Equipment Leasing Sr Tax Accountant - Twp of Washington NJ

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Sales & Use Tax

• Sales & Use tax preparation and filings for all 50 states and various county & city jurisdictions.
• M Q A.
• Responsible for researching tax rates and taxability of various types of lease transactions.
• Evaluation of customer presented Exemption Certificates.
• Provide Proof of Sales Tax paid for customer audits.
• Prepare and Issue Highland Resale Certificates for all states and multi-state jurisdictional form.

Business Licenses

• File Business Licenses annually for states, counties, cities, new and renewals.

Tax Research

• Research tax implications of various lease transaction structures.
• Research Tax Regulations and Reporting requirements for all 50 states and county & city jurisdictions.
• Respond to internal sales force tax questions/issues via contact with appropriate jurisdiction.
• Handle any correspondence received from jurisdictions.

State Corporate Income & Franchise Tax

• Preparation of State Corporate Income Franchise Tax returns for Highland Capital Corp approximately 46 states.
• Preparation and Filing of Quarterly Estimate and Extension payments.
• Calculate Allocations Apportionments by State.
• Provide supporting documentation to VNB Corporate Tax Dept with regard to the NY & NJ returns.
• Prepare Book-to-Tax Rollforward file.

Federal Tax Support

• Preparation of data required of Valley Tax Department for purposes of filing the Highland Capital Corp 1120 return.
• Preparation of support for form 1120 M1 items:
• Depreciation on true leases and fixed assets
• Rentals on True leases
• Interest income deduction
• Non-accrual Income.

Secretary of State (SOS)

• Annual Reports: Responsible for Highlands registration with every states Secretary of State Department.
• Preparation of each states SOS Annual Reports.

Personal Property Tax

• Liaison between Highland and 3rd party outsource company Advance Property Tax Compliance Group (APTC).
• Provide details relating to Property Tax Charges for lessees requesting the information.

Tax Audits and General Tax Compliance

• HCC contact person for all Tax Auditors from various states (Sales & Use, State Corporate Income, Franchise).

General Ledger

• Insure that General Ledger tax accounts reconcile to tax return activity.