Christopher Meskill

Experience

1. Tax Principal - Global Information Reporting

   Deloitte

   Jan 2010 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Extensive industry experience in Global Information Reporting and Tax Controversy Services, serving a broad client profile, including multinational banks, private equity funds, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, technology, and e-commerce.My specific areas of expertise are:• FATCA and CRS reporting, including classification review and advisory on intergovernmental agreements and local country rulesets.• Chapter 3 Non-Resident Alien (NRA) withholding and reporting, including- Application of treaty claims - Review of withholding exemptions - Analysis of intermediary structures, including qualified intermediaries and withholding foreign partnerships/trusts - Forms 1042/1042-S reporting - Forms 8804/8805 reporting• Chapter 61 reporting, inclusive of the following areas- Dividend reporting (Forms 1099-DIV)- Interest reporting (Forms 1099-INT and 1099-OID)- Accounts payable reporting (Forms 1099-MISC)- Cost Basis reporting (Forms 1099-B)- Debt Cancellation reporting (Forms 1099-C)- Third Party Network Payment and Merchant Card reporting (Forms 1099-K)• Account onboarding procedures, and documentation collection / review, including Forms W-8, W-9, and Self-Certifications.My project experience includes:• Compliance projects for filing of Forms 1099, Forms 1042/1042-S, Forms 8804/8805, FATCA, and CRS.• Remediation projects for onboarding documentation, including Forms W-8, W-9, and Self-Certifications.• Legal entity and account classification under FATCA and CRS.• Advisory projects on data collection and systems implementation in preparation for FATCA and CRS.• Gap and impact assessments for documentation collection, data retention, and systems logic (application of withholding and tagging as reportable).• Policies and procedures review for account onboarding, withholding, and reporting.• Tax controversy services for IRS challenges and penalty abatement.

Education

• Chaminade High School

  H.S. Diploma, Liberal Arts

• Georgetown Law

  LL.M., International Taxation

• University of Notre Dame

  B.B.A., Accountancy

• St. John's University School of Law

  J.D., Law

Skills

• Lecturing
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Microsoft Excel
• Irs Audit Defense
• Settlement of Payment Card and Third Party Network Payments
• Auditing
• Legal Contract Review
• Tax Research
• Internal Control Implementation
• Systems Implementation
• Programming
• Penalty Abatement
• Due Diligence
• Irs
• Project Management
• Legal Writing
• Financial Analysis
• Global Information Reporting
• Professional Writing
• Financial Reporting
• Tax
• Nra Withholding
• Fatca
• Mergers
• Tax Law
• Logic Planning
• Financial Modeling
• Tax Reporting
• Bankruptcy
• Legal Research
• Accounting