Jenny Gao

Background

Jenny joined the US Tax Consulting Group in PricewaterhouseCoopers Shanghai office in August 2009. Previously, Jenny worked in the US and Hong Kong.

Relevant experience

Jenny has over 20-year experience in providing US corporate tax services to clients in the Financial Services (including private equity funds, banks and insurance companies) and manufacturing sectors.

Jenny’s experience includes: working closely with management of PE/VC and hedge funds in setting up tax efficient structure, in reviewing fund formation documents; providing US income tax, FATCA and CRS compliance services for PE/VC and hedge funds and providing guidance and technical support on FIN 48 implementation and annual reviews; assessing Subpart F exposures of corporate clients; and providing US tax compliance services, such as E&P study, preparation of corporate federal and state consolidated income tax returns, partnership returns and Forms 5471, 5472, 8865 and 8858, etc.

Jenny’s recent experience also includes: assisting PRC investors in setting up tax-efficient structure for their investments in the US and advising US income tax implications; performing US due diligence on US targets, analyzing US income tax implications of US investors in formulating tax-efficient exit strategies for investments in the PRC and advising in transactions in order to qualify for the tax free treatment from US income tax prospective; assisting PRC clients in delisting from the US capital market; analyzing and advising on US income tax implications for PRC clients in setting up and/or dismantling offshore structures; working with MNC clients with their ASC 740 and FIN 48 review or preparation;

Qualifications

Jenny earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Renmin University and University of Iowa, respectively. Jenny is a Certified Public Accountant in the US.