Partners
Ms.
Epova is a partner serving clients in HA&W’s Tax
Group and is the head of the International Services Group.
She specializes in advising domestic and international companies
on international tax issues and tax planning strategies
regarding inbound and outbound operations. 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 reviewed Proposed
Treasury Regulations on Transfer Pricing; the Georgia Society
of Certified Public Accountants where she participated 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, is on the Board
of Trustees of the Georgia Council for International Visitors
and is an active member of the American-Israel Chamber of
Commerce. She is a graduate of the 2011 Leadership Atlanta
program and received the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s 2011
Global Impact Award for Service Providers on behalf of HA&W.
Ms.
Epova has been published in numerous publications. She is
a regular contributing writer to Global Atlanta on international
tax issues. She is 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 United 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. She also was most recently
recognized by Atlanta Magazine as one of the fifty-five
most influential foreign-born Atlantans.
Congratulations
to partner Yelena Epova, HA&W’s International
Practice Leader
Yelena Epova was named a finalist for the Atlanta Business
Chronicle’s 2011 Governor’s
International Awards Individual of the Year. She has
built the largest International Services Practice among
peer CPA firms. Yelena has dedicated her career to promoting
Georgia to international businesses. She specializes in
advising domestic and international companies on international
tax issues and tax planning strategies regarding inbound
and outbound operations. Her international
practice is staffed with native speakers of more than
a dozen languages.
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