Snapshot and Years of Experience

Kristie Johnson has over 15 years of experience as a tax professional.  She has worked in Big 4 public accounting, industry, and specifically as Senior Tax Director to a growth-oriented payment services firm.  This knowledge allows her to provide extensive skills when handling wide-ranging tax projects and strong management within a tax department.

Tax Expertise

• Managed 10-Q and 10-K US GAAP accounting for income taxes and worldwide effective tax rate (ETR).
• Managedthe preparation of annual and quarterly ASC 740 computations and deferred tax roll forwards on a global basis.
• Managed audits ranging from international to state while coordinating with the IRS, planned the audit, responded to requests and prepared formal communications.
• Provided support and review of U.S. Partnership, S. Corporation and Canadian Corporation income tax returns for large multinational, mid-size corporations, and their partners.
• Prepared and reviewed Code Section 163j computations on a quarterly basis.
• Supervised the in-house preparation of U.S. Corporate tax returns, extensions, and quarterly estimates.
• Prepared and maintained Sarbanes-Oxley documentation to ensure compliance and assisted with internal controls.
• Managed the return preparation process, trained staff, researched and documented tax positions, quarterly estimates, projections, etc.

Tax Technology Experience

• OneSource
• Microsoft AX
• Prosystems
• Gosystems/ FASTTAX
• CORPTAX & CORPTAX ETS
• Prosystems
• Gosystems/ FASTTAX
• CORPTAX & CORPTAX ETS
• Khalix
• Lacerte
• Oracle
• RIA