Dr. Günther Grewe, WP RA StB CPA
+49 89 2351 3218 after 3pm CET from Germany
+1 914 816 1115
Grewe@WP-RA-usa.com
Grewe@WP-RA-usa.com
14. to 30. March 2024 via mobile phone:
+49 172 745 3796
Full Member TEP – STEP Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Meet Our Multilingual Tax and Legal Experts: German and American Certified Public Accountants and Attorneys in New York
Dr. Günther Grewe, WP, RA, StB, CPA
- Qualifications:
- Wirtschaftsprüfer (WP)
- Rechtsanwalt (RA)
- Steuerberater (StB)
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – Germany and USA
- Practice Areas:
- German-American tax law
- International tax structuring
- Double taxation treaties USA-Germany
- Education:
- Law degree from the University of Cologne
- Doctorate from Frankfurt am Main
- MBA and Doctorate from University of California, Berkeley
- Languages:
- German
- English
- Contact:
- Phone: +49 89 2351 3218 (After 3pm CET, Germany) / +1 914 816 1115
- Email: Grewe@WP-RA-usa.com
- Availability: 14th to 30th March 2024 via mobile at +49 172 745 3796
Universities of Cologne (law degree) and Frankfurt am Main (Dr. jur.) as well as University of California, Berkeley (MBA, Dr.). Admitted to practice as Rechtsanwalt (Attorney). Licensed also as Steuerberater (Tax Advisor), as Wirtschaftsprüfer (Chartered Accountant) in Germany as well as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in California, New York, Connecticut and in Georgia and as Foreign Legal Consultant in New York.
Organisationen: American Bar Association ( ABA); International Fiscal Association ( IFA); American Association of Attorneys – Certified Public Accountants ( AAA-CPA); Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer ( IdW); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ( AICPA); New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants ( NYSSCPA); The California Society of Certified Public Accountants ( CalCPA); Connecticut Society of CPAs ( CTCPA); DAAD Alumni Association Inc. ( DAAD); Verband für die mittelständische Wirtschaftsprüfung ( wp.net);
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Full Member TEP ( STEP); Mitglied von STEP Deutschland e. V.
Antje Klaunig, WP StB CPA
+49 89 6151 5973 after 3pm CET from Germany
+1 914 205 6002
Klaunig@WP-RA-usa.com
Antje Klaunig, WP, StB, CPA
- Qualifications:
- Wirtschaftsprüferin (WP)
- Steuerberaterin (StB)
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – Germany and USA
- Expertise:
- Tax services for US subsidiaries of German companies
- German expatriates in the USA
- American expatriates
- Education:
- Dipl.-Oec. from Universities of Göttingen and Oldenburg
- Languages:
- German
- English
- Contact:
- Phone: +49 89 6151 5973 (After 3pm CET, Germany) / +1 914 205 6002
- Email: Klaunig@WP-RA-usa.com
Universities of Göttingen and Oldenburg (Dipl.-Oec.). Licensed in Germany as Steuerberaterin (Tax Advisor) and Wirtschaftsprüferin (Chartered Accountant) as well as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Texas and New York.
Practice Focus: US subsidiaries of German companies, Germans living or investing in the United States and American Expats. Corporate and personal income tax, estate and gift tax, sales tax. Amended or delinquent tax and financial account reporting (OVDP, Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures, State Voluntary Disclosures) and expatriation planning.
Radka Pokorna, CPA
+1 914 816 1098
Pokorna@WP-RA-usa.com
Radka Pokorna, CPA
- Qualifications:
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – USA
- Background:
- Specialized in international accounting since moving to the US in 2006
- Education:
- Master’s in Business Law and Accountancy from the University of Economics, Prague
- Languages:
- German
- English
- Czech
- Contact:
- Phone: +1 914 816 1098
- Email: Pokorna@WP-RA-usa.com
Radka Pokorna is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in New York and Oregon. In 2006 she completed her Master studies (MA) at the University of Economics in her hometown Prague. She majored in Business Law and Accountancy and Financial Management of an Enterprise. Shortly after her graduation, she and her husband relocated to the US, where she added the international aspect to her professional education. She joined our team in 2007.
