Professional Experience Tax
Resume:
Catty Chut-Mui Chong, CPA
Sugar Land, TX 77479
Cell: 713-***-****
E-mail: ac0s4u@r.postjobfree.com
Summary: 14 years tax professional experience with focusing on tax provision and tax compliance in Federal, State and International Tax. Tax returns were filed within 2.5 months as result of implementing the automation M-1adjustments within provision software - CorpTax.
Working Experience
Fort Bend County MUD#25 Houston, Texas 2016 – Present
Accountant
Process accounts payable and accounts receivable to ensure all invoices are paid and customers are billed on a timely basis.
Analyze expenses accounts to see any discrepancy in comparison to budget.
Reconcile daily cash accounts
Prepare financial reports for board members review.
Keep tracking all approved funds on particular projects to ensure all spending are on track based on budget and Texas Commission Environmental Quality’s approval.
BHP Billiton Houston, Texas 2008 – 2012
Senior Tax Analyst
Prepared federal tax returns for BHP Billiton’s US Subsidiaries, including Form 1120, 5471, 5472, & 1042 on a timely basis so the returns were filed on time with the tax authority.
Prepared tax provision and manual entries as needed on a monthly basis to ensure the tax expense was properly stated and prepared a quarterly deferred tax proof to ensure the deferred tax balance was correctly stated.
Prepared return to provision and tax settlement entries once the returns were filed and tax accounts reconciliation on a quarterly basis.
Reduced the return to provision adjustment for the fixed asset by 50% after communicating and working with the fixed asset team to ensure that the fixed asset team knew what we needed for tax and made any necessary adjustments for the current fiscal year.
Shortened the response time for IRS audits by providing and compiling support for documents.
Reliant Energy, Inc. Houston, Texas 2007 – 2008
Tax Accountant
Calculated federal tax adjustments to ensure accurate estimates for quarterly provisions.
Maintained tax depreciation and amortization in the FAS and Power Tax software system, and performed related roll forwards using Excel spreadsheets.
Prepared schedules to support tax data stated in the financial statements and related footnotes.
Developed and maintain tax basis balance sheets.
Performed roll forwards of deferred tax accounts and ensured that all general ledger systems were in sync with the tax software – OneSource (Tax Stream).
Spectra Energy Corporation (fka. Duke Energy Corp) Houston, Texas 2002 – 2007
Senior Corporate Tax Analyst
Filed federal tax returns for Duke Energy on a consolidated, corporate and partnership level within 2.5 months as result of implementing the automation of M-1 adjustments within the provision software - CorpTax.
Performed financial statement analysis to ensure financial activity was properly accounted for from a tax perspective.
Performed continuous maintenance of tax basis balance sheets.
Analyzed tax accruals and tax provision forecast on a monthly basis.
Shortened the response time for IRS audits by providing and compiling support for documents.
UHY Advisors Inc. (fka. Mann Frankfort Stein & Lipp Advisors, Inc.) Houston, Texas 2001 - 2002
Tax Accountant
Provided on-site tax services to main clients: Duke Energy and El Paso Corporation.
Prepared consolidated and subsidiary corporate tax filings for clients, including federal returns and Forms 5471.
Prepared partnership federal income tax returns and Forms 8865.
Transferred fixed assets from Excel spreadsheet to a fixed asset software – Power Tax and maintain depreciation for clients.
Mir Fox & Rodriguez, PC Houston, Texas 2000 – 2001
Tax Accountant
Prepared subsidiary and consolidated federal tax returns as well as state and international tax filings for numerous clients.
Prepared various tax filings for individuals, trusts, non-profit organizations, S-Corporations, and Partnerships.
Researched specific tax laws to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
Lolley & Fontent, PC Houston, Texas 1998 – 2000
Tax Accountant
Compiled and analyzed data to prepare financial reports for individual and corporate clients.
Prepared federal and state tax returns for S-Corporations, C-Corporations, partnerships, individuals, estates, trusts, non-profit organizations, and payroll tax returns.
Education
University of Houston Houston, Texas
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
Graduated Magna Cum Laude with an overall GPA of 3.64 (based on a 4.0 scale).
Certification
Certified Public Accountant
Software Tools
CCH ProSystem, CorpTax, GoSystems, TaxStream, FAS, SAP, Hyperion, Microsoft Excel and Word.
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