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(734) 846-3864
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P.O. Box 1541
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
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Education
University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Juris Doctor Magna Cum Laude, May 2001
Certificate of Merit Award in Estate and Gift Tax, May 2001
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance with High Distinction
Legal Experience
Law Office of Martin B. Tittle, Washington, D.C. and
Ann Arbor, Michigan
International Tax Attorney, Winter 2006 - present
Responsibilities: Advise clients on the tax consequences of proposed
transactions and work with them to minimize their worldwide effective
tax rate; assist clients in their interaction with the U.S. legislative
process; contribute articles and chapters to recognized tax publications;
speak at professional conferences; create and maintain web site; publish
"U.S. International Tax Outlook," a weekly newsletter
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Washington, D.C.
Manager, Fall 2005 - Winter 2006
Responsibilities: Create treaty-based tax strategies; work with team
to create spreadsheet model for Internal Revenue Code Section 965;
advise client-contact personnel on complex transactional issues
Hantz Group, Inc., Southfield, Michigan
Assistant General Counsel, Spring 2004 - Spring 2005
Responsibilities: Draft and review contracts; establish intellectual
property department; create patentable business methods; produce educational
materials for internal use; speak at company conferences
Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, Irwin I. Cohn Professor of Law,
University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
International Tax Consultant, Fall 2002 – Summer 2004
Responsibilities: Analyze issues regarding pending client transactions;
draft/co-author scholarly articles for publication in subject areas
such as value-added taxes and foreign direct investment in Latin America
Michigan Court of Appeals, Lansing, Michigan
Research Attorney, Fall 2001 – Fall 2002
Responsibilities: Analyze pending appeals; write bench memoranda
and draft proposed opinions; mentor student intern
Publications
Books
Articles
- The Creditability of Mexico's New Flat Tax (with Reuven S. Avi-Yonah)
(forthcoming)
- A Unified Approach to Permanent
Establishment by Agent in the U.S., 48 Tax Notes International
597 (Nov. 5, 2007), 2007 Worldwide Tax Daily
216-10 (Nov. 7, 2007)
- The New United States Model
Income Tax Convention, IBFD Bulletin for International Taxation,
June 2007 (with Reuven S. Avi-Yonah)
- Achieving a Territorial Result
Without Switching to a Territorial System, 43 Tax Notes International
41 (July 3, 2006), 2006 Worldwide Tax Daily 128-6 (July 5,
2006)
- Leif Mutén, FTC
for VAT? A Bizarre Idea, 43 Tax Notes International
303 (July 24, 2006), 2006 Worldwide Tax Daily 144-6 (July
27, 2006)
- Martin B. Tittle, Federal
VAT Could Be Harmful for U.S. Retirees, 43
Tax Notes International 419 (July 31, 2006), 2006 Worldwide
Tax Daily 149-8 (Aug. 3, 2006)
- Comments on proposed changes
to Treas. Reg. sec. 1.367(a)-3 in REG-125628-01, (July 18, 2005)
- U.S. ETI Repeal and Transition
Relief, 32 Tax Notes International 43, 2003 Worldwide
Tax Daily 193-16 (Oct. 6, 2003), cited in
- U.S. Foreign Tax Creditability
for VAT: Another Arrow in the ETI/E-VAT Quiver, 30 Tax Notes
International 809 (May 26, 2003), 2003 Worldwide Tax Daily
101-16 (May 27, 2003), cited in
-
Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, "A Creditable VAT?"
114 Tax Notes 793 (Feb. 19, 2007), 45 Tax Notes International
965 (Mar. 12, 2007), 2007 Worldwide Tax Daily 51-12 (Mar.
15, 2007)
-
Richard L. Reinhold, "Some Things that Multilateral
Tax Treaties Might Usefully Do," 57 The Tax Lawyer
661, 690 n.149 (Spring 2004)
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Robert J. Peroni, J. Clifton Fleming, Jr., and
Stephen E. Shay, "Reform and Simplification of the U.S. Foreign
Tax Credit Rules," 31 Tax Notes Int'l 1177, 1203
nn.224, 227 (Sept. 29, 2003); 2003 Worldwide Tax Daily 188-14
(Sept. 29, 2003)
- The FSC/ETI Controversy
(2003) (background paper on the WTO decisions)
- Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America: Overview and Current Status,
(original
English version) (partial
translation into Spanish available on 4th web page of this link - click
on "4" at bottom of opening page) Inter-American Development
Bank (2002) (with Reuven S. Avi-Yonah), cited in
- Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, "A Creditable VAT?" 114 Tax
Notes 793 (Feb. 19, 2007), 45 Tax Notes International
965 (Mar. 12, 2007), 2007 Worldwide Tax Daily 51-12 (Mar.
