Partners
Ms.
Epova is a partner serving clients in HA&W’s Tax
Group with an emphasis on international tax matters. She
specializes in advising domestic and international companies
on international tax issues and tax planning strategies
regarding inbound and outbound operations. Additionally,
Ms. Epova works with companies in addressing their transfer
pricing issues, developing policies and performing transfer
pricing studies. She also assists clients with domestic
tax issues by providing tax planning and compliance services.
Ms.
Epova is an active member in many professional organizations
including, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
where she served on the task force that is reviewing Proposed
Treasury Regulations on Transfer Pricing; the Georgia Society
of Certified Public Accountants where she participates in
the Leadership Development Program; and Baker
Tilly International where she chaired the North American
International Tax Committee for six consecutive years. Additionally,
Ms. Epova is a founding board member of GlobalEXECWomen
and is an active member of the American-Israel Chamber of
Commerce.
Ms.
Epova has been published in numerous publications. She has
been featured in Atlanta International Magazine on transfer
pricing issues and is also a regular contributing writer
to Global Atlanta on international tax issues. Ms. Epova
was quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on issues
surrounding the launch of the Euro. She is also a frequent
speaker at many international and domestic seminars including
those pertaining to businesses entering the U.S. market.
Prior
to moving to Atlanta, Ms. Epova received her Masters degree
in Engineering from the Technological College of Leningrad.
Upon arrival in the States, she continued her education
in Accountancy at Georgia State University. Ms. Epova has
received the Golden Key Award for the highest score on the
CPA exam in Georgia and the Elijah Watt Sells Award for
being in the top 100 scores on the CPA exam in the nation.
She was recently selected by Atlanta-based GlobalEXECWomen
as one of three finalists for the International Women of
Influence Awards™ in the category of Service Providing
Businesses. Ms. Epova was also selected by the Atlanta Business
Chronicle as one of the city’s “up and comers”
for 2006. Each year, the paper selects and presents awards
to 40 business professionals under the age of 40 who have
made significant contributions to their communities and
are leaders in their companies. Ms. Epova was most recently
recognized by Atlanta Magazine as one of the fifty-five
most influential foreign-born Atlantans.
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