Snapshot and Years of Experience

Sharon Hall has over 30 years of Federal and state tax accounting and compliance experience.

Tax Accounting

• Supervision of staff throughout the year-end process
• Preparation and review of domestic income tax provisions
• Tax reserve analysis and documentation of uncertain tax positions
• Preparation of tax basis balance sheet, valuation allowance assessments and deferred tax proofs
• Assistance with tax footnotes and development of SOX narrative
• Tax accounting for mergers & acquisitions, dispositions, bankruptcy and reorganizations
• Documentation and design of the income tax provision process
• Tax provision automation including calculation of book / tax differences and general ledger mapping

Tax Compliance – Corporate and Partnership

• Supervision of Federal, state and Canadian income tax compliance
• Preparation and review of Federal tax return workpapers and book / tax differences
• Preparation and review of Federal proformas, sub-consolidated and consolidated returns
• Calculation of Partner Capital Accounts

Federal, State and Canadian Audits

• Preparation of responses to Federal, state and Canadian audits, financial audits and bankruptcy claims
• Experience handling Federal and state audits through the appeals process

Tax Planning and Project Management

• Review of contracts (e.g., acquisition, disposition, financing and non-standard commercial agreements) to evaluate tax impact
• Mergers and acquisitions tax due diligence and planning, including review of GST, sales, excise and income tax returns
• Support of financial statement reporting through issue analysis, research and review of policies, budgets and projection models for tax implications

Tax Technology Experience

• ONESOURCE Tax Provision
• Corptax
• HFM