15, 2007)
- Allison D. Christians, "Tax Treaties for Investment and Aid
to Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study," 71 Brooklyn L. Rev.
639 (2005)
- Avi Nov, "Tax Incentives for Foreign Direct Investment: The
Drawbacks," 38 Tax Notes International 263 (Apr. 18,
2005), 2005 Worldwide Tax Daily 75-10 (Apr. 20, 2005)
- Peter D. Byrne, "Regímenes
Tributarios Especiales en la Región Mercosur: Implicancias
de Políticas Tributarias y de Comercio para la Integración
Regional," Inter-American Development Bank (2003)
Congressional Statements and Minor Commentary
- Three Problems Associated
with Territorial Taxation, 50 Tax Notes International 1103
(June 30, 2008)
- Comments on U.S.-Canada
Fifth Protocol and OECD Services Draft, U.S. International Tax
Outlook (Feb. 7, 2008), 2008 Worldwide Tax Daily 45-9
(Mar. 5, 2008)
- International Tax Reform:
Response to Sheppard, 117 Tax Notes 1175 (Dec. 17, 2007),
2007 Tax Notes Today 243-38 (Dec. 18, 2007), 48 Tax Notes
International 1261 (Dec. 24, 2007), 2007 Worldwide Tax Daily
248-15 (Dec. 27, 2007)
- U.S. International Tax Outlook (weekly newsletter beginning
Sept. 4, 2007) (click here
for sample issue)
- A Projection of the Maximum
Revenue Loss from Foreign Tax Credit for Value-Added Taxes, 45 Tax
Notes International 969 (March 12, 2007), 2007 Worldwide Tax
Daily 51-11 (Mar. 15, 2007), cited in
- Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, "A Creditable VAT?" 114 Tax
Notes 793 (Feb. 19, 2007), 45 Tax Notes International
965 (Mar. 12, 2007), 2007 Worldwide Tax Daily 51-12 (Mar.
15, 2007)
- U.S. Foreign Tax Credit
for VAT, slides to accompany presentation at the January 2007 ABA
Tax Section meeting in Hollywood, Florida
- Kick-Off for Tax Reform: Tackling
the Tax Code: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States
Senate, 109th Cong. 325-327 (Aug. 3, 2006) (statement of Martin B. Tittle)
- Written
Statement, House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Select Revenue
Measures, Hearing on The Impact of International Tax Reform on U.S.
Competitiveness, June 22, 2006
- Principles vs. Rules: Toward
a More Fundamental Formulation of Tax Law, 42 Tax Notes International
769 (May 29, 2006); 2006 Worldwide Tax Daily 104-7 (May 31,
2006)
- Toward a Negative Definition
of Tax Incentives, 42 Tax Notes International 403 (May
1, 2006); 2006 Worldwide Tax Daily 85-8 (May 3, 2006)
- Treatment of Single Limitation
Loss and Overall Foreign Loss in a Sec. 965 Context, 40 Tax
Notes International 1073 (Dec. 19, 2005); 2005 Woldwide Tax
Daily 244-12 (Dec. 21, 2005)
- Written Statement, Senate
Finance Committee Hearing, October 1, 2003
- Written Statement, Senate Finance Committee Hearing, July 15, 2003
(.html) (48K
.pdf - typescript) (8.8 MB
.pdf - hearing transcript), cited in
- Questions and Answers on VAT Creditability
and ETI Repeal (2003)
- Questions and Answers
on the Fractional FSC Sanctions (2004)
- The European Commission’s
Proposed FSC-ETI Sanctions (2003)
- Follow-Up Regarding
Binding Contract Relief and the Thomas ETI Repeal Bill, 32 Tax
Notes International 153 (Oct. 13, 2003), 2003 Worldwide Tax
Daily 198-17 (Oct. 14, 2003)
- Comment: Argument against
Prof. Michael Graetz's Proposal, President's Advisory Panel on Federal
Tax Reform (June 10, 2005)
- American Exporters Deserve
New Tax Credit (2003)
- EU Switches from 'Satisfactory
Progress' to a Firm Deadline, (2003)
- Beneficial
Creations of Our Government, Wall Street Journal (Letters),
Nov. 4, 2004 (responding to Harold Evans, "From
Steam Engine to Search Engine," WSJ, Nov. 3, 2004)
- The Tax Cut and New Jobs,
The New York Times (Letters), Dec. 21, 2003, sec. 3, at 2
Media Quotes
- Roger Russell, "Taxes
Know No Borders," Accounting Today, April 19, 2010
- Roger Russell, "Administration
targets international tax reform," Accounting Today,
June 1, 2009
- Roger Russell, "International
tax: The new hunt for tax havens," Accounting Today,
Feb. 23, 2009
- Roger Russell, "Who
owns America?" Accounting Today, Oct. 6, 2008
- Roger Russell, "Cost,
complexity clog FIN 48 compliance," Accounting Today,
Aug. 18, 2008
- Roger Russell, "U.S.
