Tax Partner from US Top 50 Accounting Firm joins Advisory Board of renowned international alliance of professional services firms.
TAG Alliances®, a leading multidisciplinary alliance of independent professional services firms, has appointed Raymond Polantz, Tax Partner at Cohen & Company (Ohio, USA - TIAG), as its newest Advisory Board member. Ray will join the TAG Alliances Advisory Board as a member of its Global Strategy Committee.
TAG Alliances’ Advisory Board is composed of leading practitioners who provide guidance and perspective to the organization’s Executive Team on various matters such as strategy for the organization, updating the Charter and Code of Conduct, assisting in member matters, and approving prospective members.
“I am honored to welcome Ray to our Advisory Board” announced Richard Attisha, President & CEO of TAG Alliances. “Our profile in the global marketplace continues to grow, and the Advisory Board is an essential part of our organization’s success. Ray is an expert in international inbound and outbound tax issues, and his experience as an active and collaborative member of TAG Alliances and Co-Chair of the TAG Tax Specialty Group will bring valuable insight to our Advisory Board.”
“TIAG member firms have provided our clients with critical guidance and support on a range of international projects, often when it mattered most for their businesses,” says Polantz. “I’m proud to be a part of this global alliance and for the opportunity to serve in a leadership role that will allow me to take a more active role in TIAG’s success.”
The complete TAG Alliances Advisory Board includes:
- Kurt Baker of ESV Business advice and accounting (New South Wales, Australia - TIAG);
- Mariano Batalla of Batalla (Costa Rica - TAGLaw);
- Basil Bielich of Atla Group (Isle of Man - TIAG & TAG-SP);
- Gbenga Biobaku of Gbenga Biobaku & Co. (Nigeria - TAGLaw);
- Russell Brown, OBE of LehmanBrown (Beijing & Shanghai, China - TIAG) and Acclime (TAG-SP);
- Pablo Brusco of Brons & Salas (Argentina - TAGLaw);
- Jennifer Clarke of LK Shields Solicitors (Ireland - TAGLaw);
- Jim Dankenbring of Spencer Fane LLP (Missouri, USA - TAGLaw);
- Markus Dankl of INTERCURA (Austria - TIAG);
- John Delaney of Delaney Partners (Bahamas - TAGLaw);
- Jan Depoorter of SBB Accountants & Advisors (Belgium - TIAG);
- Anna Derewenda; Williams Mullen (Virginia & North Carolina, USA - TAGLaw);
- Armand de Romémont; Actheos (France - TIAG);
- Neil Dinnes; AAB (Scotland – TIAG)
- Sibina Eftenova of Popov, Arnaudov & Partners (Bulgaria - TAGLaw);
- Jamison Firestone; FDS Law (Russia - TAGLaw)
- Cameron Hancock; Kirton McConkie, PC (Utah & Idaho, USA - TAGLaw)
- Paul Hopkins of Carter Newell (Australia - TAGLaw);
- Irwin Kishner of Herrick, Feinstein LLP (New York, NY, USA - TAGLaw);
- Robert Levy of Kuit Steinart Levy LLP (Manchester, England - TAGLaw);
- Paul Maberly of Mercer & Hole (London, England - TIAG);
- Greg Noschese of Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. (Texas, USA - TAGLaw);
- Wendy On of Fineman West & Co. LLP (Los Angeles, CA, USA - TIAG);
- Ray Polantz; Cohen & Company (Ohio, USA - TIAG)
- Felipe Pestana of Grupo Planus (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - TIAG); and
- Paul Tauber of Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP (San Francisco, CA, USA - TAGLaw).
About Cohen & Company
Named one of America’s Best Tax and Accounting Firms by Forbes and one of the Best of the Best Firms by INSIDE Public Accounting, Cohen & Company offers assurance, tax and advisory services to clients throughout the U.S. and worldwide. The firm serves a broad range of clients, from privately held companies and their owners; to public and private funds, advisers and fund service providers within the investment industry; to Fortune 1000 multinational enterprises. Learn more at cohencpa.com.
About TAG Alliances®
TAG Alliances is comprised of three divisions: TAGLaw®, TIAG® (The International Accounting Group), and TAG-SP®. TAGLaw is an international alliance of more than 160 independent law firms. TIAG is an international alliance of more than 115 independent accounting firms. TAG-SP is a complementary association of strategic business partners. Collectively, TAG Alliances members provide legal, accounting, financial and business support services on a worldwide scale. With approximately 17,000 professionals in over 290 member firms, and more than 750 offices in over 105 countries, members of the TAG Alliances serve tens of thousands of clients from all industry and commercial sectors. TAG Alliances is consistently recognized as one of the Top 10 alliances of accounting & legal alliances in the world. Learn more at www.TAGAlliances.com.
