Principal & National Managing Director of International Tax Services

+1 (866) 298-7829 Ext. 701 | brian.schwam@wtpadvisors.com

Over the past 30+ years, Brian has provided expert U.S. and cross-border tax guidance to clients across the globe. He works with companies of all sizes and industries to optimize export incentive benefits under the Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC), Extraterritorial Income Inclusion (ETI), and Interest Charge-Domestic International Sales Corporation (IC-DISC).  Brian has significant experience providing cross-border tax advice related to local country tax planning, and U.S. international tax planning for foreign tax credit utilization, repatriation planning, transfer pricing, global cash management, earnings and profits computations, and export incentive maximization.

Brian spent 18 years as the Director of International Tax Services at KPMG Milwaukee and as Senior Manager at Ernst & Young and later co-founded and operated a boutique international tax consulting firm located in the Midwest.  Brian has made a career of delivering international tax consulting services to both publicly traded and privately held businesses.

Certifications

• Licensed member of the Wisconsin State Bar
• Admitted to Practice in the Western District of Wisconsin

Education

• Juris Doctorate, University of Wisconsin Law School
• Bachelor of Business Administration-Accounting, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Professional Affiliations

• Wisconsin Bar Association Section of Taxation, member
• American Bar Association Section of Taxation, member