PROFILE

Trusted Advisor with extensive international experience plus background in domestic tax and financial analysis. Demonstrated leadership in achieving nearly one billion dollars in total tax savings through planning, implementation, management, and audit defense of international tax and transfer pricing strategies. Special expertise in the identification and resolution of increasingly complex tax issues. Both corporate and public accounting experience. CPA and MS in Taxation.

Specialties: budgeting, consolidations, credit, customer relations, documentation, finance, managerial accounting, pricing, publicity, reports, sales, tax planning, treasury, workshops.

Expert!

Robert Swartz CPA, MS.
International Tax Planning, Real Estate Tax Strategies and IRS Problem Resolution Consulting/Coaching

Applied federal, state and international tax planning strategies that
saved $15 million in merger costs.

Implemented IFRS Reporting System to run parallel with US GAAP
Negotiated with auditor a decrease in transfer pricing adjustments by
$21 million based on a transfer pricing documentation study.

Implemented a tax equalization system for expatriate employees
Reduced tax provisions by $25 million by successfully applying
FIN 48 and FAS 109 principles.

Amended federal tax returns, resulting in a total of $34 million in tax savings
due to foreign tax credits.