Yeonho Chang is a tax partner in the Tax Practice Group of Lee & Ko. He is a Certified Public Accountant (Korea and US) and International Tax Specialist. Before joining Lee & Ko in 2013, he worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PwC") Korea for more than fourteen years including two years of practice with the financial service tax service group at the Boston office of PwC.
Mr. Chang has extensive experience in the international and financial service tax area and has advised both Korean and multinational companies, on tax compliance, due diligence, tax planning for Inbound/outbound investment, M&A, restructuring and pre-tax audit review, tax audit defense, tax appeal and tax ruling. He has also provided assistance on various tax consulting and tax audit matters for major multinational financial institutions operating in Korea. In addition, Mr. Chang is a leading tax expert for advising Korean companies on their overseas expansions and foreign investments.
Mr. Chang received his B.A. in business administration from the Sogang University. He completed his graduate study in taxation at the University of Seoul. He is a member of the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Korean Association of Certified Tax Accountants and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.In addition, Mr. Chang provides tax advisory services related to Qualified Intermediary (QI) and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) under the US tax code. He was PwC Korea's key contact for FATCA matters and OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS) services.