Chaya Siegfried

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Chaya is a partner and the Lead of Withum’s International Business Tax with more than 10 years professional experience, including public accounting and private industry. She has expertise in advising U.S. and foreign multinational companies on the tax implications of their international operations as well as coordinating U.S. tax laws with foreign tax laws to develop an optimal worldwide tax strategy.

Chaya is fluent in the rules and regulations regarding controlled foreign corporations, PFICs, withholding taxes, income tax treaty analysis, check-the-box planning, FIRPTA, and foreign informational reporting forms.

She is responsible for a variety of assignments with domestic and international companies, including tax due diligence, tax compliance, tax provision and uncertain tax positions; global tax minimization planning; subpart F analysis and computation; foreign tax credit studies; earnings and profit studies; acquisitions and dispositions of operating units; and other related matters. She formerly worked for a large regional accounting firm and a global hedge fund firm.