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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Proficiently contributed to the preparation of federal and state tax returns, including extensions, for corporations and partnerships.
• Utilized tax software platforms and tools to streamline tax processes, improve efficiency, and enhance client service delivery. Stayed updated on emerging technologies and trends in tax automation with company.
• Adeptly reviewing and crafting responses to notices from state and federal revenue departments on behalf of our clients.
• Conducted research on tax laws, rulings, and regulations to help with preparing state and federal extensions, as well as returns.
• Collaborated with colleagues within my department, as well as outside of my department, to complete engagement tasks and projects and ensure seamless delivery of tax services. Worked closely with Tax senior associates.
• Stayed up to date on changes in tax laws and regulations by attending courses offered by the firm.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Attend meetings held by the society and attend events that I was encouraged to see by my superiors in the society to better my connections in the business world.Traveled with Accounting Society to Chicago for a meet and greet with successful IWU alumni who worked at certain firms in the city and to learn more about private accounting with the head.

Chicago, Illinois

• Assisted with uploading employee documents to help with the company’s movement to become a 100 % digitally filed company.
• Trusted with recording company credit card expenses on Urban Initiatives' online QuickBooks account.
• Responsible for archiving past employee documents into the companies Google Drive/Google Vault.
• Researched different, and affordable, options for the company to store all of its employee and financial documents that would provide a secure program to house all of Urban Initiatives confidential data.
• Assisted with organizing company’s chart accounts for Fiscal Year 2019.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

This company helps upcoming college student athletes with finding the best school for them to go to. I assisted with creating the layout plan of fun and interactive apps for upcoming college student athletes to participate in on the website. These apps helped the students with situational analysis skills and make the college search process more engaging.

Naperville, Illinois

Assisted the City of Naperville with various tasks like trimming trees, recorded and entered data on the health of new planted and young trees throughout the City. Also assisted in more dangerous tasks like aided full-time workers with putting branches in a wood chipper.Lastly I would drop small tablets into sewage drains to prevent mosquitoes from.