Douglas Fagan

Professional and Industry Experience​

Doug is a Principal in KPMG’s International Indirect Taxes Group and specializes in Value Added Tax, Goods and Services Tax and other international sales taxes. He also serves as the US-LATAM Corridor lead for Indirect Tax in Tax & Legal, KPMG Americas*

Doug has more than 15 years’ experience working in Indirect Taxes. Prior to joining our US KPMG practice in 2015, Doug worked as a Manager with KPMG’s Irish practice where he advised multi-national clients operating in a variety of industries including financial services, technology, e-commerce, pharmaceutical, aircraft leasing, and distribution. Doug has also spent time working as a Manager with KPMG’s Indirect Tax practice in Singapore, where he serviced clients operating throughout APAC.​

His previous experience includes:​

• Advising clients on tax transformation strategy including the implementation of digitization, automation and data analytics into the indirect tax governance and compliance process.  ​
• Significant experience advising clients in the e-commerce and technology space on the indirect tax treatment of digital/electronic services and related compliance obligations globally.​
• Providing indirect tax advice with respect to cross-border EU and international transactions, including liaising with colleagues in other international member firms in EMEA, LATAM and ASPAC.​
• Advising US based multi-nationals on the acquisition of businesses internationally from an indirect tax perspective. This includes assisting companies to carry out both purchaser and vendor due diligence reviews.​
• Advising US based multinational clients on the indirect tax implications arising from their expansion into new jurisdictions or the implementation of new indirect tax regimes. This includes providing advice on local registration and compliance obligations, tax treatment of local supplies/purchases, local incentives, and cash flow optimization. ​
• Advising private equity and financial services clients on investment and/or treasury structures to minimize VAT/GST leakage. Assisting with completion of recovery rate reviews to maximize VAT/GST recovery.​
• Significant experience dealing with tax authority audits, including preparation of voluntary disclosures and assistance during the audit process.​
• Doug regularly presents at client conferences/trainings on VAT/GST. Doug has also lectured at De Paul University (IL) on international indirect tax.

* All professional services are provided by the registered and licensed KPMG member firms of KPMG International. Legal services are provided only by KPMG member firms that are permitted to do so by law.  KPMG Americas does not provide professional services to clients and does not participate in client engagements.