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New York, New York

Roseland, New Jersey

New York, New York

Primary Responsibilities: Involved in on-going business operations and identified state and local tax issues; liaised with service providers for the completion of state tax returns and to resolve various state tax matters• Assisted on various tax matters in connection with the acquisition of the Centro real estate portfolio by Blackstone Real Estate Partners• Working in conjunction with the Federal tax team to oversee state and local tax projects, including tax planning and reporting in over 30 states • Researched various state and local tax issues including nexus, state NOL limitations, dividends paid deduction allowance, state withholding requirements, and ownership structure • Managed and assisted in obtaining tax clearance of good standings and withdrawals from state agencies• Oversaw various state and local tax audits• Reviewed and responded to various tax notices from state tax departments • Managed the in-house preparation of certain state and local tax returns ( i.e. Corporations, Partnerships, SMLLCs, and QRS) and state income tax accruals• Supervised and mentored four tax professionals• Assisted tax professionals in furthering their personal skills and knowledge • Reviewed resumes/qualifications and interviewed prospective tax professionals

New York, New York

Primary Responsibility: Supervised up to ten tax professionals in the completion of annual tax compliance process for high valued clients with complex ownership structuresAchievements: Involved with KPMG’s internal tax compliance process improvement initiative. Acted as the lead coordinator for the real estate tax group with KPMG’s India outsourcing center to achieve efficiency in the tax compliance process. Traveled to Bangalore, India to train the outsourcing center on the preparation of tax workpapers, federal and state tax returns and Schedule K-1s• Reviewed and prepared and federal and state partnership returns (Form 1065 and Schedule K-1s), corporate returns (Form 1120), and Real Estate Investment Trust income tax returns (Form 1120-REIT)• Reviewed and prepared tax workpapers for partnerships with complex income allocations• Researched technical tax issues and drafted Ops memoranda to summarize income tax filing position including common M-1 adjustments, debt financed distribution, withholding requirements, and state filing methodologies (apportionment vs. direct sourcing) • Analyzed clients’ accounting books to identify book/tax differences to calculate taxable income for both year end compliance and quarterly projections• Reviewed state apportionment information and filing methodologies• Assisted in income and asset test for Real Estate Investment Trusts• Computed quarterly income projections, year-end extension and estimated payments for various clients• Assisted clients through IRS audits

Master Of Science (Ms), Accounting

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Accounting