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DIANE L. YETTER

Diane L. Yetter is a strategist, advisor, speaker and author in the field of sales and use tax. She is president and founder of YETTER™, a sales tax consulting and tax technology firm in business since 1996. She is also the founder of The Sales Tax Institute, a premier think tank that offers live and online courses to educate business professionals about sales and use tax.

Diane works with an extensive network of capable partners to deliver sales tax services including system analysis and strategy, transaction tax automation implementation assistance, training, audit defense, refund reviews, manuals, transactional planning and general consulting concerning the taxability of issues. She works with clients of all sizes—from Fortune 10 to small, family-owned companies—and myriad industries such as manufacturing, printing and publishing, software and e-commerce, retail, service and construction.

She is a Certified Implementation Partner and Trainer with Sabrix as well as a Certified Training and TDM Specialist for Vertex, Inc.

As a speaker, Diane is frequently asked to present to industry groups concerning sales and use tax issues including the Council on State Taxation (COST), Chicago Tax Club, Progressive Business Audio Conferences, the Institute of Management and Administration, National Institute for State and Local Taxes, the Institute of Professionals in Taxation, World Research Group, Associated Industries of Missouri,  Vertex User Conference, Thomson/Reuters User Conference, National Association for Retail Marketing Services and the Information Technology Association of America.

As an author, Diane regularly contributes to Sales & Use Tax Alert and serves as a member of its editorial advisory board; has written articles concerning sales and use tax issues; was editor for the 1995-1996 edition of the Information Technology Association of America Software & Services State Tax Report and authored Drop Shipments: Taxation, Compliance and Planning and Multistate Guide to Sales and Use Tax: Manufacturing, both published by CCH. She has also appeared as an expert witness.

Diane is a member of the AICPA, Chicago Tax Club, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Taxation Committee, the Association for Computers and Taxation, and the Institute of Professionals in Taxation. She is a member of the Practitioner Connection with the Council on State Taxation, and represents client concerns on a number of task forces. She recently was accepted as an Advisor, Presenter, and Quarterly Contributor of the Managing Accounts Payable Editorial Advisory Board, IOMA’s Institute of Financial Management (IOFM). Diane was named one of Accounting Today’s 100 Most Influential People in Accounting for 2011.She serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Advisors, University of Kansas School of Business where she is also an adjunct professor, teaching topics on state and local taxation and entrepreneurship.

Diane earned a BS in accounting and business administration from the University of Kansas in 1985 and an MS in taxation from DePaul University in 1994. Prior to founding the company, Diane was a state and local tax manager in the Chicago office of Arthur Andersen LLP, the sales and use tax director for the Quaker Oats Company, and a sales and use tax auditor for the Kansas Department of Revenue.

Email: diane@salestaxinstitute.com

 

CHRISTINE BRUNE CUDNEY

Christine Cudney is an ALT Manager of Non-Incomes Taxes for Ameren, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and also very involved with legislative activities. She holds a Masters in Business Administration from Webster University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Missouri Southern State College. Prior to joining Ameren, Chriss worked in public accounting, both with the Big 4 and as a Partner for a regional firm, and as a Revenue Agent in the states of Missouri and Colorado. Chriss has also served as a legislative assistant for the Missouri State Senate and served on the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Panel. Chriss has over 20 years of dedicated state and local tax experience.

Chriss has taught various tax, accounting, marketing, and finance courses for local colleges and frequently participates in local and national speaking engagements. Her professional associations are, or have been, with the Associated Industries of Missouri (Board of Directors & Tax Committee Chairman), Sales Tax Institute, Missouri Director of Revenue’s Advisory Group, Missouri & Illinois Chamber of Commerce Tax Committees, Missouri Energy Development Association, Energy Tax Association, Lorman Educational Services, Institute of Property Taxation, Association of Municipal Tax Auditors, Association of MBA Executives, AICPA, and the MSCPA. Her publications include the Journal of Multistate Taxation and State Tax Notes.

