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Midvale, Utah, United States

Zija International

International Tax----Research and document tax compliance requirements and opportunities globally----Work with a cross-functional team to design and implement effective and efficient tax compliant business processes, systems, and reporting----Evaluate and implement Tariff (HS) code, duty rate, DTAA, and FTA benefits----Work with 3rd-party service providers to complete tax registrations and ongoing complianceInternational Finance:----Advise on international business and accounting system structure options----Work with the Corporate Controller to develop a sales and expense reporting process for the global network of subsidiaries----Assist in implementing the intercompany transfer pricing and inventory accounting systems

Regional Tax Planner (India, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, and Canada)----Research tax implications of and structures for doing business----Foreign income tax returns, VAT/GST returns, and Withholding filings----Tansfer pricing study and documentation----Tariff (HS) codes, duty rates, DTAA treaty and FTA benefits----Tax account reconciliationsManagement of expatriate employee tax considerations (domestic and foreign)Foreign and domestic Income Tax Provisions (Return to Accrual, Perm Differences, Temporary Differences, Current Tax Exp/Ben, and Deferred Tax Exp/Ben)ASC 450 (Contingent Liab.) calculations and memosU.S Forms: 5471 (CFC), 8858 (DRE), 8865 (Ptrshp), 1118 (FTC), 8802 (Res. Cert.), TD F 90-22.1 (FBAR), SS-4 (FEIN request), and 8832 (Check the Box)Domestic and international tax research

Prepared individual expatriate Federal and State tax returns, tax reconciliations, and tax projectionsTrained interns to prepare expatriate Federal and State tax returnsAssisted in the gathering and reviewing of W-2 reportable employee benefitsPrepared monthly sales and use tax returns for most statesAssisted in renewing state and local sales tax exemptions and answering questions related to these exemptionsAssisted in the preparing, printing, and correction processes for over 12,000 1099s each year

Assisted clients in correcting accounting records and producing year-end financial statementsPrepared individual, partnership, S-Corp, C-Corp, and not-for-profit entity Federal and State tax returnsConducted research and prepared necessary support and response letters for IRS and State correspondenceAssisted in auditing retirement plans of both small and medium sized companies

Master'S Degree, Taxation

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Accounting