Sales Tax Coordinator

KATHY C. ROGERS

*** *. ******** **., *******, TN 38058

Home: 901-***-**** – Email: **********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Highly analytical, deadline driven who completes sales/use tax filings with accuracy.

WORK HISTORY

HELENA AGRI-ENTERPRISES, LLC, Collierville, TN

11/2015 to 02/2021

Sales Tax Coordinator

Utilized the Vertex tax program to prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly filings of sale/use and other local taxes in multiple states & counties for over 500 cost centers under the Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC banner.

Setup sales/use tax filings plus ACH Debit tax payments via 47 State authorized websites along with county & parish returns for the states of Alabama, Colorado, and Louisiana.

Complied documentation for State sales/use tax audits.

Prepared, filed, and processed P-card payments on the Secretary of State websites regarding Annual Reports for Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC and numerous subsidiaries.

Initiated the scanning of all state, county & parish sale/use tax returns to eliminate Company off premise storage cost.

Written and verbal communications with state/local governmental agencies, field & interdepartmental personnel.

DAVIDSON HOTELS AND RESORTS, Memphis, TN

09/2006 to 03/2015

Tax Analyst

Prepared sales, use, occupational and other local taxes for 50 full service hotel properties in 23 states plus the District of Columbia.

Extensive review of sales tax exemptions received by the hotel properties in an effort to reduce the tax liability to the States.

Initiated email/drop box program for paper reduction and off site storage of hotel exemptions.

Prepared and maintained monthly sales/use tax spreadsheets on Excel.

Filed sale/use tax returns and ACH Debit payments via state and local authorized websites.

Researched and analyzed sales/tax laws regarding taxability of hotel services along with changes of sales/use tax rates in various states and local jurisdictions.

Complied documentation and accounting reports for state and local audits.

Processed annual business licenses and permits for each hotel property.

Resolved questions relative to sales/use tax and business license issues from hotel properties and interdepartmental personnel.

Verbal and written communications with state/local governmental agencies, the hotel properties, and interdepartmental personnel.

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Kathy C. Rogers

SERVICEMASTER, Memphis, TN

08/1999 to 09/2006

Tax Analyst

Prepared and filed sales, use, occupational and other local taxes in multiple states across the country for over 400 branches under the ServiceMaster banner.

Filed sale/use tax returns and ACH Credit payments via state authorize websites.

Processed quarterly and annual business licenses/permits for TruGreen Chemlawn and Landcare branches.

Compiled documentation for state sale/use tax audits.

Resolved questions relative to sales/use and business license issues from the branches and interdepartmental personnel.

Written and verbal communications with state/local governmental agencies, field, and interdepartmental personnel.

EDUCATION

Certificate, Paralegal Studies Program, University of Memphis (formerly Memphis State Univ.)

SKILLS

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Outlook Express, CCH Research, JD Edwards

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