Laurie M. Hatten-Boyd

Laurie is a Principal in the International Tax group for the KPMG Washington National Tax practice with a focus on Information Reporting & Withholding Tax (IRW) Services. In this role, she advises financial institutions and other withholding agents on their tax withholding and information reporting requirements for payments made to U.S. and non-U.S. account holders and counterparties.

Prior to joining KPMG, Laurie was an Attorney-Advisor with the IRS Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International), where she worked exclusively with the section 1441 withholding regime, including co-drafting the amendments to the 1441 regulations, the qualified intermediary agreement, the qualified intermediary audit guidelines, and the proposed agreements for withholding foreign partnerships and trusts.

Laurie routinely engages in a wide range of withholding tax advisory services to assist both financial and non-financial institutions in complying with their U.S. tax information reporting and withholding requirements. For example: Diagnostic Reviews, QI External Audits, U.S. Withholding Tax Advisory Services, Tax Information Reporting Assistance, Tax Training, Global Withholding Tax Guidance, Merger & Acquisition Assistance and Voluntary Disclosures Assistance.

Laurie is a frequent speaker on foreign withholding issues and has authored articles appearing in The Tax Lawyer and International Tax Review.

Laurie holds a JD degree from Gonzaga University and LLM from Georgetown University Law Center.