Snapshot and Years of Experience

Ann Ruotsalainen has over 25 years of Federal, state and international tax accounting, tax compliance, audit defense, and project management experience.  Ann has served in a variety of capacities, including Tax Director of a $7 Billion global publicly traded company.

Tax Leadership as a Director

• Management and direction of all aspects of tax accounting, compliance, and audit defense for Federal, state, and international income tax

Tax Accounting

• Management of global tax provision process to meet US & UK GAAP and IFRS requirements
• Preparation of tax footnotes and disclosures under US & UK GAAP principles
• Tax reserve analysis and documentation of uncertain tax positions
• Review of tax provision calculations in OneSource
• Reconciliation of current tax payables and deferred taxes in ONESOURCE to general ledger
• Preparation and review of foreign tax provisions

Tax Compliance

• Preparation and review of Federal and state corporate income tax returns
• Preparation and review of complex Federal and state partnership returns, including IRC 751(b) issues, foreign vs domestic partners, check the box, and technical terminations
• Preparation and review of forms 5471, 5472, and 8858

Federal & State Tax Audits

• Development of the audit plan
• Management of the document request process
• Evaluation and negotiation of settlement options

Tax Planning & Project Management

• Domestic and global corporate reorganizations
• Implementation of new instance of ONESOURCE
• Management of research and experimentation tax credit studies
• Implementation of SOX processes and controls

Tax Technology Experience

• ONESOURCE Income Tax
• ONESOURCE Tax Provision
• ONESOURCE Global Access Module