Shannon has more than 20 years of public accounting experience and a diverse background in the international tax area, including seven years with the Big Four. She provides specialized tax services and is responsible for assisting clients, educating staff and providing thought leadership on international tax matters; and is experienced in the areas of inbound and outbound international tax planning and compliance issues for companies and individuals. Her areas of expertise include tax efficient structuring/restructuring, acquisition and disposition structuring, FIRPTA, foreign tax credit maximization, earnings and profits, IC-DISC (U.S. export incentive), offshore voluntary compliance initiative filings, foreign exchange gain/loss, withholding and reporting, U.S. tax treaty benefit analysis, transfer pricing, repatriation planning, dual consolidated losses, ASC 740 reporting, U.S. international form compliance and taxable presence risk analysis. PRESENTER BIO: Shannon leads the firm’s International Tax team with more than 20 years of public accounting experience and a diverse background in both the consultative and compliance service areas of international tax. She is experienced in the areas of inbound and outbound international tax planning and compliance issues for both companies and their shareholders. Shannon works closely with HLB International member firms to assist clients with international structuring and identifying tax efficient entry into new markets. She is responsible for assisting clients, educating staff and providing thought leadership on a variety of international tax matters.