Amy Shumate to lead US tax practice at RSM Canada
TORONTO, Oct. 6, 2021 /CNW/ - RSM Canada – a leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market – is pleased to announce that Amy Shumate has joined the firm as a partner and will lead the U.S. tax practice. Amy will be located in the Toronto office.
With more than 20 years of U.S. tax experience, Amy has served a large clientele across the middle-market space in a number of industries, and has a variety of focus areas including cross-border transactions, state and local income, franchise, sales and use taxation (SALT), federal tax compliance, and much more.
"Amy has a proven ability to analyze and navigate complex information and develop strategies to address client issues and opportunities," said Harry Blum, national managing partner at RSM Canada. "She brings extensive knowledge and expertise to the team, making her a valuable addition to the RSM Canada tax practice."
In her most recent role, Amy performed tax planning for large U.S. and Canadian multinational firms, and consulted on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring, financing U.S. and foreign operations, and other related U.S. tax advisory services.
"Amy's wide-ranging tax experience provides us with even more opportunities to support our team and clients," added Maria Severino, national tax leader at RSM Canada. "Her technical expertise combined with proven leadership skills will drive our U.S. tax practice as we continue to serve Canada's middle market as first-choice advisors."
Amy is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) with an MSc, Tax from Golden Gate University, San Francisco and completed an MBA at McMaster University. Additionally, Amy obtained a BA in Psychology at McMaster University.
About RSM Canada
RSM's purpose is to deliver the power of being understood to our clients, colleagues and communities through world-class audit, tax and consulting services focused on middle market businesses. The clients we serve are the engine of global commerce and economic growth, and we are focused on developing leading professionals and services to meet their evolving needs in today's ever-changing business environment.
RSM Canada LLP provides public accounting services and is the Canadian member firm of RSM International, a global network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms with more than 48,000 people in over 120 countries. RSM Alberta LLP is a limited liability partnership and independent legal entity that provides public accounting services. RSM Canada Consulting LP provides consulting services and is an affiliate of RSM US LLP, a member firm of RSM International. For more information visit rsmcanada.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and/or connect with us on LinkedIn.
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