tax reformers need to think globally," WebCPA, Aug. 4, 2008
- Roger Russell, "Tax
haven legislation gaining momentum," WebCPA, April 14, 2008
- Roger Russell, "Is
the Tax Code unfair to hedge fund investors?" WebCPA, March
31, 2008
- Kristen Parillo, "U.S.
Senate ratifies German, Belgian treaties," 2007 Worldwide
Tax Daily 243-1 (Dec. 18, 2007), 2007 Tax Notes Today
243-5 (Dec. 18, 2007), 117 Tax Notes 1216 (Dec. 24, 2007)
- Roger Russell, "TIPRA
draws strong reactions," Accounting Today, June 19,
2006 (regarding the repeal of FSC-ETI binding contract grandfathering
and the new CFC-to-CFC look-through rule)
- Roger Russell, "New
regs would change the landscape for intangibles," Accounting
Today, Sept. 26, 2005 (regarding transfer pricing)
- Roger Russell, "Whose
law is it, anyway?" Accounting Today, June 6, 2005
(regarding Pasquantino v. U.S. and the Revenue Rule)
- Roger Russell, "IRS
board and NRP signal increased compliance focus," Accounting
Today, May 2, 2005 (regarding the Son of Boss tax shelter)
- Roger Russell, "Maximizing
AJCA benefits requires tough calculations," Accounting
Today, Nov. 29, 2004
- Roger Russell, "For
better or worse, Jobs Creation Act of '04 is here," Accounting
Today, Nov. 8, 2004
- Roger Russell, "American
Jobs Creation Act of 2004 headed to White House," WebCPA, Oct.
13, 2004 (regarding the bill's special interest provisions)
- Roger Russell, "Repeal
of export tax rumbles on," Accounting Today, July
12, 2004 (regarding the difficulties that
will face the JOBS bill-AJC Act conferees)
- Roger Russell, "House
Passes ETI Repeal," WebCPA, June 21, 2004 (regarding passage
of H.R. 4520)
- Roger Russell, "JOBS
sails through Senate," Accounting Today, June 7, 2004
(regarding the JOBS bill and the likely timeline for ETI repeal)
- Roger Russell, "U.S.
feels backlash for failing to pass JOBS Act," Accounting
Today, Apr. 19, 2004 (regarding the delay in repealing ETI)
Conferences
2007 ABA Section of Taxation Midyear Meeting, Hollywood,
FL, Jan. 18-20, 2007 (invited speaker)
2006 ABA Section of Taxation May Meeting, Washington,
D.C., May 4-6, 2006
Fourth International Tax Institute, Georgetown University
Law Center, March 16-17, 2006
Eighteenth Annual Institute on Current Issues in International
Taxation, Washington, D.C., December 8-9, 2005
Michigan Bar Association 18th Annual Tax Conference,
Plymouth, MI, May 26, 2005
2005 ABA Section of Taxation May Meeting, Washington,
D.C., May 19-21, 2005
Sixteenth Annual Institute on Current Issues in International
Taxation, Washington, D.C., December 11-12, 2003
International Tax Institute, Fordham University Law
School, June 3-4, 2003
Bar Activities
Member, State Bar of Michigan (P57978)
Member, Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Member, Bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District
of Texas
Member, Bar of the United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Michigan
Vice-chair, ABA Report on Proposed Revision of Income Tax Regulations
under Sections 358, 367, 884, and 6038B Dealing with Statutory Mergers
or Consolidations under Section 368(a)(1)(A) Involving One or More Foreign
Corporations, May 2005
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