Paul Sczudlo

Talks

• 'Across the pond: Hot topics in US/UK real estate, tax, and estate planning,' Withers Los Angeles - November 13, 2025, moderator

• 'International Trusts with U.S. Grantors or Beneficiaries,' 17th Annual STEP Los Angeles International Tax and Estate Planning Forum: 2025 Global Matrix - June 6, 2025, speaker

• 'International Planning for Social Media Influencers, Entertainers & Athletes,' 16th Annual STEP International Tax and Estate Planning Forum - June 14, 2024, speaker

• 'Estate Planning Panel,' 2nd Annual Spearhead Southern California PPLI & PPVA Forum - May 15, 2024, speaker

• 'Doing Business Anywhere and Nowhere: Taxation of Athletes, Entertainers and E-Sport,' International Bar Association Global Annual Paris Conference - October 30, 2023, speaker

• 'Play Toys: Yachts, Jets & Pets,' STEP International Tax and Estate Planning Forum - May 4, 2023, speaker

• 'Recent International Tax Developments,'  Los Angeles International Tax Forum - February 28, 2023, speaker

• 'Let's Talk Canadian / US Tax & Estate Planning Tips & Traps, eh!' STEP LA - September 20, 2021, chair & moderator

• 'Section 965 Payment Acceleration Events: Avoiding Triggers, Curable Events,' Strafford Program - August 24, 2021, co-presenter

• 'California in the Rearview Mirror - Residency Termination (or Jackson Hole here I come),' STEP Los Angeles - July 27, 2021, co-presenter

• ‘Tax and Estate Planning for the International Athlete / Artist,' The 13th Annual STEP International Tax & Estate Planning Forum - May 7, 2021, co-presenter

• 'Entertainment Industry Tax Update 2021,' USC Gould School of Law 2021 Virtual Tax Institute - January 25, 2021, co-presenter

• 'Income tax and estate planning in an election year, with an international focus,' National Association of Estate Planners & Councils NAEPC Fairbanks webinar - November 16, 2020, co-presenter

• 'Checklist 2020: Cross border estate planning in an election year,' Withersworldwide webinar - October 14, 2020, co-presenter

• 'U.S. Tax Residency, COVID-19 and Beyond,' STEP LA Webinar - June 24, 2020

• 'Foreign Activities of U.S. Taxpayers: Feeling GILTI?' USC Tax Institute - January 27, 2020

• 'Moderated Roundtable Discussion,' STEP Wyoming International Estate Planning Conference - September 21, 2019

• 'Expatriation Tax Planning for U.S. Retirees: Filing Obligations, Exit Tax, U.S. Pension and Retirement Income,' Strafford Webinar - July 25, 2019

• 'Tax, Immigration & Reputation for International Sports Persons & Entertainers,' US/UK Tax Planning: New York & Los Angeles Conferences - May 2 & 6, 2019

• 'Tax Residency: Unwelcome Status?' Beverly Hills Bar Association - February 28, 2019

• 'GILTI Planning for the Private Client,' STEP LA - May 2018

• 'Tax Residency: Unwelcome Status?' USC Gould School of Law 2018 Tax Institute - January 2018

• 'International Estate and Income Tax Planning Greatest Riddles and Enigmas,' STEP LA - November 2017

• 'Ethical Considerations in Planning for High-Net-Worth Individuals,' STEP LA - January 2017

• 'Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate,' Beverly Hills Bar Association - June 2016

• 'International Tax Enforcement Updates' and 'Basic International Planning: Income Taxation,' STEP International Tax and Estate Planning Forum, Laguna Beach, CA - May 2016

• 'Tax Issues: Cross-Border Divorce,' International Association of Marital Lawyers, Beverly Hills, CA - February 2016

• May 2015 Inaugural STEP-USA Conference, San Diego, speaker and panel chair

• '2011 Voluntary Compliance Initiative,' a series of three lectures and discussions on the IRS foreign account reporting OVDI initiative, STEP LA - Summer 2011

• 'Section 409A Deferred Comp and Other Current Entertainment Tax Topics,' 2010 International Film & TV Finance Summit BNA-Atlas Group - March 2010

• 'Tax Planning for International Entertainers and Athletes,' New York State Bar Association/STEP Fifth Annual International Estate Planning Institute - April 2009

• 'Tax Planning for International Entertainers and Athletes,' American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Taxation 2008 Joint Fall CLE Meeting  - September 2008

• 'Leaving the U.S.,' STEP Canada 10th National Conference - June 2008

• 'Crossing Borders: Advising the International Private Client,' State Bar of California Trust & Estates Section, Sophisticated Tax Planning and Trust Administration Conference - April 2008

• 'Alternatives to the International Will,' International Bar Association (IBA) 13th International Wealth Transfer Practice Conference - March 2008

• 'Global Tax Planning for World Class Entertainers & Athletes,' 36th Conference of the USA Branch of International Fiscal Association (IFA) - February 2008

