victor a. jaramillo
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Practice AreasTax Controversies
International Tax
Tax Litigation
Private Client
Business, Investment & Transactional Tax
EducationJ.D., Emory University School of Law, 2008, with honors
B.S., Florida State University, 2004, cum laude
Bar and Court AdmissionsDistrict of Columbia
New York
Victor A. JaramilloMember, Washington, D.C.
(202) 862-8851
Victor Jaramillo is a Member in Caplin & Drysdale's Washington, D.C. office and is a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. He advises multinational corporations, financial institutions, and individual clients on a broad range of tax matters, including tax controversies, risk management and international compliance, and cross-border structuring. He also utilizes his Spanish fluency to advise Spanish-speaking clients.
Mr. Jaramillo's major areas of practice include subpart F, tax treaty issues and competent authority proceedings, FATCA entity classification and compliance, withholding and information reporting, financial products, and individual compliance.
Mr. Jaramillo also advises on the international tax issues of high-net-worth clients with respect to pre-immigration and structuring cross-border investments. He has extensive experience advising both U.S. taxpayers and individuals living abroad with undisclosed foreign assets on U.S. tax compliance issues, especially those with foreign business and trust interests.
HighlightsDuring law school, Mr. Jaramillo served as an extern in the Small Business/Self-Employed Division at the IRS's Office of Chief Counsel. Before joining Caplin & Drysdale, he practiced in the tax group of a major international law firm.
Professional Activities
Previously served as Vice-Chair of the ABA Young Lawyers Division
Awards & Rankings
The American Lawyer's Global Legal Award, Global Dispute of the Year: Investigations, Swiss Tax Settlements, 2015
Emory University School of Law, Outstanding Tax Student Award
The Legal 500, Recommended, 2019, 2020
Recent News
Victor Jaramillo Comments on Recent Government Win on FBAR Penalties in Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Law, December 2, 2021
Victor Jaramillo Comments on Cryptocurrency Crackdown in Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Law, August 24, 2021
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Victor Jaramillo Talks to The Independent on Tax Concerns for Prince Harry, The Independent, May 12, 2021
7 Caplin & Drysdale Attorneys Contribute to ABA's Annual Section of Taxation May Meeting, April 30, 2021
Victor Jaramillo Comments on Repatriation Tax in Bloomberg, Bloomberg Law, September 30, 2019
Law360 Quotes Victor Jaramillo on IRS Cryptocurrency Rules, Law360 Tax Authority, August 23, 2019
The Legal 500 Recognizes 19 Caplin & Drysdale Attorneys, The Legal 500, June 4, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Tax Problems Loom in the College Admissions Scandal, Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered, March 18, 2019
CBS News Quotes Victor Jaramillo on Writing Off Bitcoin Losses, CBS News MoneyWatch, December 14, 2018
Bloomberg Quotes Victor Jaramillo on Using Opportunity Zone Funds to Reduce Taxes, Bloomberg, October 19, 2018
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Recent Speaking Engagements
Speaker, Expatriation: War Stories and Lessons Learnt, Private Client Tax, U.S./UK Tax Planning, November 24, 2021
Presenter, Criptomoneda: Cumplimiento actual y futuro del IRS (Spanish language presentation of IRS Cryptocurrency Enforcement), Latino Tax Fest, September 29, 2021
Speaker, Cryptocurrency: Current and Future IRS Enforcement, Latino Tax Fest, September 29, 2021
Moderator, John Doe Summonses: The Tool to Close the Crypto Compliance Gap and Implications for Privilege, ABA Section of Taxation, Fall Tax Meeting, September 22, 2021
Chair, Cryptocurrency – Key Guidance and Enforcement Trends, ABA 13th Annual U.S. and Latin America Tax Practice Trends Conference, June 21, 2021
Panelist, Reports of Subcommittees on Important Developments - Foreign Financial Reporting and Enforcement, ABA Section of Taxation, Virtual 2021 May Tax Meeting, May 11, 2021
Presenter, Cómo reportar las cuentas bancarias y financieras extranjeras (Spanish language presentation of Understand How to Report Foreign
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Bank and Financial Accounts), Latino Tax Fest, October 28, 2020
Presenter, Understand How to Report Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, Latino Tax Fest, October 28, 2020
Presenter, Lo Que Necesita Saber Sobre La Preparación De Impuestos Internacionales (Spanish language presentation of What You Need To Know About International Tax Preparation), LatinoTaxPro Summer Webinar Series, August 6, 2020
Presenter, What You Need To Know About International Tax Preparation, LatinoTaxPro Summer Webinar Series, August 4, 2020
Click here for a full list of speaking engagements.
Recent Publications
"U.S. Tax Enforcement – A New Decade Begins", with Scott D. Michel, IFC, November 5, 2020
"The IRS Resumes its Global High-Wealth Examination Program and Targets High Income Non-Filers", with Scott D. Michel and Mark E. Matthews, Caplin & Drysdale Client Alert, July 22, 2020
"Damage Mitigation: The IRS Helps Alleviate Effect of COVID-19 on U.S. and Foreign Residency", with Jonathan R. Black, Caplin & Drysdale Client Alert, April 22, 2020
"Updated Filing and Payment Extensions Under Notice 2020-23", with Scott D. Michel, Caplin & Drysdale Client Alert, April 10, 2020
"Collateral Damage: Covid-19 and its Unintended Effect on U.S. Residency", Caplin & Drysdale Client Alert, April 1, 2020
"Abatement of Foreign Pension Trust Penalties", with Kirsten Burmester and Scott D. Michel, Caplin & Drysdale Client Alert, March 31, 2020
"The Impact of Notice 2020-18 on Information Returns", Caplin & Drysdale Client Alert, March 30, 2020
"New Cryptocurrency Guidance", Caplin & Drysdale Client Alert, October 22, 2019
"Decrypting The New IRS Cryptocurrency Compliance Letters", Law360 Tax Authority, August 7, 2019
"Cryptocurrency Criminal Tax Cases Coming Soon", with Mark E. Matthews and Scott D. Michel, Caplin & Drysdale Client Alert, July 23, 2019
Click here for a full list of publications.