Mark Karas Email & Phone Number

Castle Rock, CO, US

• Providing a broad range of tax services including income, property and transaction taxes. projects include collaborating with members of the finance and legal team to maximize tax refunds, respond to inquiries from tax.
• Analysis of POS sales data in response to state audit requests.
• Lead team of eight consultants in analysis of the sales tax treatment of 35,000 products sold in 400 locations in 30 states.
• Preparation and review of income tax return work papers.
• Preparation and review of state, provincial and local apportionment.
• Coordinate filing of US and Canadian federal, state, provincial and local income tax filings with third party service providers.

Denver, Colorado, US

Responsible for global tax operations including supervision of two employees for a North American mining company with $1.5 billion in assets and $1.5 billion in annual revenue. Extensive experience in management and development of staff, management of external advisors, US Federal consolidated, multi-state and Canadian income tax returns, quarterly close.

Department head responsible for global tax operations. Extensive experience in management and development of staff, management of external consultants, US Federal consolidated, multi-state and Canadian income tax returns, monthly/quarterly/annual close process, property taxes, transaction taxes, process improvement, transfer pricing and payroll. Tax.

• Providing a broad range of tax services to both publicly held and private clients in a variety of industries, including life insurance, business process outsourcing, airlines, manufacturing, software development and.
• Analyze and document business and tax processes; recommend and implement process improvements.
• Establish/reengineer tax functions for client companies.
• Prepare and review income tax provision calculations and disclosures for annual and quarterly filings under US GAAP (ASC 740), Canadian GAAP and NAIC statutory reporting. Meet with internal and external auditors.
• Conduct reverse audits to identify missed opportunities and audit exposures.
• Prepare and review Federal and state income tax returns and sales and use tax returns.

Stamford, CT, US

Over 16 years with one of the largest cable television companies in the country with $57 billion in assets and $16 billion in annual revenues. Extensive experience in business acquisitions and joint ventures, management and development of staff, Federal consolidated and multi-state income tax returns, income tax accounting, process improvement, change.