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ELLEN MINNIG JD, LLM TAXATION, MSA

EXPERIENCE

Deloitte Tax LLP, Chicago, IL 8/2023-

Sr. Tax Manager (Consultant)

• Review compliance for large investment partnership and IT/tech partnership groups, review consolidated corporate compliance, review related workpapers and assist with tax controversy.

• Filings include Form 1065, state partnership forms, Form 1120, 1120-REIT, 1120-F, 1120-FSC, 1120-RIC, state corporate forms-consolidated, combined, separate, investment forms 8949, 6781, 8621, rental and royales 8825, depreciation - 4562, business sales – Sch D, 4797, tax adjustments related to private equity and hedge funds, tax pertaining to investment portfolios, foreign forms 945, 1042, 5471, 5472, 8865

• Reviewed staff returns – teams of 7-8 state associates, sr. associates, and managers.

• AWN/RE Tax Reform and related state adjustments

• Advise and research state and international issues for US/global corporations and partnerships. PKF Mueller, Chicago IL

Tax Director 6/2021-8/2023 (Cherry Bekaert acq’d)

• Drive the growth of the SALT Advisory Consultant practice including business development.

• SALT compliance process training for staff and teaching IRC and state tax law updates

• Review and report tax provision under ASC 740/FIN 48

• Direct federal domestic corporate, partnership, S corporation tax compliance and planning for large construction, manufacturing, real estate (commercial rental/REIT), equity investment, and tech, SaaS, PaaS/digital product clients including multistate and international tax planning; Review of federal forms 1065 and 1120, including 1120-REIT, 1120-F, 1120-FSC, 1120-RIC, 5471, 5472, 6781, 8865, 1042, 945, 1099-BEN-E, FINCIN, FIRPTA, ECI, FDAP

• Business Advisory Consulting – M & A, International reporting, Transactional Cost Studies, R & E, R & D credits, tax minimization - business sales, impact of Tax Reform on state modifications including international.

• Tax Audit defense and Controversy Resolution, SALT focus, including global reporting, reduction of state tax burden up to 1M-4M on audit.

• Mentor tax staff and provide frequent feedback; managed 5-8 tax staff.

• Update and revise company business and marketing plans, SALT project planning, intense business development

• Review, manage and deliver Nexus, Tax Credit, Modeling, and Incentive Studies Concrete Pumping Holdings Inc, Thornton, CO 04/2019-05/2020 (COVID-19) Tax Director

• Completed Domestic Sales and Use Tax Audits w/ reduction of nationwide sales tax accrual by 4 M.

• Lead all SALT and international tax focused Legal Tax Research, Controversy and Audit Defense

• Co-supervision of four tax analysts

• Domestic corporate and partnership income/franchise tax compliance review and supervision (federal and multistate, cities/counties/local licensing, income, and sales/use tax), review of federal forms 1065 and 1120, Directed Federal and International Income Tax Planning, Structured wind up of Lux CPEC, Transfer pricing. 2

UK/US/Belgium, tax advisory to UK Camfaud, W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, Forms 1120-F, 1042, 945, 8865, FINCIN, FIRPTA, ECI, FDAP

• Completed Transactional Cost Tax Study identifying 35M additional amortizable costs.

• Asset and stock acquisitions, including Form 8594, capital gain installments, Form 6252, 8949, 8886 & related capitalization, and amortization adjustments.

• Overhauled processes for WA B & O and multistate sales tax filings & spearheaded Wayfair implementation

• Spearheaded state and federal Fuel Tax Credit recoupment over 5M ongoing

• Designed process to claim State Credits and Incentive benefits worth over 1M (Form 3800)

• Reviewed Financial Reporting for Income Tax: Tax Provision (ASC 740) & related SEC financial/provision reporting.

• Fixed Asset Advisory: Fleet Acquisition Accounting and related tax adjustments (Forms 4562, 4797, Sch D) EMM Consulting 04/2016-03/2019

Independent Tax Consulting Principal

• Clients included: PWC, EY, CRIMSON MIDSTREAM, STANTEC, WESTMORELAND COAL, PUBLICATION PRINTERS

• Supervised & expedited completion of seasonal compliance for federal consolidated corporate & partnership/S Corp entities, Forms 1120, 1065, consolidated, separate & combined state returns, including international returns, 8865, 1120-F, 1041/1042, 5471/5472, 1120-REIT, FINCIN, 1099, W8BEN-E

• Supervised SALT flow through entity planning; Lead training and development of team members in SALT

• Managed International tax planning and processing of withholding and partnership/corporate return filings.

• Profitably managed Domestic Income, Franchise and Sales & Use Tax Audits, tax audit processes and procedures

• Successfully claimed federal fuel tax and state biofuel credits over 10M annually at midstream company

• Spearheaded changes in tax reporting, process & management, E.g., SUT & payroll tax processes (50 states) Dish Network Corp., Englewood, CO 04/2014-03/2016

Sr Tax Manager, SALT/international

• Directed tax audit defense: improved tracking, refined modeling, and expedited response time.

• Audit victories saving DISH up to $10M with state franchise and income tax audits.

• Guided and reviewed both federal and state income and franchise tax compliance including corporate and partnership entity filing.

• Directed and trained a team of 6 Tax Analysts

• Spearheaded tax planning project management including significant state credits.

• Reviewed ASC 740 and directed FIN 48 reserves and managed state provision.

• Presented monthly SALT training presentations to organization. Weaver LLP, DFW, Houston, San Antonio, Midland/Odessa TX, NYC 06/2012-05/2014 Tax Manager

• Managed state and related federal audit defense and controversy- prevailed in audits with limited exposure.

• Federal, international, state income and franchise tax compliance review for construction, manufacturing, real estate, retail, PE, & professional services clients (Forms 1120, 1065, 1120-S, 1120-F, 1042, 945, 5471/5472, 8865)

• Piloted tax planning projects & conducted nexus studies.

• Oversaw tax inquiry response -7 Texas offices.

• Managed 8 Sr Associates; Increased client development, staff development & statewide training. 3

Positions Held 2000-2012:

RSM McGladrey, LLP

Senior Tax Associate

Axiom Solutions

Tax Manager, R & D

Robert Half Management & Finance

Tax Manager

Wenner Group LLC

Tax Manager

EDUCATION

University of Denver Graduate Tax Program- LLM- Master of Laws, Taxation Regis University- Master of Science, Accounting

Willamette University College of Law- Juris Doctor University of Colorado at Denver- Associate of Science, Accounting DePauw University- Bachelor of Arts, Economics

SOFTWARE SKILLS

ADVANCED: CCH Axcess, Corptax, OneSource, Caseware, GoSystems, ProSystemfx, ProSystem Engagement, SAP, ShareFile, LaCerte, RIA & CCH Research Platform, Bloomberg BNA Law & Tax Research, Westlaw, LexisNexis, Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word), Practice Management, BNA Fixed Assets, QuickBooks. FLUENT: Great Plains, MS Access, Hyperion.

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