Stop turning away clients who’ve crossed borders

If your firm is struggling to meet clients’ international needs, we’d like to explore a partnership. We can review a client’s FBAR, Form 8938, 5471, or 3520, or take on comprehensive client consultations. Either way, you offer more to clients with international lives and operations, and grow your practice.

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Who we partner with

As the world gets smaller, it’s rare for an accounting firm to have no international clients at all.

Hiring and training an international tax team in house isn’t always the most effective way to serve them. That’s especially true for small to mid-size firms that don’t market to international clients, and see these issues only now and then.

What we take on for your firm

Reviews and client consultations

Our collaboration can range from a review of one client’s international forms to comprehensive client consultations. We work as part of your team, with the expertise you need, when you need it.

FBAR
FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts
8938
FATCA Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets
5471
US persons with interests in foreign corporations
3520
Foreign trusts and large foreign gifts

  • Form reviews

    A specialist check of the international forms your team prepared.

  • Client consultations

    We meet with your client on the international questions, as part of your team.

International tax expertise, on call

McGowin Tax was founded to fill the expertise gap in CPA firms. International taxation is a niche skill that’s often missing in house. As your partner, we reduce the risk of penalties and errors in complex situations and extend what your firm can take on, without you building the specialty yourself.

A range of specialized skills

Our team brings a wide set of niche international skills, from intricate expat filings to complex corporate international structures. That range means a tailored approach for each client’s situation, including the specialized issues that go beyond standard practice.

Stronger client relationships

We solve the tax problem and strengthen your relationship with the client. Your firm delivers the service, your clients’ international needs are met with the care they expect from you, and they have one less reason to look elsewhere.

Ways to partner

Our partnership models fit different needs: extend your services, refer clients, or build your team’s skills.

Talk about a partnership

  • White-label partnership

    Offer specialized international tax services under your own brand. We work with your team and handle assignments with the same care you would, so you grow your offering without building in-house expertise.

  • Referral partnership

    When a client’s international needs are outside your practice, refer them to us with confidence. You keep a trusted partner for the relationship and expand your network.

  • Firm-wide training

    Alex McGowin teaches tax at the University of Mobile and builds custom courses for firms, from hands-on form preparation to high-level treaty consulting, so your staff can make international tax a service line of its own.

A relationship that runs all year

Your clients’ filings fall on the same dates as everyone else’s. We plan around those dates with you, and coordinate with your clients’ foreign advisors and states, so nothing reaches your desk as a surprise.

  • Foreign advisors

    Our network abroad, or your client’s local advisor, so the filings in both countries agree.

  • US states

    State residency and filing obligations, handled together with the federal return.

  • Your firm

    We work alongside your team, under your brand or by referral, over Zoom and email.

Apr 15Returns and FBAR dueThe standard due date for individual returns and the FBAR, plus the first estimated payment.

The standard due date for individual returns and the FBAR, plus the first estimated payment.

Federal dates. They move to the next business day when they fall on a weekend or holiday.

Alex McGowin, founder of McGowin Tax

Who you’ll work with

Alex McGowinFounder

  • Founder of the McGowin Tax YouTube channel
  • Author of the articles and the Talking Expat Taxes podcast
  • Speaks at colleges on international taxation
  • Keynotes at events around the world

That is what Alex does with his free time. By day, he and his team run McGowin Tax, helping people and firms with international interests.

More about Alex and McGowin Tax

Client story

What our clients say

Alex McGowin is the Go-To-Guy for our firm when we need assistance with complicated international tax matters. He has always been responsive to my phone calls and emails. I am very fortunate to have his expertise available when needed.”

Lewis Shreve, Mostellar & Shreve

Other projects?

Our services go beyond what’s listed here. If you have a US tax question that crosses borders, book a free consultation. If your needs fall outside our expertise, we’ll point you to the right help.

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