About Cindy D. Brittain
Cindy helps international families who often have global business operations to avoid tax traps as the family or the children consider relocating to the United States. The global family requires a succession plan that incorporates a cross-border perspective, which Cindy brings to her work. She has lived and practiced in London, Hong Kong and California, and her advice bridges individual and corporate tax issues with elegant cross-border strategies. Clients call Cindy to optimize foreign and multi-state techniques to mitigate US income, estate and California state taxes. Cindy also assists start-ups, at inception and as they consideration foreign jurisdictions.
Versatile transactional counsel
Cindy has vast experience in international cross-border planning and advising large global families on wealth transfer strategies. Based in Los Angeles, she frequently works with entrepreneurs, for whom she provides creative solutions through advanced planning techniques. She counsels all of her clients on the effective use of multi-state jurisdictions for effective California state income tax planning. She also addresses fiduciary issues that arise during trust administration and currently represents both domestic and international financial services firms with trust-related matters.
Practice Focus
- Transactional tax and corporate cross-border design
- Pre-immigration strategies for corporate assets
- Multi-generational succession and entity planning
- Trust and legacy design
- Multi-state trust strategies to mitigate California state income tax
- Charitable planning for effective tax and philanthropic goals
- Family governance and family retreats for NextGen Education
News
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May 22, 2019
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June 4, 2018
Publications
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November 25, 2019
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December 4–7, 2018
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November 19, 2018
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Avrahami v. CommissionerOctober 2017
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Grecian Magnesite MiningJuly 2017
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Tax Implications of President Trump's Executive OrdersMay 2017
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Third Party Summons in the Cross-Border ContextSeptember 2016
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Country-by-Country Reporting: Do U.S. Multinational Enterprises Have the Most at Risk Under the New Requirements?June 2016
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Can Congress Really Stop Inversions? If So, Should It?April 2016
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Presentations and Events
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SpeakerNovember 13, 2019
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SpeakerJune 25, 2019
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January 31, 2019
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54th Hawaii Tax InstitutePresenter | Ethical Considerations for the Cross Border AdvisorNovember 6, 2017
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California CPA Society ConferencePresenter | Inbound Planning TechniquesJuly 17, 2017
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Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) PresentationPresenter | Ethics of the International AdvisorMay 4, 2017
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Los Angeles Estate Planning CouncilPresenter | Taxation of Foreign TrustsDecember 8, 2016
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Procopio Tax InstitutePresenter | Cross-Border Fiduciary IssuesOctober 20, 2016
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Conejo Valley Estate Planning CouncilPresenter | Inbound Planning Strategies for Pre-ImmigrationSeptember 21, 2016
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