• 'Beyond Trusts,' The Family Wealth Management Conference, Campden Conferences - February 2007

• 'Current Trends in International Wealth Transfer Planning,' 2005 Fall Meeting ABA International Law Section - October 2005

• 'International Trust Litigation,' 2005 IBA Annual Global Conference - September 2005

External publications

• 'Proposed California wealth tax offers opportunity for UK,' PAM Insight -  January 26, 2026, quoted

• 'Top 10 Influential Southern Californian Tax Lawyers of 2023 Unveiled,' Business Today - July 14, 2023, featured

• 'The IRS further targets foreign owners of US real property,' Withers Insight - October 19, 2020, author

• ‘Facing Change: Current Tax and Estate Planning Ideas,' NAEPC Journal of Estate & Tax Planning, Issue 35 - September 2020, co-author

• 'IRS targets tax compliance by non-U.S. owners of U.S. real estate,' Withers Insight - September 24, 2020, co-author

• 'The Continuing Impact of the ‘One-Time' Section 965 Transition Tax,' Tax Notes - September 21, 2020, co-author

• 'Facing change: Current United States tax and estate planning ideas,' Withers Insight - August 11, 2020, co-author

• ‘Working Group Seeks Answers on ‘Medical Condition Exception,' Tax Notes - May 15, 2020, co-author

• 'Super-Rich Stranded by Lockdowns Face Higher Tax Bills,' __ Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Tax - May 12, 2020, quoted

• 'IRS Helps Foreigners Stranded in the United States Due to COVID-19,' WealthManagement.com - April 29, 2020, co-author

• 'IRS Issues Relief to Foreigners Stranded in the United States due to Coronavirus,' Withers Insight - April 22, 2020, co-author

• 'Treasury Outlines Tax Relief For Workers Stranded By Virus,' Law360 - April 21, 2020, quoted

• 'IRS Offers Tax Relief to Int'l Travelers Impacted by Coronavirus,' Accounting Today - April 21, 2020, quoted

• 'Coronavirus: Risk of US tax residency for foreigners stuck in the United States,' Withers Insight - March 27, 2020, co-author

• 'Coronavirus impact on US international tax compliance,' Withers Insight - March 27, 2020, co-author

• 'Have you reviewed California's post-Wayfair rule ahead of Frieze LA?,' California Department of Tax and Fee Administration - January 7, 2019, co-author

• '"Bring it home " (reviewing the international provisions of the 2017 federal tax reform legislation),' Los Angeles Lawyer - September 2018, co-author

• 'More Americans are considering cutting their ties with the US - here's why,' __ CNBC - June 30, 2018, quoted

• 'Commentary on Bloomberg's computation of the tax burdens of 10 highest paid global athletes,' International Sports Law and Business Blog - June 22, 2018, author

• 'Paradise or Money Pit? What You'll Pay in Taxes When Buying a Home Abroad,' __ Barron's PENTA - June 19, 2018, quoted

• '5 Tax Considerations When Marrying a Foreign Prince',_ Law360 - May 25, 2018, quoted

• 'Tax Tribulations for American Royalty',_ Bloomberg BNA Tax Planning International - May 2018

• 'Foreign tax reform changes under Tax Cuts and Jobs Act', Daily Journal - January 26, 2018, co-author

• 'Tax Residency: Unwelcome Status?,' USC Seventieth Major Tax Planning Institute - January 2018, author

• 'Crossing Borders: Light and Truth - A Primer on International Taxation and Compliance for Individuals', 2008 Tax Institute, USC Law School, 60 Major Tax Planning - 2008

• 'Expatriation: Time to Go?', STEP USA - October 2008

• 'A Guide to Taxation for U.S. Citizens Living in Canada', 43 Tax Notes International 507 - August 2006, Co-Author

• 'Residency and Domicile Concepts and the Expatriation Regime for U.S. Tax Purposes', 58 Major Tax Planning - 2006

Admissions

• State of California, 1980

Education

• Yale University, B.A.

• Harvard Law School - 3L Exchange Program

• University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, J.D.

Languages

• English

Memberships

• STEP USA, Immediate Past Chair

• USC Tax Institute Planning Committee, Member

• Los Angeles Chapter of Society of Trust and Estate Practicioners (STEP), Past Chair and Co-Founder

• Los Angeles International Tax Club, Chair

• USA Chapter of the International Fiscal Association, Past Member

• State Bar of California, Member, Tax Section, Past Chair - International Tax Committee

• Los Angeles International Tax Forum, Member

• Jonathan Club of Los Angeles, Member

• ABA, Past Chair - International Private Client Committee

• ABA, Past Liaison - Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section, International Law Section 

• ABA, Member - International Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Taxation Sections

• Past Chair and current Member, Taxation Section, Past Chair, LACBA's Foreign Tax Committee

• Yale Club of Southern California, Past Director

Key dates

• Year joined: 2016