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Host: Dave Yaros, principal, Deloitte Tax LLP
Presenters: Helen Cousineau, managing director, Deloitte Tax LLP
Sneha Goel, managing director, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Steven Pelcovits, manager, Deloitte Tax LLP
Cody Yettaw, Audit & Assurance partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
1.0 Overview CPEcredit | Specialized Knowledge
Recent tariff developments and the continued uncertainty surrounding their timing, scope, and implementation remain critical business issues. This Dbrief provides updates and perspectives to help navigate this evolving landscape. We’ll discuss:
- How businesses are adapting their tax planning and business strategies in response to tariffs
- Navigating the impact of increased costs, supply chain disruptions, and complex compliance requirements
- How industry leaders are leveraging technology to support a dynamic business strategy, mitigate risks, and adapt to ongoing regulatory changes
David Yaros
Deloitte - United States
David is a Tax principal in the Chicago office of Deloitte Tax LLP and leads Deloitte Tax’s US Indirect Tax practice which is part of the Enterprise Services offering portfolio. In leading the Indirect Tax practice, he oversees Sales & Use, Property Tax, Unclaimed Property, Reverse Audit, Excise Tax, Severance Tax, Gross Receipts Tax, Premiums Tax, Value Added Tax, and Global Trade Advisory practices. Additionally, he leads the Tariffs Integrated Offering, wherein he works cross-functionally across Deloitte to help clients chart the right course amidst new and proposed tariffs in a dynamic and fast pace global trade and supply chain. Dave has more than 25 years of diverse consulting and leadership experience in federal and state tax planning across various industries, including energy, financial services, TMT, manufacturing, and GPS. Most recently, Dave has focused on a variety of indirect tax issues and the intersection of technology and tax technical to solve our clients’ biggest challenges and specializes in performing large-scale indirect tax refund studies and he previously led the Reverse Audit practice. Dave also previously co-led the sustainability strategic growth offering for the tax function and leverages his engineering experience to identify how our client’s sustainability objectives intersect with tax matters. Dave has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from Michigan State University and is an Enrolled Agent.
Helen Cousineau
Deloitte - United States
Helen is a Deloitte Tax LLP managing director within Deloitte’s Global Trade Advisory group. Helen serves multinational clients globally and leads the group’s import service offerings, including matters involving the link between transfer pricing and related-party Customs valuation. Helen also serves as the Global Indirect Tax Quality and Risk partner on Deloitte’s Global Indirect Tax Executive Committee. Before joining Deloitte Tax in 2002, Helen worked at Arthur Andersen LLP, where she was also involved in advising clients on a variety of matters involving global import and export issues. Prior to joining Andersen, she practiced law in Washington D.C. and New York, focusing on legal matters involving customs and international trade law, international transportation law, and suretyship law.