 

JORDAN M. GOODMAN

Jordan M. Goodman is a partner with the law firm of Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered, where he chairs the firm’s state and local tax practice. Jordan plans for and resolves state and local tax controversies for multistate and multinational corporations. He advises businesses in various industries on the tax ramifications and benefits of certain organizational structures. He has also successfully resolved state tax controversies in virtually every state. Jordan has lectured on numerous state and local tax topics before business and professional associations, including the Council on State Taxation, the Tax Executives Institute, the Chicago Tax Club, Georgetown University Institute on State and Local Taxation, the National Institute Symposium, and annual meetings for CPAmerica and AGN International. In addition, Mr. Goodman has created and presented accredited state and local tax seminars throughout the country. Mr. Goodman has also been recognized as an “Illinois Super Lawyer” by his clients and peers.

Mr. Goodman is a member of the Editorial Boards for The Journal of Multistate Taxation and CCH State Tax Income Alert. Jordan is also a contributing editor to Commerce Clearing House’s State Tax Report. Mr. Goodman is author of the chapters entitled Other State Taxes and Unclaimed Property in Illinois Institute of Continued Legal Education’s Illinois Taxes and co-author of the chapter entitled Illinois Income Tax Considerations for the publication Organizing and Advising Illinois Businesses. He is also co-author of the Tax Management Multistate Tax portfolios entitled Sales and Use Taxes: The Machinery and Equipment Exemption, Illinois Income Tax, and Illinois Sales and Use Tax. Mr. Goodman has also authored the chapter entitled Illinois Sales and Use Tax in the American Bar Association's Sales and Use Tax Handbook and multiple articles on the unitary business principle, non-business income, apportionment irregularities, and situsing of services for income and sales tax purposes. He received his B.S. in Accounting with high honors from Indiana University and his J.D. from the University of Illinois. Mr. Goodman is also a Certified Public Accountant.

 

RANDY HOLLOWAY, CMI

Randy Holloway is a Managing Director in LECG-SMART's State and Local Tax practice and brings over 20 years of tax and accounting experience to LECG-SMART. His area of expertise is in the sales and use tax arena where he has assisted clients in the utility, manufacturing, technology, and services and hospitality industries on a national level. Randy is located in LECG-SMART's Atlanta office and is responsible for providing services to clients with operations in the Southeast region of the country.

Prior to joining LECG-SMART, Randy spent 12 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was promoted to a Principal in their Atlanta State and Local tax practice. As a Principal, he was responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the sales tax professionals throughout the Southeast and provided client service to those clients in the Southeast region extending into Texas. Randy has supported clients in meetings with Department of Revenue auditors, tax policy analyst and administrative hearing officers in a number of states to secure refunds of tax and to represent clients in resolving audit deficiencies.

Prior to joining PricewaterhouseCoopers, Randy was an auditor with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. In this capacity, he was responsible for auditing for compliance with sales and use tax, motor vehicle tax and motor fuels tax. His clients ranged from Fortune 100 manufacturing, retail and technology companies to sole proprietors, partnerships and closely held companies.

Randy recently served as a sales tax industry expert with the Georgia Traditional Manufacturers Association in successfully passing legislation adopting the Integrated Plant Theory approach to manufacturers in the State of Georgia. This included speaking in front of the Georgia House Ways and Means Subcommittee and working directly with the manufacturing industry and the Georgia Department of Revenue Tax Law and Policy Group to draft language that was ultimately signed and passed as legislation by Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue in May of 2008.

Email: randy@salestaxinstitute.com

CAROLYNN S. IAFRATE, CPA, JD

Carolynn is the founder and Managing Member of Industry Sales Tax Solutions, LLC (“ISTS”), which offers a subscription database containing the sales and use taxability of software related transactions. Carolynn specializes in state and local tax matters in the fifty states and the District of Columbia, particularly in the area of sales and use taxes. In addition to Carolynn’s sales and use tax expertise, she has significant experience in state and local income / franchise tax, as well as federal tax matters.

Carolynn has over twenty years of experience in state and local taxation coupled with over seven years of experience in federal taxation. Prior to founding ISTS, Carolynn spent most of her career working in the state and local tax practice of Big Four public accounting firms. In addition, Carolynn has held a management position in the Tax Department of an international pharmaceutical company with responsibilities involving federal and international tax matters, coupled with a primary focus in state and local taxation. Carolynn also currently manages a legal practice, Iafrate & Associates, PLLC, focusing on state and local tax consulting for clients on a multi-state basis.

