Meet the Team

Trinity became a principal of HCBT in 2021 and she has more than 15 years of US and Canadian tax experience. She started her professional tax career with the largest real estate company in Canada, and later joined one of the top seven accounting firms to provide Canada and US crossborder tax services. Trinity has a deep working knowledge of crossborder tax in a wide variety of industries, including real estate, manufacturing, and construction. Her experience includes crossborder Expatriation and Departure tax, US Section 951A GILTI and 965 Transition Tax reporting, Canadian Foreign Affiliates reporting, Gift tax, and tax planning and compliance for individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, and estates.

Sharon became a principal of HCBT in 2021 and she has more than 20 years of experience providing U.S. and Canadian income tax compliance and consulting services to individuals, trusts/estates and corporations. Sharon focuses on individual taxes, including changes in tax residency, taxation of divorce/separation payments, payroll and equity compensation related to international employment related assignments. She also has in-depth knowledge in tax planning and compliance for US citizens residing in Canada, U.S. FIRPTA, and Sec 116 withholding obligations, IRS and CRA voluntary disclosures, taxpayer relief, and other amnesty programs.

Ming has over 10 years of experience in crossborder taxation and has served individual and corporate clients in Canadian as well as US Federal and State tax planning and compliance, CRA and IRS resolution of notices, US Streamlined Foreign Offshore procedures, and US FinCEN and FATCA obligations. Ming also has extensive international tax experience in jurisdictions such as Hong Kong, Australia, and China. Prior to Ming’s focus on international and US-Canada crossborder taxation, Ming spent 8 years as a financial and tax analyst working in primarily the manufacturing industry. Ming’s client-centric approach, management, and organizational skills ensure filing obligations are met timely and accurately.

Daisy’s experience spans over 12 years. She has assisted clients with both Canadian and US individual and corporate tax compliance, including US Streamlined Filing compliance, application of the Canada-US tax treaty, US FinCEN and FATCA compliance, and tax resolution with the IRS and CRA. Prior to joining the Company, Daisy spent over 10 years at a multi-disciplinary immigration and accounting firm where she assisted clients, mostly newcomers and nonresidents of Canada, with both full-cycle accounting and Canadian tax compliance. She has also assisted in reporting for Canadian business set-up and liquidations.

With over 20 years of accounting experience working for local CA firms Ruta has wide knowledge and accounting experience performing Review and Compilation engagements, personal and corporate tax compliance as well as trust and estate tax filings.  Her client work has encompassed work in a wide spectrum of industries including private investment firms, real estate, consulting, personal service and construction. Her additional experience includes owner/manager remuneration, payroll and HST/GST tax compliance.

Ryan is a US CPA (MI) who joined HCBT in 2022 as a tax associate. His responsibilities include Canadian and US individual and corporation tax compliance. He values accountability and hard work. He works hard to be the most efficient accountant for his clients by identifying the best way to serve their specific needs. He has more than 3 years’ experience in full-cycle accounting and Canadian tax compliance. He values staying humble and continuously learning to achieve his professional goals.

Vitaliy became a part of HCBT in early 2023 adding to the team his previous US Corporate Tax experience along with knowledge of investment products from his past roles in banking industry. He currently specializes in preparation of both US and Canadian individual and corporate tax returns and communicates with tax authorities to advocate for clients and investigate discrepancies. Vitaliy is highly organized, diligent, and proficient in client interactions, ensures a high quality of prepared returns and continuously interacts with teammates on more complex matters.

Grace is an administrator at Hanson Crossborder Tax’s Oakville office. She has 25 years experience in administrative and customer service providing comprehensive support for executive-level staff, key players and team.

Before joining HCBT in 2020, Grace worked as a Partner Assistant in one of the Big Four in downtown Toronto, supporting Partners in the National and Global roles, maximizing the value of their time by proactively identifying and taking accountability for all administrative matters. Grace is the ultimate super-juggler who has the ability to throw a to-do list up in the air and catch it in a different order depending on the situation at hand. Previously, she worked as the Marketing Coordinator at ING Funds, supporting the Marketing, Sales and Product Team.