Eric Fong

Eric Fong is a Senior Manager, Tax with Semtech (formerly Sierra Wireless) in Toronto, where he specializes in the taxation of technology companies. Eric directs global tax compliance across corporate, indirect (GST/HST), US SALT, payroll, and withholding taxes, managing multi-jurisdictional filing schedules and ensuring accurate, timely compliance for the Sierra Wireless group of companies.

Previously, Eric served as a Senior Manager in KPMG’s Technology, Media, Telecommunications group, where he assisted large Canadian multi-national corporations and high-growth startups with Canadian and international tax issues, including compliance, planning, and corporate reorganizations. He has extensive experience with US GAAP, IFRS and ASPE, and has guided clients through M&A transactions, structuring, founder divestiture tax planning, and due diligence.

Eric is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and is also licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Illinois.

He serves as Project Manager for the University of Waterloo Tax Clinic, a volunteer organization that annually helps over 1,200 students and community members file their personal tax returns while launching the careers of over 180 future CPAs. He also manages a specialized tax clinic for Community Living York South, assisting families with accessibility needs.

He strongly believes in working smarter and more efficiently, particularly using technology. You might find his posts about automation using Power Query or Excel tools built using VBA interesting!

He also enjoys writing posts, particularly for areas that aren’t particularly well covered online. Scroll down and take a read through some!