Carolynn holds a law degree from Widener University School of Law and a Bachelor’s Degree in Management with a major in Accounting and a minor in Spanish from Widener University. Carolynn is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of the District of Columbia and the Pennsylvania Bar, and also a member of various professional organizations, including the American Bar Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Institute for Professionals in Taxation, the District of Columbia Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Carolynn is also a member of the advisory committee to Widener University’s Department of Taxation and Accounting, has served as a visiting professor at Widener University, and is an adjunct professor in the University’s Master of Taxation Program.

Carolynn is a frequent speaker on multi-state sales and use tax matters for clients, businesses, and a number of professional organizations, including the American Bar Association, the Council on State Taxation, the Institute for Professionals in Taxation, New York University, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Tax Executives Institute. Carolynn has also authored a chapter of IPT’s book on Sales and Use TaxationState Tax Notes, BNA, and the Pennsylvania CPA Journal.

Email: carolynn@salestaxinstitute.com

STEPHEN KRANZ

Steve Kranz is a member of Sutherland’s Tax Practice Group, where he focuses on state tax controversy and tax policy matters.

Steve engages in all forms of taxpayer advocacy including audit defense and litigation, legislative monitoring, and the formation and leadership of taxpayer coalitions. He defends clients in tax audits through the appeal and litigation cycles, and is experienced in handling audits by the Multistate Tax Commission. In addition to traditional tax controversy matters, Steve represents clients before state legislatures, the U.S. Congress, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Governors Association, Multistate Tax Commission, Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board and the Federation of Tax Administrators.

Before joining the firm, Steve served as General Counsel to the Council On State Taxation (COST), a trade association based in Washington, D.C., which represents the interests of more than 600 of the nation’s largest taxpayers on issues of state and local taxation. He began his legal career as a trial lawyer for the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, where he spent six years litigating tax cases in U.S. District Court. Steve then served as Chief Counsel for the District of Columbia’s Office of Tax and Revenue, where he represented the city on tax policy and administrative matters.

Steve’s recent representative experience includes:

  • Representing a coalition of companies opposed to state efforts to impose tax on digital products and services.
  • Representing a coalition of companies opposed to the Multistate Tax Commissionled effort to rewrite the Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act.
  • Representing a communications company seeking modifications to federal legislation impacting state and local sales tax collection and administration.
  • Representing companies seeking to address their views on simplification of state and local sales tax through the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board.
  • Representing numerous Fortune 500 companies in developing and executing state tax policy advocacy plans.

B.J. PRITCHETT

B.J. Pritchett is the President/Owner of Pritchett Sales and Use Tax Consulting located in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Ms. Pritchett received her Bachelor Business Administration from the University of Memphis, formerly Memphis State University. She has operated her own sales and use tax practice since 1992. Her company provides services which include sales and use tax refunds, audit defense, corporate educational seminars, procedure manuals and private consultation on sales and use tax issues.

Ms. Pritchett has been involved in the sales and use tax arena for over 30 years. Her experience in private industry includes State and Local Tax Manager for a Big Six CPA firm, Senior Tax Consultant for a nationwide sales and use tax consulting firm, Controller and Cost Accountant. She also spent ten years with the State of Arkansas as a top Senior Tax Auditor II for the Department of Finance and Administration.

Ms. Pritchett has given numerous lectures for private corporations, educational forums,   Tax Executives Institute (TEI) and Arkansas Federal Tax Institute. She is a Certified Member of the Institute of Professionals in Taxation (IPT). She is a Sales Tax Member of IPT and serves on the legislative committee reporting updates to the interpretations and laws of the state of Arkansas.  Ms. Pritchett is on the editorial board of the publication Sales and Use Tax ALERT.  She previously served as a technical consultant for Sales and Use Tax ALERT and as a member of the editorial board of the State Income Tax ALERT publication. Ms. Pritchett is a life member of The National Registry of Who’s Who.

B.J. started the Arkansas Sales and Use Tax School in 2003.  The Arkansas Sales and Use Tax School provides two courses: A Beginner’s Basic and an Advanced Course & Case Study.  Each course is scheduled for March and September of each year in beautiful Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas.

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