Manager, Global Indirect Tax, KPMG LLP; Adjunct Professor of Law
Philippe Stephanny
LL.M., Georgetown; Master Juriste-Conseil d’Entreprise, University of Strasbourg
LL.M., Georgetown; Master Juriste-Conseil d’Entreprise, University of Strasbourg
Professor Stephanny is a Manager in KPMG’s Washington National Tax State and Local Tax (SALT) practice. At KPMG, Professor Stephanny assists with many of the SALT practice’s publications, including Inside Indirect Tax and TWIST (This Week in State Tax). Philippe performs international indirect tax research, assists in developing indirect tax training for the SALT practice, and tracks global indirect tax administrative and legislative developments. He also advises U.S. and multinational corporations regarding global indirect tax planning, supply chain restructuring, reorganizations, merger. Professor Stephanny worked also in the value added tax (VAT) practice of KPMG Luxembourg where he assisted multinational companies such as financial institutions, investment funds, insurance, real estate, and industrial companies in identifying and mitigating potential VAT risk, reducing additional VAT costs, and reducing the-cash flow impact of planned transactions. He also assisted Luxembourg based clients with completing and filing of VAT returns, EC sales lists, and VAT refund claims.