HARDING BELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
AUBURNDALE, FLORIDA

provides a full range of services to non-resident property owners and business investors at his firm Howell International Tax from his office in Orlando, including trading reviews, due diligence and business plans for E-2 and other US investor visas. With extensive international business experience and a green card awarded for “Extraordinary Ability” based on turnaround skills, he is ideally placed to advise on optimal investment routes into the US. His career includes COO/CFO/FD roles DAC Beachcroft, Nabarros, The Welcome Trust, United Media PLC, SG Warburg and PricewaterhouseCoopers in London. Following extensive working in New York and other US business centres, Simon Howell gained first-hand knowledge of the complex US tax reporting structure. His fundamental aim in founding Howell International Tax was, and is, to provide clear, easy to understand advice to non-tax and non-accounting investors who rely upon him to deliver responsive and thoughtful advice tailored to meet their personal or business objectives. Simon first invested in USA property nearly 10 years ago and has therefore in-depth experience of the day to day buying and selling transaction process and the challenges that come with it. He deals with Realtors, Attorneys and Property Management Professionals on a regular basis and is well-placed those who are “new” to the US or those who are further developing their existing US property or business portfolios. Added to that his business credentials are impeccable: Awarded a “Green Card” for Extraordinary Ability in Business through turnaround skills Former COO of DAC Beachcroft LLP, a £185m international law firm with 14 offices 6 years as CFO and COO of Davies Arnold Cooper LLP, the leading Insurance Law firm 5 years as FD of leading property law firm Nabarro LLP, If you have purchased, or are looking at buying US property to rent on a short term or long term basis, or land for investment there are several areas of US tax reporting and compliance which you need to deal with on a timely basis – US income tax, local & state taxes & licensing and capital gains tax withholding on the sale of property (FIRPTA”) which our firm is entirely proficient at. The USA tax and business rules are among the most complex in the world, with fines and penalties for late or incorrect reporting. We have trained staff, specifically equipped to handle the complexities of US tax returns accurately and professionally, assisting rental property owners with clear, non-technical explanations of how US taxes work. This helps personal owners, corporate and other non-residents avoid some of the many pitfalls facing non-accountants. Our firm is led by business mature Chartered Accountants with substantial US and international experience, who work daily with Realtors, Management Companies, Title Agents and others who rely upon our service and professionalism.