Frank Vari

Practice leader

Frank Vari, JD, MTax, CPA, is the practice leader of FJV Tax, a CPA firm that specializes in complex international and U.S. tax planning. He can be reached via email at frank.vari@fjvtax.com or telephone at (617) 770-7286 or (800) 685-2324. He began his career in international and corporate tax consulting with Deloitte and KPMG in the Midwest and Dallas. He has also served as senior vice president of tax for a large publicly traded manufacturer as well as a large private equity-owned global publisher. Vari has also been an adjunct professor of taxation to law and business students on international tax and corporate mergers and acquisitions. He is also a frequent speaker and author on complex international tax topics and issues. He is a licensed CPA in Massachusetts and Ohio and a licensed attorney in Ohio and the U.S. Tax Court. His education includes a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, a Master of Taxation, and a Juris Doctorate degree.

International taxes

Transfer pricing opportunities in the coronavirus economy

In a down economy, international planning is even more important.

By Frank Vari

April 21
International taxes

How have global tax rates on intellectual property stayed so low?

Some common planning techniques have emerged to maintain favorable IP tax rates.

By Frank Vari

March 20
International taxes

Making sense of conflicting tax rules for online and digital service providers

Even though each digital service provider differs from the next, all DSPs are forced to navigate a complicated, evolving and non-harmonized set of tax rules that govern their businesses around the world.

By Frank Vari

February 19
Tax reform

Tax planning for intellectual property after tax reform

There’s no question that U.S. taxation of intellectual property has become amazingly more complex after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

By Frank Vari

March 21