James Freed

James Freed is a Principal and leader of the U.S. Value-Added Tax group at KPMG LLP. Prior to joining KPMG in the United States in March 2011, James worked at another Big 4 firm in both the United Kingdom and the United States advising clients on a wide range of indirect tax issues.

James has been an indirect tax advisor for more than 22 years. During that time, he has had the opportunity to work on numerous international indirect tax engagements for a wide variety of businesses, including high tech/e-commerce, manufacturing, consumer business, pharmaceutical and international service companies.

His work includes providing provision of global VAT consulting and compliance advice, pre- and post-M&A work advice in relation to VAT issues associated with cloud computing service offerings, VAT recovery services, supply-chain restructuring and co-ordination of multinational VAT projects. He also has substantial experience with a variety of indirect tax software solutions, including ERP and tax engines.

James regularly presents to, and instructs, internal KPMG professionals and external clients on international VAT matters. He has a law degree from the University of Birmingham, U.K.