Sonja Dugan, WP StB CPA
+1 914 967 0505
Dugan@WP-RA-usa.com
Sonja Dugan, WP, StB, CPA
- Qualifications:
- Wirtschaftsprüferin (WP)
- Steuerberaterin (StB)
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – Germany and USA
- Specialization:
- Audit and financial advisory for German companies in the US
- Post-merger integration
- Financial process optimization
- Education:
- Dipl.-Kffr. from University of Duisburg
- Languages:
- German
- English
- Contact:
- Phone: +1 914 967 0505
- Email: Dugan@WP-RA-usa.com
Ms. Dugan mainly focuses on working with US subsidiaries of German companies. After completing her graduate studies at the University of Duisburg (Dipl.-Kffr.), she worked in the audit department of KPMG in Düsseldorf, Germany. During this time, she obtained her licenses as Steuerberaterin (Tax Advisor, 2003) and Wirtschaftsprüferin (Chartered Accountant, 2005). Her work focused on the audit of financial statements and consolidated financial statements for international corporate clients according to IFRS and German GAAP. She has specialized experience in the field of post-merger integration services, optimization of financial processes, refinancing, and restructuring as well as capital market transactions. After moving to the United States, she obtained her California CPA license in 2016 and joined our team in the same year.
Simone Hirschberger, CPA
+1 914 205 6000
Hirschberger@WP-RA-usa.com
Simone Hirschberger, CPA
- Qualifications:
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – USA
- Specialties:
- Corporate tax management
- IRS audits
- SEC disclosures
- Education:
- Bachelors and Masters in Taxation from University of South Florida
- Languages:
- German
- English
- Contact:
- Phone: +1 914 205 6000
- Email: Hirschberger@WP-RA-usa.com
Simone Hirschberger has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1998 (admitted in Florida and Maryland). She earned an undergraduate Bachelors Degree in Accounting in 1995 and a Masters Degree from the University of South Florida School of Accountancy in Taxation in 2000.
Simone has gained over 15 years of experience in a corporate tax department with a publicly-traded US corporation managing federal and state income, sales, and property tax compliance. She has managed traditional IRS audits as well as IRS audits under the Compliance Assurance Process (CAP). She has extensive experience with the Accounting For Income Taxes, FASB ASC 740 (FAS 109), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, FASB ASC 740-10 (FIN48) and the related Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosures. Simone has been in the US since 1987.
Rosa Focht, CPA – Counsel
+1 914 816 1109
Focht@WP-RA-usa.com
Rosa Focht, CPA – Counsel
- Qualifications:
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Counsel, USA
- Expertise:
- Extensive experience in taxation for individuals and organizations in international environments
- Languages:
- German
- English
- Contact:
- Phone: +1 914 816 1109
- Email: Focht@WP-RA-usa.com
Rosa Focht is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in North Carolina. Ms. Focht worked for large and mid-sized accounting firms, both in Germany and in the US. Ms. Focht moved to the US permanently in 1981. Ms. Focht´s broad tax background includes working with corporations, partnerships, and high-net-worth individuals alike. Over the last ten years, Ms. Focht has earned a reputation as an expert in the “Expat” area. She has conducted various seminars in the US and Europe on related topics. Primarily focused on tax matters for individuals and organizations operating in international environments, she has assisted numerous companies and hundreds of executives with tax consulting and compliance services, advice on global human resource and payroll issues, and foreign assignment programs.
Swetlana Schaitan, StB – Counsel
+1 914 967 0505
Schaitan@WP-RA-usa.com
Swetlana Schaitan, StB – Counsel
- Qualifications:
- Steuerberaterin (StB)
- Counsel, Germany and USA
- Focus:
- Advisory for German companies in the US
- Expatriate taxation
- Education:
- Dipl. Betriebswirtin (BA) from DHBW
- Languages:
- German
- English
- Russian
- Contact:
- Phone: +1 914 967 0505
- Email: Schaitan@WP-RA-usa.com
Swetlana Schaitan is licensed as a Steuerberaterin (Tax Advisor) and is a Diplom Betriebswirtin (Business Administration). She completed her dual studies at the DHBW in 2003 and specializes in advising US subsidiaries of German companies, Germans living or investing in the USA, and expatriate Americans. Ms. Schaitan’s areas of focus include corporate and income tax, inheritance and gift tax, as well as open or insufficient tax and financial reporting (Voluntary Disclosure – Self-Reporting in the USA).