Ari Cohen

Director, Tax BNP Paribas

Ari Cohen is a Director in the US Tax Group at BNP Paribas, where he serves as the Global Head of Information Reporting and Withholding and provides tax advisory support to the front office.  His practice at BNP Paribas includes, among other things, advising global business lines and functions on their US information reporting and withholding obligations, including compliance with QI Agreements, section 871(m) and section 1446.  Ari currently serves as the Chair of the Tax Compliance Committee at SIFMA.  Prior to BNP Paribas, Ari worked first in the Information Reporting and Withholding practice and then in the Tax Planning and Advisory group at a US financial institution.  He began his career at Deloitte.