Jacqueline Wong
Tax Partner In Charge
Watkins Meegan
USA
Public Accounting Firm - Regional
Professional Summary
With over 25 years in tax planning and tax consulting in several contexts (U.S. Treasury official, "in-house" tax executive, law firm Tax Partner, and now public accounting Tax Consultant), Ms. Wong is in a position to address business tax issues arising in virtually any transaction or with respect to a wide spectrum of corporate operations and business planning. She co-leads the Tax Specialty Services at Watkins Meegan and advises both public and privately held companies -- from small businesses to large multinational enterprises -- and their shareholders.
Although she is capable of handling any business tax issue, Ms. Wong is especially equipped to address tax matters in the following Areas of Specialization:
•international (both inbound and outbound)
•mergers & acquisitions
•reorganizations, workouts and other matters affecting the capital structure of a company;
•compliance and reporting
•agency audits and other governmental proceedings, including tax legislative and regulatory advocacy
Prior Experience and Leadership Roles
•Chief tax officer in multinational business enterprise
•Partner in Tax Department and Co-Chair of structured finance group of a national law fir
•Senior Advisor for Tax Policy at U.S. Treasury Department
•Tax advisor in Treasury group of Presidential Transition Team
Education, Memberships, & Recognition
•New York University Law School, LL.M. in Taxation
•Harvard Business School, MBA Program, COGME Fellowship
•Seton Hall Law School, J.D. with honors, Conflicts of Law Award
•National Winner of Tax Moot Court Competition
•Douglass College of Rutgers University, B.A., Dean’s List
•National Merit Scholar
Experience
Watkins Meegan
USA 20001
USA 20001
Tax Partner In Charge
Public Accounting Firm - Regional
2011 - Present
Leader of Tax Specialty Services Group in a 250+ public accounting firm
Education
LLM, Taxation
NYU Law School
New York, New York, United States
Court Admissions
- United States Tax Court
- Federal District Court
Associations and Societies
- American Bar Association - Section of Taxation
- International Fiscal Association