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Jaime Seidner joins FMC as Senior Customs Consultant
August 7 2008
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) is pleased to announce the addition of Jaime Seidner to the firm as Senior Customs Consultant with the National Tax and International Trade Groups.
Jaime joins FMC from a position as the National Practice Leader of the Canadian Customs consulting practice of a global freight forwarder. Prior to his role in the customs brokerage and freight forwarding industry, Jaime was with the customs and tax group of a "Big 4" accounting firm in both the US and Canada, where he led the customs consulting practice for the Northeast region of the US from the Boston office. Jaime also brings over 20 years of government and consulting experience to our firm, having worked in various government capacities including positions with Canada Customs where he worked as a senior commercial customs inspector, an import commodity specialist and a headquarters project officer on the Customs Accounting Team.
"The addition of Jaime to our team will allow FMC to continue to provide innovative, practical and timely advice and representation to our clients in all aspects of Canadian customs and international trade," says Neil Bass, Partner and National Sales and Commodity Tax Group Lead. Specializing in customs compliance planning and duty saving strategies, Jaime will also provide support to our clients on the Customs impact to matters concerning accounting, transfer pricing and taxation (both direct and indirect).
For FMC's international clients, Jaime also brings extensive knowledge of Canadian non-resident importer issues in relation to both the associated Customs and import (GST) issues. In addition to his vast experience in Canada, Jaime has worked on a wide range of customs projects in the US, Mexico, Latin America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Jaime has been involved in establishing Foreign Trade Zones in the US and has been an active member of both the American Association of Exporters and Importers and the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones. He frequently speaks and writes on customs issues, and has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Commerce for his support for Canada-US trade.
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