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 YELENA
EPOVA, CPA
Partner
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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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