ROBERT A. STASZAK, MST

Professional Experience:

PVH Corp., Bridgewater, NJ 01/2008 – Present

Director – Federal Tax & Tax Accounting

Complete the US Tax Provision under FAS 109, including insuring compliance with SOX controls and interfacing with outside auditors; completing the Federal Income Tax Return process for over 30 legal entities; managing 1 tax professional

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

* Integrated the operations of Tommy Hilfiger into the income tax provision process during 2010. This included creating the opening tax balance sheet under FAS109, creating a worldwide provision process and implementing the tax provision implications of a recently filed Advanced Pricing Agreement

* Successfully managed the 2006-2008 Federal Income Tax Audit. This allowed the company to reverse $27M in FIN 48 reserves. The IRS auditor also waived $6M in underpayment penalties due to the effective management of the audit.

* Implemented a process to create a fully audit ready Federal Income Tax Return, including write-up of all Schedule M-1’s and tax memos for all material transactions

Alcatel-Lucent/AT&T Corp., Murray Hill NJ 05/1988 – 01/2008

Assistant Tax Director

* Responsible for managing the 5471/8858 process for 108 legal entities including managing 6 tax professionals

* Managed the Federal and State/Local Income Tax Compliance Team.

This process included 13 business units spread within 40 legal entities and completion of approximately 200 returns

* Responsible for career planning and performance feedback for six tax professionals

* Completed FAS 109 calculation and effective tax rate calculation for each business unit

* Coordinated and provided responses to IRS data requests relevant to federal audits

* Developed contacts within the business units in order to obtain relevant business activity information and audit documentation

* Provided tax support to business unit personnel on matters involving domestic income taxes

* Researched federal and state tax issues, provided documentation to support them in order to minimize Lucent's tax burden

* Proactively identified potential tax problems and reduced Lucent's exposure

* Extensive utilization of SAP, Corptax, Microsoft Excel, Word, and Access

* Manage the Research Tax Credit Process

* Merger & Acquisition support, including analyzing tax impacts and completing tax return write-up

* Implemented tax savings strategies for Real Estate and International Human Resource organizations

Jersey Central Power and Light, Morristown, NJ 05/1987 – 05/1988

Tax Analyst

* Responsible for preparation of state income tax return filings and preparation of sales and use tax returns.

* Assisted in monthly book close process and preparation of federal income tax return

Teledyne, Los Angeles, CA 06/1985 -04/1987

Tax Analyst

* Responsible for preparation of federal income tax return, tax accounting and tax payments for members of the Life Insurance group

* Implemented process for computerizing tax accounting, payment and return preparation to eliminate manual entry and significantly decrease processing time

Education:

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

MS Taxation

Montclair State College, Montclair, NJ

BS Accounting

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