Snapshot and Years of Experience

Monica Sasser has over 15 years of tax accounting and tax compliance experience.  Monica has worked for a Big 4 accounting firm and as the head of the tax department of a large private company.  Her time at these companies has equipped her with being able to integrate projects within multiple departments with a strong commitment to team-building and management.

Tax Accounting

• Management of all aspects of the tax accounting function
• Assistance with 10-K and 10-Q tax footnotes and supporting documentation
• Creation, preparation and review of income tax provision calculations
• Development of income tax accounting processes and procedures
• Development and implementation of tax process controls, drafting documentation and coordinating with internal and external audit teams for testing
• Acquisition accounting and opening balance sheet
• Discontinued operations disclosure
• Deferred tax and payable proofs
• Forecasting of the effective tax rate under FIN 18
• Preparation of audit committee materials and slides
• Preparation of tax accounting materials on a quarterly basis
• Advanced skills of analytics in quarter over quarter and year over year trends in the rate rec
• Accounting for uncertain tax positions
• Provision to return analysis
• Preparation of tax basis balance sheets

Tax Compliance

• Management of Federal and state income tax compliance process
• Preparation and review of corporate and partnership Federal and state returns

Tax Audits

• Coordination of all aspects of Federal and state income tax audits, including negotiation of settlements
• Preparation of responses to IRS and state audit data requests

Tax Technology Experience

• ONESOURCE Income Tax
• SAP
• CheckPoint