Patty Brickett

Partner, International Tax Services

8405 Greensboro Drive
McLean, VA 22102
703.752.2782
pbrickett@argy.com

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Patty Brickett, Lead Partner of Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, P.C. (Argy)’s International Services Practice, has over 21 years of experience providing International Tax and human resources consulting services to multinational corporations and their global executives. Patty works with clients in all industries and in the not for profit community. Her clients range from those just beginning to expand globally, to those with mature international operations. Patty assists clients with the following:

• Tax planning and compliance using Income Tax Treaty Network to minimize exposure
• International compensation delivery
• International payroll management and consulting
• Tax equalization/tax protection policy development
• Analysis of Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA’s), Technical Cooperation Agreements and other bilateral agreements
• U.S. tax withholding and reporting requirements on payments to foreign entities and individuals including assistance to companies under Audit
• Permanent Establishment Analysis
• Review of foreign tax obligations created by Business Travelers and development of internal process and procedures to mitigate risk

Prior to Argy, Patty was with Arthur Andersen’s International Tax and HR group. In 1991, she was assigned to Cairo, Egypt where she managed their regional expatriate practice. The experience she gained overseas, coupled with her many years of experience in the U.S. has given Patty the depth of knowledge to provide consistent, high quality services to multinational organizations.

Patty is frequently asked to speak on International Tax, payroll and human resources issues. She has spoken for numerous organizations including the American Society of Payroll Management, ADP, Virginia Society of CPA’s, the Greater Washington Society of CPA’s Not-For-Profit Organization Symposium, The Canadian-American Business Association, Inside NGO’s Annual Conference; Inside NGO’s Taxation of Americans Overseas Workshop, and the DC Bar Association. Patty is a guest lecturer at the American University Masters in Tax program and she has been quoted on International Tax and human resource issues in the Washington Post, Washington Business Journal and the Journal of Financial Planning.

Education

• LLM in Taxation, Georgetown University Law Center
• Juris Doctor (J.D.), New England School of Law
• Bachelor of Arts, Fairfield University

Professional and Business Affiliations

• Connecticut Bar Association
• Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
• Northern Virginia Society of Human Resource Management (NOVA SHRM)
• American Payroll Association

Thought Leadership

• AICPA, National Not-for-Profit Industry Conference, June 2011
• FAR, Accounting and Auditing Hot Topics for 2011, February 2011