Special Issues Involving FSCs and FSC Shareholders." FSC/DISC Tax Association, Inc. Houston, Texas. January 22, 1998.
"Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997: International Tax Developments." Texas State Bank and KPMG LLP. Austin, Texas. November 1997.
"U.S. Virgin Islands Property Tax Seminar." Bornn Bornn Handy. St. Thomas. May 1995.
Professional and Community Activities
American Bar Association: Section of Taxation, Section of International Law
American Council on Germany, Texas Warburg Chapter
Dallas Bar Association: Section of Taxation (Tax Council, 2012 - 2013), Section of International Law
Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations
International Bar Association: Individual Tax and Private Client Committee, Taxes Committee, and War Crimes Committee
International Fiscal Association
International Tax Planning Association
U.S. Sailing Association (Certified Club Race Officer, 1999 - present; Race Officer Instructor, 1999-2000)
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
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