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Rafael Carsalade has over 27 years of experience in public accounting. He specializes in international corporate and partnership taxation, providing comprehensive solutions for in-bound and out-bound structures planning, reporting of foreign activities, investments, payroll compliance and multi-national planning and coordination.

Rafael is particularly passionate about helping foreign-owned companies become successful in the United States. He has partnered with clients headquartered across the globe, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Mexico, UK, Venezuela and many others.

His expertise extends to tax and business consultation for domestic medium to large enterprises, both privately owned and publicly held. Rafael serves clients in manufacturing and distribution, energy and oilfield services, importing and exporting, construction, software development and various service businesses. As a licensed CPA and holder of his IBFD, International Tax Certification, he brings specialized knowledge in FAS 109/ASC 740 deferred tax analysis, representation during IRS examinations, acquisitions and due diligence processes and uniform capitalization matters.

Rafael offers comprehensive international individual taxation services, including U.S. international estate and gift planning, taxation guidance for foreign nationals and U.S. expatriates and income tax planning for high-level foreign executives.

Rafael combines technical expertise with a thorough understanding of global business environments to deliver tailored solutions that address each client’s unique circumstances as they navigate the complexities of international expansion.

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Rafael is a thought leader who often uses his platform at speaking engagements to share the latest industry tax trends. His speaking engagements have touched on topics such as “Canadian Business Expansion into the US”, “International Tax Issues for Manufacturers” and “State of Texas NAFTA Office”, which he presented in Spanish.

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Rafael enjoys playing soccer, reading and spending time with friends and family in his free time. He loves to travel outside of the country and spends his vacations looking for somewhere to ski or maybe catch a live soccer game. Rafael is multilingual and speaks Portuguese, Spanish, French and English.