Brigitte Remillard
Senior Manager - Us Cross-border Tax @BDO Canada
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Manager - Us Cross-border Tax @BDO Canada
CA
What we do:BDO is one of the leading accounting and advisory firms in Canada with 90 years of experience providing value-added assurance, accounting, taxation and advisory services to a broad range of clients. The international BDO network is the fifth largest accounting network in the world. It is comprised of BDO Member Firms in over 150 countries. We have access to BDO’s worldwide network of tax professionals to assist in tax planning and compliance matters for other countries.I offer a broad scope of services to help you address the full range of cross-border issues, including tax planning, compliance and advice.Key achievements-Contributed to huge tax savings for professional athletes receiving signing bonuses or in planning their tax residency-Analyzed the optimal legal structure for clients investing in real properties in the U.S-Implemented different types of tax planning to minimize U.S. estate tax-Elaborated strategies to minimize the U.S. tax impacts for U.S. shareholders owning shares of Canadian corporations subject to \"Passive foreign investments company\" or \"Controlled foreign corporation\" tax regimes-Managed several projects of U.S. offshore voluntary disclosure program (OVDP) or Streamlined foreign offshore procedures (SFOP) for U.S. citizens- Help U.S. citizens and \"Green Card Holders\" with their decisions whether it is advantageous (for U.S. tax purposes) to renounce or relinquish their U.S. citizenship or abandon their \"Green Card\"-Conducted successfully negotiations and discussions with the U.S. and Canadian tax authorities with respect to objections and tax notices on various topics-Analyzed of U.S. and Canadian payroll tax implication for U.S. and Canadian employers who have employees abroad (including preparation of social security agreement)
EDUCATION
Golden State Tax Training Institute, Inc.
IRS Enrolled Agent (EA)
Université de Sherbrooke
Master's degree, Taxation
Université Laval
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting
SKILLS
ABOUT BRIGITTE REMILLARD
I am a professional accountant with a master in tax. I have over nineteen years of experience in Canadian and U.S. tax, especially in cross-border tax situations. Eager for knowledge, I am also determined and motivated by new challenges. I serve a diverse clientele of small and medium sized enterprises, working in various fields (manufacturing, high technology, software, service, mining, transportation, farming, etc.) and also wealthy individuals like professional athletes, movie stars, etc. My philosophy is to maintain high quality service and first listen to clients to find out the best tax solutions to different tax issues.What I do- I help clients to structure their activities in the U.S. and advise them on how they should finance their expansion and cross-border operations-I minimize the risks associated with tax audits, potentially avoiding costly reassessments and associated penalties and interest- I stay up to date to all U.S. tax legislation for clients exposed to evolving tax environments and I help them minimize their global tax exposures- I guide clients facing challenges with succession of their business with cross-border issues or transferring their estates to next generation by developing and implementing experienced strategies- For U.S. citizens and \"Green Card Holders\" living in Canada unaware of their U.S. filing requirement, I help them to get compliant and reduce their associated penalties- Professional athletes face huge filing tax complexity in the U.S. as they are generally required to file in several states and even some cities. In addition, they could be imposed a special tax applicable only to entertainers and professional athletes. Given my great experience with professional athletes and entertainers, I help them to be compliant with all their tax obligations and I minimize their tax I\'d love to connect with you here on LinkedIn
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