Overview
Ross has nearly 20 years of international tax experience, including 12 years at Big 8 accounting firms and 8 years at a $2B public company. Currently leads CLA’s international tax penalty abatement efforts, and also serves as a regional international tax resource for CLA’s Pac-West offices.
Other specialties include legal entity structuring, and US tax compliance and financial reporting.
Technical highlights
- IRS controversy and penalty abatement
- Legal entity structuring
- Tax savings modeling and forecasting
- Tax planning and risk mitigation
- Transfer pricing
- US income tax compliance
- Treaty and withholding tax analysis and planning
- US GAAP income tax reporting
Education
- Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California
- Bachelor of Science in Finance with a minor in Economics from Utah State University, Logan, Utah
In the community
Licensed attorney in:
- Utah
- California (inactive)
Speaking engagements and publications:
- January 2024 — CLAConnect.com — No “Moore” Section 965 Tax Payments?
- July 2021 — CLAConnect.com — IRS Grants Penalty Relief for New Partnership Schedules K-2 and K-3
- June 2020 — Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants — Pick Your Poison - GILTI v. Subpart F v. Flow-through