Louise Somers

Overview

I am a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Consultant and Head of Tax Reporting and Client AML Services for Mourant Governance Services in the Cayman Islands. We provide assistance on all tax related reporting for Cayman Islands entities. This includes economic substance, CRS, FATCA and CbCR.

Prior to joining Mourant, I was the head of compliance with the Department for International Tax Cooperation in the Cayman Islands Government. There I had responsibility for compliance functions across all tax information reporting and exchange mechanisms, and for ensuring their effectiveness in line with international standards. I also managed and administered the legal framework for economic substance requirements, including the conduct of assessments and reviews. A key part of my role was engagement with the international standard setting and review bodies on tax matters.

Prior to joining the Government, I worked as a tax adviser for over ten years in two of the Big 4 accountancy firms.

Professional qualifications 

• Associate of Chartered Accountants Ireland, 2012
• Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute, achieving first place in Ireland, 2011
• BA Law and Accounting (First Class (Hons) and First in class), University of Limerick, 2008

Memberships

• Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants