Vernon K. Jacobs is a CPA, a Chartered Life Underwriter and a Fellow of the Life Management Institute. He is an international tax practitioner and tax author with a focus on international investing and insurance. He is the co-author of the Offshore Tax Manual, the Controlled Foreign Corporation Tax Guide and author of Tax Angles for Offshore Investors plus other books on international topics. He is the author of the Jacobs Report on International Financial Planning and the International Wealth Protection Monitor and is a popular speaker at professional conferences and seminars.  He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs International Tax Technical Resource Panel, Chair of the Task Force on Reporting Requirements for Controlled Foreign Corporations, a member of the International Trade Club, the Overseas Oversight Group in the Isle of Man and an associate member of the American Bar Association. He is located in the Greater Kansas City Metro area. (See http://www.vernonjacobs.com )