Tax Manager
Resume:
MITCHELL B. WEISER, CPA
New York, NY 10040
**********@*******.***
SUMMARY
Senior Tax Professional with over 20 years of extensive experience in all areas of Federal and State corporate income tax compliance including managing audits, resolution of tax conflicts, and accounting for income taxes. Supervised and managed personnel to meet tax filing due dates and minimize tax cost. Experienced in advising senior management on ways to reduce tax exposure on proposed transactions
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dover Corporation, New York, NY 2008 to 2011
A diversified global manufacturer with revenue in excess of $7 billion dollars of value added products that serve a variety of industrial and commercial markets.
Tax Manager
Responsible for preparation and filing of company’s federal tax return (Corptax Software)
Coordinated with accounting department to assure accuracy of all information entered into Company’s tax reporting system prior to downloading.
Prepared captive insurance company, research and development, and foreign tax credit.
Supervised staff of 2 who assisted in preparation of Company’s Efile federal return (Approximately 120 U.S. Companies and 190 Foreign 5471 Forms).
Responsible for making quarterly federal tax payments.
Assisted Vice President of Tax in preparing FASB 109 and FIN 48 calculations for the SEC Quarterly (10Q) and Annual filings (10K).
Assisted the Vice President of Tax in determining the company’s effective tax rate on a quarterly basis, including the year end closing.
Assisted in the preparation of year end tax footnote and FIN 48 and deferred tax disclosure.
Responsible for maintaining and determining the adequacy of the state FIN 48 tax reserve.
Assisted in addressing information document requests from the IRS in a timely manner.
Filed IRS carry back for error found on Company’s federal return. (approx. $2.5 Million)
Prepared and maintained SOX 404 documentation which was reviewed by outside auditors on a quarterly and annual basis.
The Louis Berger Group, Inc., East Orange, NJ 2004 to 2007
An engineering & construction management consulting company with $700 million in sales
Tax Manager
Prepared and reviewed Company’s federal and state returns using Insource Express (Fast Tax software). Managed all Company income and sales tax audits (Received no changed on New Jersey sales tax audit)
Reviewed foreign form 5471 and sales tax returns prepared by staff.
Provided research and planning on tax issues to minimize tax liabilities and assure the Company is in compliance with federal and state income tax regulations.
Mitchell B. Weiser, CPA 1992 to 2004
Assisted Fortune 100 Companies in tax compliance and reporting using Corptax Software, (i.e. prepare Federal Consolidated Return)
SEDGWICK GROUP INC., New York, NY 1988 to1992
4th largest insurance broker in the world
Senior Tax Accountant
Prepared federal & complex state returns using Corptax Software.
Prepared state tax provisions on quarterly basis to ensure companies made proper estimated tax payments.
Supervised and reviewed state corporate income returns prepared by tax staff.
Implemented a transfer of investment property to a Delaware corporation, with a resulting saving of $600,000 per year in taxes.
Recommended withdrawal of companies from high franchise tax states which saved $400,000 per year in taxes.
Combined profitable and loss companies to minimize state tax liabilities
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., New York, NY 1987 to1988
A Fortune 5 Service Company
Tax Accountant
Prepared partnership returns, federal and state corporate tax returns
EBASCO SERVICES, INC., New York, NY 1979 to1987
An engineering & construction company with $300 million in sales
Tax Accountant
Prepared Pro forma federal, state returns.
Reduced company’s New York City sales tax liability from $400,000 to $150,000.
Established foreign locality as hardship area reducing company’s tax liability to its expatriates by $1,000,000 over five years.
Automated U.S. expatriate return per Company policy.
Trained staff on use of IBM PC.
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE,
New York, NY 1977 to1979
Tax Auditor
Performed substantiation audits, on corporations, partnerships, and individual tax returns.
EDUCATION
M.S. - Taxation, 1982 - Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
B.B.A. - Accounting, 1976 - Baruch College, New York, NY
Certified Public Accountant - New York
Technology
In-depth knowledge of many software programs such as Corptax, Fastax (Insource Express), Word, Excel, RIA & CCH Tax Research System.
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