Brian D. Schwam has over 30 years of experience as an international tax practitioner. During his career Brian served as a practice leader for international tax services and export incentives for two Big Four accounting firms, delivering international tax services to both publicly traded and closely-held businesses. Brian started his career on the tax staff of Ernst & Young in 1987. Currently, Brian leads the International Tax Sevices Group at WTP Advisors.

Brian has significant experience providing U.S. international tax and cross-border tax advice related to foreign tax credit and repatriation planning, transfer pricing, GILTI planning, FDII computations, CFC earnings and profits computations, and U.S. international compliance matters (5471, 5472, 8858 and 8865).

Brian has extensive experience working with companies of all sizes in obtaining optimized export incentive benefits by maximizing the benefits of the Interest Charge-Domestic International Sales Corporation (IC-DISC), including establishing the IC-DISC, maintaining the qualification of the IC-DISC, optimizing the tax benefits of the IC-DISC, and sustaining those benefits before the Internal Revenue Service. Brian understands the unique interplay between IC-DISC, FDII and the foreign tax credit for pass-through entities.

Please contact me for a complimentary consultation at 414-839-5525 or email me at brian.schwam@wtpadvisors.com.