Managing Director, Tax Controversy & Dispute Resolution Services, KPMG US
Justin Donatello
Managing Director, Tax Controversy & Dispute Resolution Services
Justin Donatello is a Managing Director in the KPMG Washington National Tax (“WNT”) Tax Controversy and Dispute Resolution Services practice, which represents firm clients at all levels of controversy before the IRS. The practice represents clients at the examination and appeals level, using both traditional resolution methods and various alternative dispute resolution techniques such as mediation. Justin’s practice covers various areas of tax controversy representation before the IRS, from pre-dispute (voluntary disclosures and Pre-Filing Agreements), through the examination, Appeals, and post-Appeals dispute resolution phases. Justin’s clients include multinational corporations from a broad range of industries. Justin has also been involved in a number of partnership examinations, with an emphasis on the representation of hedge funds. Since joining KPMG, Justin has represented clients at these various levels of dispute on a variety of corporate and partnership issues. He has experience in handling IRC Section 482 Transfer Pricing examinations and manages matters through the Competent Authority process. He has also assisted clients in managing their multi-jurisdictional exam processes, and in addressing Treaty Exchange of Information issues.
Justin earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from Quinnipiac University, his J.D., cum laude, from Western New England College School of Law, and his LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law.