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At Ernst & Young the motto is 'quality in everything we do,' and the firm takes care to offer clients the very best advice in all areas of tax. The firm has the size and capability to help the biggest clients with the most sophisticated work and get ... [more]

At Ernst & Young the motto is 'quality in everything we do,' and the firm takes care to offer clients the very best advice in all areas of tax. The firm has the size and capability to help the biggest clients with the most sophisticated work and get it done quickly. Greg Noble leads a very strong transfer pricing team that has doubled in both headcount and revenue in the last four years. The firm holds regular technical calls among its offices as part of a knowledge sharing programme, keeping all arms of the tax group up to date on all matters. The firm is recognised as competent in financial services and financial transactions, tax effective supply chain management, all aspects of controversy including field audits, appeals, competent authority and APAs and as having excellent knowledge of the pharmaceutical and mining sectors.

Manuel Solano leads the tax practice at Mancera Ernst & Young, which this year brought a US partner to join the Mexico group. With three other senior hires, the group has significantly bolstered its team over the last 12 months. The firm has been busy ... [more]

Manuel Solano leads the tax practice at Mancera Ernst & Young, which this year brought a US partner to join the Mexico group. With three other senior hires, the group has significantly bolstered its team over the last 12 months. The firm has been busy advising clients in a wide variety of matters including audit defence and tax controversy work, supply chain management and cash repatriation, and M&A.

Ernst & Young saw its revenue grow 15% and the tax group headcount grew 5% this year, both impressive figures, given the market. The firm has more than 150 tax professionals in international tax in the Midwest area with 110 in Chicago. The firm's successful ... [more]

Ernst & Young saw its revenue grow 15% and the tax group headcount grew 5% this year, both impressive figures, given the market. The firm has more than 150 tax professionals in international tax in the Midwest area with 110 in Chicago. The firm's successful foreign desks initiative sees Chicago play host to the lead Netherlands and Luxembourg desks. Given the change in economic circumstances the tax group has been helping clients with accessing cash around the world and finding ways to bring it back to the US without paying significant taxes. The firm has seen transfer pricing growing recently with a new principal being added in this area, Colleen Warner. Chicago is a manufacturing base in the US, meaning work relating to China is very active, both inbound and outbound, and a lot of business restructuring is going on in this field with clients shutting factories and so on. The firm has also seen an uptick in controversies and advance pricing agreements are in demand.

The firm reports seeing a lot of audit activity relating to intangibles, with many audit initiatives coming from abroad, Japan and Canada in particular. Private equity has slowed down but strategic transactions are still strong. Another key area for the firm is helping clients with preparing for proposed changes to the tax regime.

At Ernst & Young, the Houston and Dallas international tax practices are best known for their strength in transaction planning, transfer pricing and international customs and trade. The firm has seen a surge in demand for international compliance services ... [more]

At Ernst & Young, the Houston and Dallas international tax practices are best known for their strength in transaction planning, transfer pricing and international customs and trade. The firm has seen a surge in demand for international compliance services this year and both offices have been busy helping clients get to grips with the Obama administration proposals. The firm's Houston office has a strong focus on the energy sector with a well established oilfield coalition to provide clients a forum for exchanging insights and ideas coordinated by the firm. There have been some internal moves at the firm this year, with Lee Cleland heading into a broader national role and Paul Palmer assuming the role of the international tax services subarea leader for the Southwest. The group has outstanding transfer pricing capabilities with Mark Camp, the Southwest area transfer pricing leader and US transfer pricing leader, Purvez Captain, both based in Houston. The leadership of the firm's customs and international trade practice is based in Dallas and assists clients across the country with tax planning and management of import and export customs duties, excise taxes and related trade processes.

Ernst & Young has an extremely diverse client base, which has helped the firm to weather the downturn. In the entertainment industry the advisers are helping film companies with financing for projects all over the world. Construction and engineering ... [more]

Ernst & Young has an extremely diverse client base, which has helped the firm to weather the downturn. In the entertainment industry the advisers are helping film companies with financing for projects all over the world. Construction and engineering companies, biotech and life sciences and real estate projects are all important sectors for the firm. A strong foreign-desk practice enables the firm to offer clients seamless international advice. Key LA-area international tax and transfer pricing partners include Dale Spiegel, Lance Gordon, Fred Wooldridge, Chris Pimlott, Mike Denning and Mike Patton.

At Ernst & Young, Jim Tobin is called "a really bright guy," by a competitor. Supply chain management is of utmost importance to clients in these economic circumstances and this firm is focusing a lot of attention on providing the best advice in this ... [more]

At Ernst & Young, Jim Tobin is called "a really bright guy," by a competitor. Supply chain management is of utmost importance to clients in these economic circumstances and this firm is focusing a lot of attention on providing the best advice in this area. Tax accounting is also vital and the group is helping clients understand possible international tax changes to this area. The firm promoted six international partners this year and has 75 people doing transfer pricing and over 200 doing international tax. An impressive 34 countries are represented in the New York foreign desk programme, offering clients timely international advice.

Ernst & Young has a "number one presence in the market," according to a leading individual in the region. The firm is undergoing significant expansion in both core tax and transfer pricing and the addition of Brian Cromwell from Baker & McKenzie is a ... [more]

Ernst & Young has a "number one presence in the market," according to a leading individual in the region. The firm is undergoing significant expansion in both core tax and transfer pricing and the addition of Brian Cromwell from Baker & McKenzie is a significant one for the firm. Beth Carr is highlighted as a talented individual. The customs practice in the area is set to grow later in the year, with an internal relocation of a practitioner from Dallas arranged. Transfer pricing continues to be a boom sector for the firm.

Ernst & Young has had a very busy year, also reporting a large demand for transfer pricing services. The tax group have been helping clients adjust to contract manufacturing regulations and take quick action to adapt for the cost sharing regulations. ... [more]

Ernst & Young has had a very busy year, also reporting a large demand for transfer pricing services. The tax group have been helping clients adjust to contract manufacturing regulations and take quick action to adapt for the cost sharing regulations. The firm made some significant additions to the group, bringing in former commissioner of the Large and Mid-Size Business Division at the IRS, Frank Ng as well as Barbara Angus, whose career has seen her gain experience on the Hill, in Treasury and running a lobbying firm. The firm has been focused on helping clients with planning if the proposed Obama legislation becomes reality, but at the same time ensuring that if the law does not change, that that planning will not leave clients in a worse situation, something the firm calls "no risk planning". The firm is finding a lot of work in the band of companies beneath the Fortune 500 companies, those that perhaps do not have the big in-house departments of the largest companies.