About Us
An IEEPA tariff refund specialist built on three decades of expertise.
TTM's credibility in this space is grounded in over three decades of specialist tax recovery practice. Established in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1993, the firm built its expertise navigating the early years of the European VAT refund system — at the time a nascent framework with no established playbook for non-resident claimants. The discipline and institutional knowledge developed during that period continues to distinguish TTM today as a specialist in IEEPA and Trump tariff refund recovery — an environment where refund mechanisms are new, evolving, and imperfectly understood by those entitled to benefit from them.
Over three decades, TTM recovered millions of dollars in VAT refunds for a client base of more than 1,100 companies across the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, and Taiwan, serving organizations ranging from large multinational corporations to small independent firms.
In 2026, following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling striking down IEEPA-based tariffs, TTM relaunched as a dedicated IEEPA tariff refund specialist — bringing its unique expertise to bear on one of the most significant domestic claims opportunities in recent history. The firm now exclusively assists businesses with U.S. import activity in recovering Trump tariffs paid to Customs and Border Protection, applying the same quality approach that has defined its work for over three decades.
View TTM's former VAT refund practiceLorri Ann Hurst
After earning her law degree in Chicago, Lorri Ann Hurst worked as a Management Consultant for 15 years, assisting large companies with travel cost reduction, production control efficiencies, production scheduling, management skills training, and performance measurement systems.
In 1993, she established TTM International with a mandate to provide businesses of all sizes with a rigorous, service-oriented approach to tax recovery. Under her leadership, the firm grew into a trusted partner for over 1,100 client companies across four continents.
Hurst has presented tax recovery seminars throughout the United States for world trade organizations, chambers of commerce, and international business associations.
Ayana Enomoto-Hurst
Growing up with a ringside seat to her mother's work building TTM from the ground up, Ayana Enomoto-Hurst has developed an innate understanding of the business. She began her career at TTM as a Traveling Auditor, spending a number of years working directly with clients across the firm's international portfolio before stepping away to broaden her professional experience.
Over the course of her career she consulted across a range of industries and enterprises, developing a wider commercial perspective. Recognizing the opportunity created by the U.S. Supreme Court's 2026 ruling on IEEPA tariffs, she spearheaded the relaunch of TTM as a U.S. tariff refund practice.
As Co-Managing Director, she now leads TTM's operational management and strategic direction.
Your values, our principles
What has guided every client engagement since 1993 and what you can expect when you work with TTM.
Specialist, Not Generalist
Tax recovery is all we do. Unlike large advisory firms for whom refund claims are one practice among many, every TTM engagement is handled by people whose entire focus is identifying and recovering what clients are owed.
Turnkey, Not Advisory
Our clients provide the records. We handle everything else — the documentation, the filing, the follow-through, and the deadline management. Our clients do not need to learn the process. They just need to trust the people managing it.
Transparent, Not Opaque
Fee structures are agreed clearly at the outset of every engagement — before any work begins. Whether a percentage-of-recovery, fixed-fee, or hybrid arrangement makes most sense, TTM works with each client to find the right structure.
Let's start with a conversation.
Tell us about your business. We'll work on your refund.