About Us

I specialize in tax issues surrounding financial services companies including banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, REITs and international tax issues. The firm maintains a focus on assistance with international tax reporting, including FATCA compliance, PFIC planning and reporting, U.S. tax withholding, FBAR reporting and tax compliance and advisory services related to international transactions. As an experienced tax consultant, I have advised clients on matters that pertain to the tax aspects of foreign investment in the U.S., tax and financial management for multi-national corporations, analysis of new financial products, examination of transactional issues and management of large case tax examinations. In addition, I retain significant experience working with the tax implications and compliance issues of financial institutions and other companies in the bankruptcy and restructuring arena.

Mark L. Farber CPA PC operates as a boutique international tax firm with the ability to function as a global organization. Mark L. Farber CPA PC is affiliated with CPA firms and law firms in a a premier affiliation of independent accounting and consulting firms in the United States and on a global basis. This international network permits access to the resources, tools and expertise of these firms to leverage the infrastructure and best practices of each firm.

As a Big Four alumnus, I spent over 10 years at KPMG where I focused on international taxation. In this role, I managed the tax function at several premier global banks and numerous other financial institutions, I participated in several bank restructurings, and I advised international banks of the tax ramifications related to their capital market activities and the effect these transactions on a global financial institution’s U.S. tax liability.

Prior to creating a boutique tax consulting firm I was responsible for the development of the financial services global tax practice at an international accounting firm with offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. I structured distressed debt funds to facilitate the acquisition of various discounted debt instruments for U.S. and foreign investors and I structured acquisitions of U.S. companies using contingent debt instruments issued to U.S and foreign investors.