Polina Chapiro

Polina Chapiro, CPA, is a member of GHJ’s Executive Committee and leader of GHJ’s International Tax Practice and has more than 35 years of tax experience in taxation of multinational companies (foreign tax credit, structuring, repatriation planning), corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions (due diligence, agreements, negotiation), tax audits and negotiations with the IRS and foreign tax authorities. Additionally, Polina has extensive experience in the entertainment, technology and real estate industries.

Prior to joining GHJ in 2006, Polina was a tax partner with a Big Four accounting firm, which included a two-year expatriate assignment in Europe. Polina also held management positions as director of International Tax with a private equity firm where she was responsible for all tax aspects of the international M&A transactions and director of Tax for a public company in the Southern California area.

Additionally, Polina is an adjunct professor for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School MBA Program. Polina was recognized as a 2017-2020 “Most Influential Women in Accounting” by the Los Angeles Business Journal. She is also a member of the International Tax Forum, Society of Trust & Estate Professionals, International Tax Club, California CPA Society and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a frequent speaker on international tax topics at various conferences including California CPA Society Entertainment Conference and Impact of the New Tax Act on the Entertainment Industry, as well as technical presentations for the Beverly Hills Bar Association and other organizations. She is actively involved in the community and has served on the boards of a number of civic and charitable organizations in Southern California.

Polina earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of California Berkeley, HAAS Business School and a Master’s in Taxation from Golden Gate University.