Amanda Pedvin Varma

Associate

• avarma@steptoe.com
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• Washington Office

Amanda Pedvin Varma is an associate in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where she is a member of the Business Solutions Department.  She focuses her practice on tax law.

Ms. Varma has experience handling tax legislative, transactional (domestic and international), and controversy matters. She represents clients before the Treasury Department, IRS, and Congress, and has provided legislative and administrative advocacy on various tax issues, including tax treaties, government-assisted financial institution acquisitions, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), and international and corporate tax reform.

Ms. Varma also provides pro bono representation to clients with a focus on family law.  

Noteworthy

• Recipient of the John L. Honigman Award for Senior Law Review Editor who displayed the most dedication to the Review
  

Select News & Events

• Steptoe Secures Tax Victory for Quellos at California Superior Court
• "Recent Developments in Domestic and International Corporate Tax," Tax Executives Institute, September 27, 2011
• "FATCA: Compliance in the Americas Webinar", February 23, 2011, (A Steptoe-Sponsored Event)
• Amanda Varma at the Insurance Tax Conference's 35th Annual Federal Tax Seminar, November 5, 2010
• "Tax Treaties and Tax Avoidance: Application of Anti-Avoidance Provisions", September 1, 2010, Branch Report, International Fiscal Association: 2010 Rome Congress

Selected Publications

• Treasury, IRS Issue Propose FATCA Regulations
  February 8, 2012
• The Future of Tax Planning? From Coltec and "You Know It When You See It" to Schering-Plough and "Assimilation with Applicable Tax Laws"
  2011
• Letter to Department of the Treasury and IRS on Economic Substance Doctrine Codification
  May 2, 2011
• Letter to Department of the Treasury on Economic Substance Doctrine (Section 7701(o))
  July 7, 2010
• Legal Ease: Plain Talk on Legal Topics - Strip Search
  March 2010, Leader's Edge
• The Future of Tax Planning: From Coltec to Schering-Plough
  January 19, 2010, Tax Analysts
• Handling Tiered Issues Under the IRS's Industry Issue Focus Program
  August 2009