FATCA for Government Agencies: What You Need to Know in 2015

Bringing extensive experience in the IT sector, Conor joined Vizor as a founding member in 2000 and has been the creative force behind Vizor Software ever since. In his capacity as Managing Director, Conor is responsible for the design and architecture of the product, and has led the R&D teams through to the realization of Vizor Software as an enterprise-class regulatory system. Conor also works extensively with customers to design innovative solutions on large-scale projects and is responsible for incorporating customer feedback into product innovation cycles. Conor holds a degree in Computer Science from Trinity College Dublin.

Josh is an experienced manager in Grant Thornton's New York office. Josh has over 8 years of experience advising some of the largest multi-national companies on numerous cross-border transactions and multi-country tax planning opportunities, including inbound investment into the United States. Josh has assisted a Fortune 100 company on a multi-national tax efficient supply chain management restructuring. He also managed a multi-billion dollar spin-off, assisting the new company with its tax registrations in Europe, Asia and South America. He has also assisted a large retail company with its global tax compliance. Josh has advised a variety of clients on their FATCA obligations and due diligence requirements. He has performed entity classification analyses, registered FFIs on the IRS FATCA portal, analyzed payments to foreign payees to determine whether withholding was required and at what rates and prepared and reviewed withholding tax certifications.

Prior to joining Grant Thornton, he was a manager in Ernst & Young’s international tax practice in the New York office for 6 years before transferring to the New Jersey international tax practice. Josh is a member of the New York state bar association.  

Josh received his Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law.  He also received his B.A. Accounting degree from City University of New York - Queens College.

Bill is a Director in the International Tax Group at Doeren Mayhew, where he provides international tax services in Houston, Texas.

Bill brings more than 30 years experience to his role, providing tax advisory services at the international, national, regional and local levels, including more than 40 foreign jurisdictions. From transactional planning and mergers and acquisitions, to IRS practice and procedures, transfer pricing, tax process engineering and more for inbound and outbound clients, Bill works with his clients to efficiently manage the tax position of their cross-border operations.

Prior to joining the firm, Bill built his international tax skill set at PricewaterhouseCoopers in its  Houston and Washington National Office, Arthur Andersen & Co., and BKD, LLP.  Bill is trained as a lawyer and is a C.P.A.