Gopika Parikh leads the Business Credits and Incentives (C&I) Practice for the Financial Services Office (FSO) of Ernst & Young LLP. She has more than nineteen years of experience with the Firm. During her tenure at Ernst & Young, she has successfully spearheaded projects to secure and implement tax and financial incentives on behalf of clients across industries, but has had a special focus the financial services industry since 2011.
For the financial services industry, Gopika has focused on credits and incentives as they relate to the insurance industry, banking and capital markets, as well as asset management and private equity. She helps clients understand the tax implications of relocation, expansion and consolidation, develops analysis tools to provide detailed modeling of potential tax effects, and identifies incentives that reward business decisions that also help communities. She also leads efforts nationally for EY’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) Reporting services for FSO. There are similar data and IRS reporting requirements for C&I programs and the ACA that lend itself to C&I professionals assisting with the mandates of the ACA.