Qasim Ali

Founder & Managing Partner

GlobalEdge Tax and Accounting Solutions • Autônomo

Apr 2025 - Present • 1 yr 5 mos

• Founded and operate a cross-border tax and accounting practice serving U.S and Canadian, clients including non-resident LLC owners, Amazon FBA sellers, expat individuals, and multi-entity corporate structures. • Deliver comprehensive U.S. tax compliance (Forms 1040, 1040-NR, 1120, 1120-S, 1065) alongside Canadian T1, T2, T3, and departure returns, and UAE Corporate Tax and VAT filings under FTA regulations. • Structure cross-border entities (LLCs, S-Corps, C-Corps, Canadian corporations) to minimize global effective tax rates while maintaining full IRS, CRA, and FTA compliance. • Prepare and file complex international information returns — Forms 5471, 5472, 1134, 1135, FBAR (FinCEN 114), FATCA (Form 8938), and BOI reports — systematically eliminating non-disclosure penalty exposure for clients. • Advise E-commerce clients on Amazon FBA nexus, GST/HST registration obligations, multi-state sales tax compliance, and Shopify/Stripe/PayPal settlement reconciliation. • Manage IRS/CRA notice responses, audit coordination, and ongoing cross-border tax advisory across North America and the Middle East.

QBO & Xero Accountant

Freelancer • Freelance

Jan 2022 - Present • 4 yrs 8 mos

• Managed end-to-end bookkeeping for U.S.-based SMBs using QuickBooks Online and Desktop, maintaining clean, reconciled, audit-ready financial records across industries. • Performed full-cycle AP/AR processing and monthly reconciliations across bank, credit card, and merchant accounts (Shopify, Amazon Seller Central, Stripe, PayPal, Wise). • Delivered monthly and quarterly financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) and budget vs. actual analysis, enabling data-driven decisions and tax-season preparation. • Cleaned up and reorganized backlogged QBO files for new clients — correcting miscoded entries, eliminating duplicates, and reconciling months of unreconciled transactions. • Collaborated with U.S. CPAs and tax preparers, delivering fully reconciled books ready for filing with minimal additional adjustments; configured QBO setups and e-commerce integrations.

Tax Accountant

LinkedIn • Período integral

Sep 2024 - Dec 2024 • 3 mos

• Prepare U.S. individual, partnership, and corporate tax returns — Forms 1040, 1040-NR, 1065, 1120, 1120-S — with full IRS compliance for multi-jurisdictional client portfolios. • Manage Canadian T1, T2, and departure/cross-border returns for clients with U.S.-Canada dual tax obligations and cross-border income streams. • File complex international information returns — Forms 5471, 1134, 1135, FBAR (FinCEN 114), and BOI Reports — materially reducing client exposure to IRS and FinCEN non-disclosure penalties. • Design and implement cross-border tax strategies covering entity selection, residency transitions, tax treaty elections, income deferral, and FTC/FEIE optimization. • Research and interpret evolving IRS, CRA, and OECD guidance, translating regulatory changes into actionable, client-ready strategies. • Coordinate IRS and CRA notice responses, correspondence management, and audit inquiry support.