Anthony Parenti Email & Phone Number

3590 Route 378, Bethlehem, Pa 18015

Consultant serving commercial clients in the Greater Metropolitan Philadelphia Area on an outsourced basis performing Controllership and Tax Management functions.Seminar discussion leader and course editor for CPE, Inc.’s Multistate Tax seminar series of courses, specializing in Nexus and Sales & Use Taxes.Extensive negotiations and representation before the various federal, state, local tax departments and collection agencies on behalf of clients.Primary client contact for local area business clients.Experienced with consolidating spreadsheets and models, with some SEC reporting.Business development officer, technology advisor and tax research consultant.Assist clients with bank financing and financial forecasts and budgeting.Perform compilation services, including financial disclosures.Prepare and review S corporation, C corporation, partnership and individual tax returns.Former teacher of Peachtree and Quickbooks accounting software.Manage client relationships, including billing and collections.

3590 Route 378, Bethlehem, Pa 18015

Registered Investment Advisory & CPA Firm

Manage all corporate tax planning and compliance functions for a company comprised of over thirty divisions generating approximately $170 million of revenue.Coordinate and monitor the corporate tax exposures and research issues and strategize with executive management, legal counsel and the external tax accountants.Supervised the administration of sales tax collection and use tax self-assessment for approximately twelve states.Spearheaded an internal and reverse sales tax audit resulting in savings to the Company in excess of $250,000. Also managed sales tax audits resulting in nominal adjustments.Interacted with executive management on various tax and financial matters, including but not limited to, the Company's incentive stock option plan, the 401k retirement plan, the various executive compensation plans, fringe benefits and estate and personal financial planning.Participate in various special projects, such as mergers and acquisitions, utilizing extensive spreadsheet analyses and complex financial calculations.Assist in administering the Peirce family trusts and in preparing the family's tax returns.Responsible for payroll reporting to the company’s operating divisions.Participated in the financial reporting of the Company's monthly operating results, including all relevant payroll, tax and equity accounts.Reviewed, analyzed and prepared the various State Subchapter S and non-electing Subchapter C Corporate Income tax returns and related Composite Shareholder tax filings.Complied with the various long-term debt covenants of the Company, for over $20 million in lines of credit.Prepared the semi-annual ADP & ACP testing for the Company's 401k retirement plan and coordinate the annual plan audit with the external auditing firm. Prepared the 5500's for all welfare benefit plans.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Represented clients in audits and appeals with the federal, state and local governments.Prepared consolidated corporate income tax returns.Prepared partnership returns, including partners' interest in partnership analyses.Performed uniform capitalization calculations and deferred tax calculations.Prepared personal tax returns of high net worth individuals.Researched and reported on various tax issues, such as nexus, passive losses, tax accounting and reorganizations.Responsible for disseminating tax information to clients and staff on non-profit reporting and taxation. Also became involved in promoting a major capital campaign for an area non-profit organization as its Treasurer.Acknowledged by the department for establishing harmonious relations between the tax and auditing departments.Supervised and trained the various tax department staff personnel, and interacted extensively with partners and managers.

Supervised audit engagements and conducted staff performance reviews.Performed compilation, review and tax reporting services.Actively involved in the firm's specialty practice (audits of thrifts).Participated in due diligence assignments and compiled financial information used in the management discussion and analysis for various initial public offerings.Prepare income tax provision, accrual and corporate tax returns.Prepare external auditor reports with financial disclosures.Designed the firms audit program for the State of Pennsylvania Audit of its Mental Health/Mental Retardation Centers of the Department of Public Welfare .

Master Of Science, Taxation

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting