What is your area of focus?
As a point person for tax strategies at Clayton & McKervey, I help owners and executive teams with R&D tax credits and international tax consulting and compliance. I look for big-picture solutions to advise clients on global operational structuring, foreign tax credit utilization, tax treaty analysis and more. I work with both domestic companies expanding internationally, and foreign-owned companies. I value the opportunity to collaborate with both accountants and tax specialists globally on behalf of our clients.
How long have you been at Clayton & McKervey?
Since 2000
What is the favorite part about your job?
I enjoy working with business owners to reduce their worldwide tax liabilities.
Specializations
- Tax planning and preparation
- Tax legislation changes and impacts
- R&D tax credits
- International tax consulting and compliance
- Foreign tax credit utilization
- Mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations
- Tax treaty analysis
Education
- Master of Business Administration, Wayne State University
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Michigan – Dearborn
Connections
- Control Systems Integrators Association, Partner Committee
- Michigan Manufacturers Association, Tax Committee
- Association for Advancing Automation
- Automation Alley
- PrimeGlobal
- Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Board of Directors
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If you could learn anything, what would it be?
Play the piano
Who do you admire most in life?
My grandparents
What’s your perfect day?
Hiking and camping, cooking over the fire and enjoying an ice cold beer to end the evening
