International Tax Committee Update

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International Tax Committee Update
BKR International Worldwide Meeting
22 October 2012 The Drake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
Lien Le Briggs Veselka Co. Houston, Texas
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International Tax Committee Members

• Lien Le Briggs Veselka Co.
• (Chairperson) Houston, Texas USA
• lle_at_bvccpa.com
• Christian Hoferer Hoferer Partner
• Appenweier, Germany 
• Christian.Hoferer_at_Hoferer-Partner.de
• Shane Browning Munro Benge
• Wellington, New Zealand  
• Shane_at_munrobenge.co.nz
• Former Chairmen
• Peter Maclean Walker Wayland, Sydney,
  Australia
• Nilesh Shah Blick Rothenberg, London, UK

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EMEA - Regional Tax Committee

• Christian Hoferer -Hoferer Partner,
  Appenweier, Germany(Chairman)
• Arcangelo Agogliati - Ditrag, Milan, Italy
• Alain Forestier - Exponens, Chatou Cedex,
  France
• Ivan Fucík - Fucík Partners, Prague, Czech
  Republic
• Petra Owen - Hansa Partner, Hamburg, Germany
• Nilesh Shah - Blick Rothenberg, London, UK
• Angelos Theodorou - Euroglobal SEE Audit
  Limited, Nicosia, Cyprus
• Peter Walter - WWS Wirtz, Walter, Schmitz,
  Monchengladbach, Germany

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Americas - Regional Tax Committee

• Paulo Machado
• Lopes, Machado Auditorses
• Porto Alagre, Brazil
• Kenneth Laks
• Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck Co. Long Island,
  NY, USA
• Larry Lucarelli
• Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck Co.
• Long Island, NY, USA
• Jerry Santiello
• Ostrow Reisin Berk and Abrams, Chicago, IL, USA
• Cindy Spetalnick
• Gumbiner Savett,
• Santa Monica, CA, USA

• Lien Le (Chairperson)
• Briggs Veselka, Houston, TX, 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 
• Jean Morelli
• Davie Kaplan, CPA, P.C., Rochester, NY,USA
• Ross Rizzo

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Asia Pacific - Regional Tax Committee

• Shane Browning (Chairman)
• Munro Benge, Wellington, New Zealand
• Scott Arnold
• Walker Wayland, Sydney, Australia
• Paul Clements
• Clements Dunne Bell, Melbourne, Australia
• Ramchand Jagtiani
• LTC LLP, Singapore, Singapore
• Bambang Suwarso
• Doli, Bambang, Sudarmadji Dadang, Jakarta,
  Indonesia

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BKR International Tax CommitteeThe past year

• ITC presentations -
• BKR Worldwide Meeting in Sydney, Australia
  October 2011
• Presentations - Doing Business in the US and
  International Tax Updates
• Incoming EMEA and Asia Pac Tax Committees
  Chairman
• Christian Hoferer follows Arcangelo Agogliati as
  EMEA
• Shane Browning follows Peter Maclean as Asia Pac
  Tax Committee Chair
• Transition of incoming ITC Chairperson
• Lien Le follows Peter Maclean as ITC Chairperson
• Reminder - Corporate Tax Comparisons from across
  The World
• BKR - Tax comparisons from across the world
• Teleconferences

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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 members use only
  we also depend on representatives in members
  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.

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BKR Tax Comparison Across the World
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BKR International Tax Committee Chicago Agenda

• Sunday 21 October 2012 600pm to 700pm, Meet
  and Greet Please come and see old friends, as
  well as making new ones!
• Monday 22 October 2012 115pm to 435pm -
  International Tax Workshop Session Please come
  to hear from your colleagues from around the
  world Great tax planning ideas for your
  clients!
• Doing Around the World What you need to know?
• Cyprus Developing International Business
• Angelos Theodorou , 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

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BKR International Tax Committee Chicago Agenda

• Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 400pm to 700pm The
  Drake Hotel, Chicago
• BKR International and ORBA
• International Networking Reception
• Special networking reception for international
  conference participants interested in
  networking, collaboration and learning more
  about Chicago area business leaders,
  opportunities and BKRs diverse resources for
  international business

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BKR International Tax CommitteeThe next 12
months

• Teleconferences considering Terms of Reference
  of the BKR ITC
• Continued expansion of Corporate Tax Comparisons
  from across the World
• Meeting at regional conferences presentation to
  contacts of hosting office
• Tax breakout session at BKR Worldwide Meeting in
  2013

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