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Derren Hayden Joseph
We are a team of International Tax Advisors, International Tax Accountants and International Tax Lawyers
Hayden T Joseph started a tax practice in 1980. Today, his son, Derren Joseph, who’s successfully completed the Comparative Tax Program at Harvard, runs the practice and is part of a 1,500 strong international tax network that supports International Entrepreneurs, Expats and Investors who are exposed to multiple jurisdictions. Tax optimization. Asset Protection. Compliance obligations. Strategies include second citizenships, second residencies, trusts, foundations, insurance wrappers and other offshore structures. Read more about Derren…
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Our American tax service has been in practice since 1980
International Affiliations
Our US tax planning and US tax compliance is done by our teams in 5 great cities – Singapore, Dubai, Lisbon in Portugal, London in the UK and Miami in Florida. These firms carry the HTJ or Advanced American Tax brand names.
Through our Singapore firm we are a member of Moores Rowland International.
Through our firm in Miami, we are a member of the International Tax Planning Association (ITPA).
Through our office in London, we’re a member of the International Business Structuring Association
IRS Enrolled Agents vs CPAs vs Tax Lawyers - What is the Difference?
To allow us to provide a wider range of services to our clients, we have Strategic Alliances with I.R.S. Enrolled Agents, International Tax Attorneys, and Qualified Accountants / CPAs. What’s the difference?
In short, a certified public accountant (CPA) is an expert in accounting. Tax matters are one of many specialties of CPAs. While an Enrolled Agent (EA) is a tax practitioner who is authorized by the United States Federal government. EAs are specifically skilled tax experts who are empowered to represent clients before the IRS and can handle matters concerning collections, appeals and audits.
A tax attorney, as the name implies, is a tax law specialist and can represent a client in a court of law. If you find yourself in a difficult tax situation, and you feel you might be headed to court, the person to hire is a tax attorney.
Enrolled agents can represent you before the IRS, but only an attorney can represent you in court. Enrolled Agents are the only tax professionals who get their license to practice directly from the IRS and the United States Treasury.
There are two paths to becoming an EA.
Enrolled agents specialize in the US tax code and tax matters. An EA must know all of the ins and outs of income tax, gift tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, and payroll tax. The continuing professional education required for an EA is seventy-two hours every three years.
A CPA’s continuing education will cover a wide range of accounting and tax matters, but an EA’s education will focus solely on taxation.
An EA tends to have more expertise in tax matters than a CPA. EAs are the only federally authorized tax professionals licensed to practice across all 50 states. The IRS itself recognizes EAs as tax experts. Please note that there is limited privilege in communications between a federally authorized tax practitioner and a taxpayer to the extent the communication would be considered privileged if it were between an attorney and a taxpayer. For this privilege to apply, the communication must be for the purpose of securing tax advice with an expectation of confidentiality. This privilege is limited to noncriminal matters before the IRS or a federal court.
