Charmaine is a cross-border tax lawyer. She assists with all manner of cross-border tax problems and leads the tax practice for Canadian resident US citizens. She has helped hundreds of US citizens in Canada renounce their US citizenship by providing clear and concise advice.

Charmaine has developed a number of novel solutions to complex cross-border tax problems, including designing a strategy to ensure that Canadian resident US citizens would not be subject to double taxation due to the US transition tax. Her solution was widely adopted across Canada and helped many Canadian resident US citizen business owners save thousands of dollars in double tax exposure.

She holds a BA from UBC, a law degree from the University of Washington, and a Master of Laws in US taxation from the University of Washington, where she finished with the top grade in a number of tax classes and finished in the top 5% of her graduating class. She is licensed to practice law in Washington State and British Columbia. She speaks fluent Cantonese.