A ONE-STOP SERVICE FOR YOUR U.S. MARKET COMPLIANCE AND TRADING NEEDS
About Us
Founded in 2015 by seasoned Wall Street professional Steve Sierszulski, Summit Financial Services Ltd. specializes in assisting foreign financial institutions with all matters related to U.S. taxes and tax regulations, including FATCA and Qualified Intermediary (“QI”) associated activities. We have helped countless brokers in Hong Kong, the U.S., New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, and around the globe comply with U.S. tax regulations, register and operate as QIs, withhold and file taxes with the IRS, and more. Summit’s approach is a hands-on, direct, and to-the-point resolution of tax related issues, and we excel at what we do.
Summit’s value to your company is not limited to US tax compliance alone. Thanks to our consultants’ years of experience on Wall Street, Summit can offer consultancy on U.S. markets, including assistance with securities compliance, U.S. custodial broker communications, U.S. brokerage establishment, and more. No matter your goal on Wall Street, Summit can take you where you need to go.
Our Team
Megan Sierszulski, J.D., LL.M.
Megan has been with Summit since August of 2021 and serves as Head of Legal and Compliance Services. A New York-licensed attorney and trained on Wall Street, Megan has extensive experience in U.S. securities and tax law compliance and excels in providing personalized consultancy to financial institutions operating in the global marketplace. She has deep knowledge of U.S. markets and brokerage operations, as she has represented financial industry participants in securities litigation and arbitration, as well as worked as senior in-house legal counsel for a U.S. custodial firm. Megan received her B.A. from Northwestern University and her J.D. from Boston College Law School. Fluent in French, Megan also received her LL.M., cum laude, in International, European, and French Business Law from the Sorbonne Law School in Paris.
Carol Wong
Carol has been with Summit since 2018 and serves as Manager of Client Services. With years of successful IRS filings under her belt, Carol oversees Summit’s U.S. tax filing operations and leads our dedicated team in preparing and successfully completing all annual submissions on behalf of our clients. Through her work here at Summit, Carol has extensive experience working closely with compliance divisions of financial institutions all over the Far East region and can guide your firm in completing Forms 1042-S, 1042, 1099, and more on time and in compliance with the latest IRS rules. Fluent in Cantonese and English and proficient in Mandarin, Carol can answer your US tax compliance questions quickly and efficiently.
Steve Sierszulski
After founding Summit in 2015, Steve served as Chief Consultant and Head of Business Development for nearly 7 years before his untimely passing in January of 2022. With over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, Steve had extensive, in-depth knowledge about electronic securities trading, advanced trading networks, trading platforms, order matching systems, and financial brokerage operations. In addition to Summit, Steve founded and managed two successful technology firms specializing in trading U.S. securities before dedicating his expertise to servicing foreign financial institutions here at Summit. Always going above and beyond for his clients, employees, friends, and family alike, Steve excelled in his consultancy, and his entrepreneurial spirit, dedicated work ethic, and congeniality lives on in the Summit ethos.
