Tax Manager
Resume:
Tom Saguin-Vuletich
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Work Experience:
Hornblower Group Inc – San Francisco, CA
**** – 2023
($1 billion privately held cruise and tour company with over 5000 employees worldwide) Tax Manager
§ Oversaw the preparation and filing of consolidated Form 1120 federal income tax return
(including Form 5471 for international tax) and over 50 state and local income and franchise tax returns for company and its subsidiaries.
§ Prepared and filed sales tax returns, percentage rent returns, and property tax returns.
§ Ensured tax compliance was met for various departments including payroll, AP, and HR.
§ Worked with Legal department on maintenance of corporate organization chart and formation of newly created entities.
§ Responsible for filing over 300 license renewals and certificates for vessels and ports.
§ Liaison between company and outside legal counsel on liquor license applications.
§ In response to audits, saved company over $1,500,000 in assessments.
§ Involved in various tax projects including transfer pricing, acquisitions, lease renewals, foreign transactions, R&D tax credit, and Form 1099 compliance. Safeway Inc. – Pleasanton, CA
2015 – 2018
($25 billion privately held grocery store chain with over 10,000 employees) Senior Tax Accountant
§ Prepared consolidated state income tax returns for parent company and subsidiaries.
§ Assisted in preparing Federal income tax return and provision for parent company.
§ Calculated and maintained unrealized gain/loss on foreign transactions.
§ Involved in various tax projects including book to tax depreciation, fixed asset reporting, lease transactions, foreign income tax returns, amended returns, and FinCEN 114 (FBAR) compliance. Littler Mendelson, P.C. – San Francisco, CA
2010 – 2015
($500 million law firm with over 2000 employees)
Senior Tax Accountant
Managed the filing of Form 1120 federal income tax return and multiple state and local returns.
Supervised the filing of Mexico monthly tax returns including VAT, income, and withholding tax requirements.
Administered the filing of Mexico annual tax return and quarterly government reports.
Prepared and filed all sales and use tax returns, personal property tax returns, business licenses, and annual reports in 40 states.
Prepared the quarterly and end-of-year income tax provision (ASC 740, formerly FAS 109).
Calculated federal and state estimated tax payments and identified tax saving opportunities.
Prepared the annual tax budget, forecasting potential savings incentives for income, franchise, property, and other business taxes.
Saved company over $2,000,000 by successfully reducing proposed Federal and state audit adjustments on income tax, sales tax, withholding tax, and property tax.
Ensured the company was up-to-date on U.S. residency certificates and receipt of client’s W-BEN forms to streamline efficient payment in today’s world economy.
Prepared annual FinCEN 114 (FBAR) forms for compliance with U.S. government reporting requirements.
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Westaff, Inc. – Walnut Creek, CA
2006 – 2009
($500 million publicly-traded staffing agency with over 5000 employees) Tax Analyst
Prepared and filed Form 1120 federal income tax return (including Form 5471 for international tax) and over 100 state and local income and franchise tax returns.
Supervised and streamlined the filing of all sales and use tax returns, personal property tax returns, business licenses, and annual reports in all 50 states.
Prepared the quarterly and end-of-year income tax provision (ASC 740).
Calculated federal and state estimated tax payments and identified tax saving opportunities.
As part of the Treasury Department, reconciled daily bank reports, oversaw payment to various government entities, distributed daily sales and borrowing reports to bank entities, and prepared EFT and wire payments to affiliates and vendors as needed.
Saved company over $250,000 by successfully reducing proposed audit adjustments on sales tax, penalty, and interest.
Chevy’s, Inc. – Emeryville, CA
2003 – 2005
Staff Accountant
($150 million privately held restaurant franchise with over 2000 employees)
Prepared over 35 monthly multi-state and local sales and use tax returns.
Responsible for the $4 million monthly revenue and bi-monthly payroll journal entries to the general ledger.
Reconciled sales tax and various payroll tax accounts on a monthly basis.
Prepared year-end account reconciliations and journal entries.
Worked with government auditors on state and local sales tax audits.
Prepared workpapers for federal Form 1120 consolidated income tax return. G&K Services, Inc. – Minnetonka, MN
2001 – 2002
Tax Accountant
($500 million publicly traded uniform rental company with over 2000 employees)
Prepared and supervised the filing of over 65 monthly state and local sales and use tax returns.
Updated and corrected tax rates for company’s nationwide system.
Reduced the company’s tax liability by over $1 million by working on various income, sales, and use tax audits.
Saved company over $100,000 in penalties and interest stemming from erroneous sales tax collection and remittance.
Assisted on tax provision (ASC 740, formerly FAS 109) for the company annual report.
Researched state sales and use tax guidelines in response to questions from the field or from customers.
Worked as interim Tax Manager for 3-month period. Tom Saguin-Vuletich
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Best Buy Co., Inc. – Eden Prairie, MN
1998 – 2001
Income Tax Accountant / Sales Tax Analyst
($10 billion publicly traded retail electronics company with over 10,000 employees)
§ Prepared Forms 1065 and 1120 income tax returns and quarterly estimates at federal, state, and local levels.
§ Assisted in the computation of the estimated tax rate and tax provision (ASC 740, formerly FAS 109) for the company’s annual report.
§ Drafted responses to federal and state auditors’ information requests.
§ Prepared and analyzed reconciliation for various tax accounts.
§ Prepared 20 monthly state sales and use tax returns.
§ Organized business license registration and annual reports for over 150 store locations nationwide.
§ Filed state unclaimed property reports and local personal property reports.
§ Performed tax research and wrote recommendations for business implementation as necessary. Education:
University of St. Thomas – Minneapolis, MN
MBA – Accounting
St. Mary’s College of California – Moraga, CA
BA – Integral Liberal Arts
Technical Skills: Lawson, PeopleSoft, Oracle, CCH ProSystem, Microsoft Office, Elite, Site Scan, FAS100, Vertex, Sabrix, AS/400, InSource, QuickBooks, RIA, BNA, FasTax, Great Plains, TrinDocs
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