Tax Principal - Dealer Services
Core
Lead a practice delivering industry-focused tax advisory and compliance services to dealership owners, dealer groups, and related businesses in the Seattle and Pacific Northwest market.
Role type
Senior IC tax principal (dealer services)
Builds
Federal tax compliance and consulting services for automotive, motorcycle, RV, trucking, powersports, heavy equipment, and marine dealerships.
Domain
Automotive and heavy equipment dealership tax
Required skills
Dealership tax expertise, federal tax compliance, corporate and flow-through taxation, inventory accounting, LIFO considerations, capitalization policies, depreciation, fixed assets, IRS inquiry response, tax planning, state and local tax coordination, high net worth tax, international tax, R&D credits, incentives, dealership acquisition tax
Preferred skills
Pacific Northwest market knowledge, entrepreneurial mindset, practice leadership, mentoring
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead client relationships on day-to-day tax matters for dealership clients ranging from independently owned dealerships to large, multi-location dealer groups; Consult on technical matters and special projects in corporate and flow-through taxation, accounting methods, and dealership-specific tax planning; Research various tax matters, respond to IRS and other tax authority inquiries, and make recommendations; Coordinate with specialty tax practices on complicated tax matters in state and local, high net worth, international, R&D, and credits and incentives areas; Oversee tax-planning responsibilities for federal and individual clients and review complex tax research on business transactions for various entities and their affiliates.
Seniority
Principal, practice leadership & mentorship