Snapshot and Years of Experience

Robin Cubbage has over 30 years of Federal, state and international tax accounting, tax compliance, audit defense, mergers & acquisitions, and project management experience.

Tax Leadership

• Management and direction of all aspects of tax accounting, compliance and audit defense for Federal, state, and international tax
• Directed, managed and prepared most areas of direct and indirect corporate taxes

International Tax

• US Reporting including the preparation and review of foreign tax credits, Subpart F income, Section 956, Toll Charge under Section 965, GILTI, BEAT, FDII, tested income and E&P calculations
• Evaluation of permanent establishment exposure and nonresident filing requirements, including updates for OECD driven changes to BEPS, Multilateral Instrument, and related treaty changes
• Assistance with preparation and review of Canada Non-Resident Income Tax Returns
• Documentation of global transfer pricing, US and Local country reporting requirements and BEPS reporting
• Coordination with local country statutory providers for indirect (VAT, GST), direct (Income & Capital) taxes, including withholding requirements, transfer pricing, and employee/employer issues

Tax Compliance

• Federal, state and international tax compliance
• Preparation and review of US Forms 1118, 5471, 8858, 5713, 8975; including Forms 8991, 8992, 8993, 965 (following US Tax Reform TCJA Pub L. 115-97)
• Sales & use and property tax compliance, including review of sales & use and property tax software modules to ensure accurate tax treatment of transactions

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Acquisition integration, including purchase accounting and reorganization
• Due diligence

Federal, State and Local Country Tax Audits

• Coordination of all aspects of Federal, state and foreign local country tax audits, including negotiation of settlements
• Communication and written support of tax positions and documentation as required for uncertain positions

Tax Planning and Project Management

• Management of research and experimentation tax credit studies
• Documentation of state tax credits including R&D, jobs credits, and retraining credits
• Business advisory on structure for new business opportunities, opening and closing Entities, contract review, collaboration with business units, finance & accounting, treasury, and legal

Tax Accounting

• Review and preparation of domestic and foreign income tax provisions
• Tax reserve analysis and documentation of uncertain tax positions
• Provision to return true-ups
• Purchase accounting
• Assistance with tax footnotes

Tax Technology Experience

• ONESOURCE
• SAP and Oracle