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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Greenwich, Ct, Us

Determining whether transactions were taxable. Suggested process improvementsSales Tax Review.Review of prepared sales/use tax returns

Researched veterinary health care to determine sales tax challenges. Reviewed individual state sales tax rules and regulations pertaining to veterinary practices. Assisted in compiling sales tax matrices for 387 locations. Made recommendations for changes in current methodologies. Mentored team members providing them with information and the processes they needed to perform their assignments efficiently.. reviewed team members workpapers ensuring accurate data.

Researched veterinary health care to determine sales tax challenges. Reviewed individual state sales tax rules and regulations. Recommended changes in current methodologies. Reviewed team's workpapers for accuracy. Mentored team members , providing information and processes they needed to perform their assignments efficiently and accurately.

Responsible for all aspects of sales tax for 45states.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Payroll Tax analysis of quarterly 941 filings for 12 Merck companies. Review of amended returns made by ADP.Correspondence with ADP and tracking all IRS notifications.Payroll Tax Conversions for acquired companies.

Malvern, Pa, Us

Managed sales & use tax reviews for clients, identified tax savings and tax refund opportunities.Interpreted and applied state/local tax laws, regulations and rules.

Houston, Texas, Us

Monthly use tax accrual reviews for manufacturing facilities to determine taxability in multiple states.Provided audit support using SAP to review taxability of transactions while reviewing the appropriate state(s) sales and use tax regulations for validity resulting in $100k in savings per month.Monthly use tax compliance.Worked within SAP to determine whether new purchase orders have the correct material groups assigned to each line item. Inform legal entity if it needed to be changed.

Lawrence Township, Nj, Us

Monthly Review Use Tax Accruals for Manufacturing and Research /Development facilities to determine taxability in multiple states resulting in monthly tax savings of $100k. Use tax compliance in multiple states and Puerto Rico.Prepared allocation of accruals of Advertising/Promotion and Cloud Computing. Worked with appropriate Manufacturing and Research and Development staff in determining taxability of specific transactions.

Radnor, Pennsylvania, Us

Conversion of 79,000 customer accounts from Safety Division to company wide. Determined tax exempt status of accounts using Checkpoint. Performed review of customer accounts. Tax Research of specific industries and determination of sales tax implications. Worked with SAP , Inventory, Sales and Customer Master modules. Created SAP reports to enable analysisl. Provided exemplary customer service.

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Maintained Vertex "O" Series over multiple servers (14)Responsible for proper nexus settings for all partners (100+)Established procedures for creating tasks within Vertex "O" SeriesCreated partner specific tax rules, tax categories and tax assist rules.

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• Audit, examine, and analyze accounting records to determine the financial condition or compliance with Georgia tax codes and regulations.• Compile and document background information, prepare analysis or correspondence, and calculate obligations, penalties, and monies owed.• Inspect account books and accounting or computer systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.• Research financial histories, previous payments, balance sheet details, and/or prior audit findings• Review and examine contracts, tax reports, ledgers or other financial or performance-related records to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud or noncompliance with applicable laws or regulations

Eindhoven, Netherlands, Nl

Responsible for sales/use tax compliance for 2 companies, Approximately 325 returns monthly. Implemented Vertex Sales Tax ReturnsSetup import of raw data into returns allowing filing to be automated. Sales Tax Research and creation of tax matrices for all industries.