International Summit
on the Law and Business
of Video Games

Speakers > Jeffrey A. Levenstam, Partner, International Tax Services, Ernst & Young LLP

Jeffrey A. Levenstam is an international tax services partner based in San Francisco.  He joined the Firm’s International Tax Services Group in 2005. Jeff has practiced international tax for over 30 years as a consultant and as a corporate tax executive

Before joining EY, Jeff served as the Senior Director of International Tax, M&A and Customs at Cisco Systems, Inc. from 2000 to 2005.

Prior to that, Jeff was a partner at another Big Four Firm.

• Jeff has extensive experience advising U.S. and foreign based multinational businesses in all aspects of international taxation, including transfer pricing, subpart F and dividend planning, capital structuring and foreign operational issues.
• Jeff also has extensive experience in structuring and operating IP ownership and tax efficient supply chain structures.
• Jeff also has a concentration of clients in the internet and software industries with their own set of supply chain/service issues related to server locations, PE challenges, revenue characterization issues, etc.

• Jeff has the experience of being the in-house executive responsible for Cisco Systems international tax and customs planning, compliance and tax audit defense work. He was also responsible for all tax aspects of acquisition planning and integration, strategic investments and alliances, and joint ventures while at Cisco.

• Jeff is a member of IFA and past member of TEI while a Cisco Systems tax executive, speaking on international tax topics for TEI and TCPI while a corporate tax executive.  He was a speaker at the International Tax Conference held by the India and USA branches of IFA in New Delhi in 2006 and in Washington DC in May, 2009.

• Jeff has extensive experience with foreign tax audits, competent authority procedures and APAs.

• Jeff co-authored an article in Tax Management International Journal on US Multinationals Investing into India and a three-part article for investing into China.  He has also co-authored an article on the new Contract Manufacturing regulations which was published in May, 2009 in TMIJ.
• Jeff is a licensed California CPA.  He graduated with a BS in Accounting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus in May, 1977.

Jeff has a BS - Accountancy from the University of Illinois in 1977.