Sr. Tax Accountant

• Prepare and assist with the preparation of all federal and state returns, reports, and filings for each of the empirical related companies and owners. These include income tax returns, franchise tax returns, sales & use tax returns, personal property tax renditions, information return forms 5500 for benefit plans, information return forms 1099, forms 8752 to maintain fiscal year ends, unclaimed property reports, census reports, gift tax returns, quarterly estimated income tax payment forms, and all other tax schedules or items.
• Assist, as needed, in connection with all tax-related audits and protests and in responding to all tax-related correspondence from federal and state governmental authorities.
• Maintenance of Tax Investment Records and Schedules for companies.
• Assist with the preparation of majority owners’ personal financial statements.
• Assist with other accounting and financial statement tasks.
• Assist with the preparation of and maintenance of all corporate records and minutes and with the preparation of all required state filings to maintain the corporate status or certificates of authority to do business for all related companies.
• Serve as project manager for long term tax related projects such as LB775 tax credit recapture and more complicated short-term projects, such as property tax protests. Devise project completion plan, including establishing project milestones, assembling data, coordinating team effort, and providing follow through project leadership to successfully complete project on time.

Requirements:

Microsoft Excel

Tax related filing experience

Previous experience with state and/or IRS audits

Preferred Skills:

CPA

Public Accounting Tax