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Arctic International LLC Professional ProfilesDonna E. Kepley Donna E. KepleyMs. Kepley is the President of Arctic International LLC, an international tax consulting firm. Prior to forming Arctic, she was the Director of the International Tax & Legal Centre in KPMG’s International Headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Before accepting her international assignment, Ms. Kepley was the National Director of Nonresident Alien Tax Compliance in KPMG’s Exempt Organizations Tax Practice (“EXOTAX”). With respect to nonresident alien tax issues, she works with colleges, universities, and other non-profit and corporate entities to develop policies and procedures, provide tax training, and review payment software systems. Ms. Kepley began her professional practice as the Director of Tax Compliance Programs at Baker & McKenzie, an international law firm. Ms. Kepley is the author of several books on the topic of nonresident alien tax issues: Nonresident Alien Tax Compliance: A Guide for Institutions Making Payments to Foreign Students, Scholars, Employees, and Other International Visitors Volume One, Nonresident Alien Tax Compliance: A Practical Approach To Income Tax Treaties Volume Two, and Immigration and Tax: At the Crossroads - A Guide for Tax and Payroll Professionals, as well as the author of the nonresident alien tax chapter in Federal Tax Issues for Colleges and Universities. After years of working with clients from across the country, Ms. Kepley designed a comprehensive web-based nonresident alien tax compliance system, comprised of GLACIER, an online tax determination and management system, and CINTAX (NRAware!), an online tax return preparation system. Ms. Kepley
is a frequent speaker on nonresident alien tax issues at national
conferences sponsored by the Tax Institute for Colleges and Universities
(TIFCU), the National Association of College and University Business
Officers (NACUBO), the American Payroll Association (APA), NAFSA
- Association of International Educators, American Immigration Lawyers
Association (AILA), and the American Society of Payroll Managers
(ASPM). Despite her hectic travel schedule, Donna generally travels even in her time off. She has lived in four countries, visited 25 countries and hopes to make it 30 before she turns 40! Donna enjoys shoes, words, taking photos of cross-walk signs/billboards, goat cheese, and the quest for the perfect handbag(s). Contact
Donna at: Anne-Marie BurnsMs. Burns is the Director of Tax Compliance with Arctic International LLC. She has primary responsibility for our controversy resolution (IRS audit) practice and works with many clients to assist in their nonresident alien tax compliance audits and reviews. She has extensive knowledge in assisting clients in determining past tax liability and identifying nonresident alien target populations. Prior to joining Arctic, she was a Senior Manager in KPMG LLP's Southwest Exempt Organizations Tax Practice. She has worked with many not-for-profit institutions to provide guidance on tax issues primarily focusing on nonresident alien tax compliance. Ms. Burns is a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences on tax issues affecting the higher educational community. Anne-Marie is working on a handy guide to translating various U.S. accents, as well as the 21 steps to avoid Mexican/Tex-Mex food when traveling. When Anne-Marie is not in her office, she is often found at the barn helping her daughter prepare her show goats for the livestock show or practicing for the horse show competition. Contact
Anne-Marie at: Michael D. ShoemakerMichael Shoemaker is the Director of Software Development at Arctic International LLC. He is the lead system architect for our core software products, GLACIER and CINTAX, as well as our internal portal and internet systems. Mike serves as the manager of both the GLACIER and CINTAX Support Centers in Austin, TX. He has over twenty years of experience in software development from client server applications to internet systems design. He works with clients to provide efficient and effective solutions in their online interaction with Arctic. In 1995, Mike joined Arctic to develop the first ever nonresident alien tax compliance system (then called NRAware!). Today, he maintains all of our online systems, manages our team of Development and IT professionals, and works with client administrators and foreign nationals to ensure the smooth operation of our software systems, online sales, and client support issues. Prior to joining Arctic, he worked with Trilogy Software, Pervasive Software and Novell, Inc. Mike received a B.S. in Civil / Structural Engineering from Texas A&M University. In his spare time, Mike is developing an algorithm for a no-lose solution for winning at the craps table (workshops held in Las Vegas are simply a side-trip while we conduct beta testing on this latest product). In the meantime, he enjoys baseball, gambling and all foods with sweet and sour sauce. Contact Mike at: |
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