Kristen is a manager in the firm’s tax department with over 15 years of experience in public and private accounting. She has always been interested in the tax side of accounting and enjoys finding answers to complex questions, serving as a resource, and creating growth opportunities for the people and offices where she works. Her prior experience in public accounting included working with high-net-worth individuals and pass-through entities. She also has a decade worth of experience working on real estate and construction projects through a private real estate firm.
When Kristen is not in the office, she enjoys exercising, eating and cooking healthy food for her family, reading fiction and playing with the family dog.
Skills/Practices
- Corporate, partnership and individual tax planning
- Federal, state and local, sale and use tax
- Tax consulting for not-for-profit entities
- Multi-state tax services
- IRS, State and local audit representation
- Experience in working with individuals and businesses in resolving audits of income, sales and payroll taxes
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Business accounting and bookkeeping services
Related Service Areas
Related Industries
Education
- Master of Accounting Science, Northern Illinois University
- Master of Science in Taxation, Northern Illinois University
- Bachelor of Arts, Organizational/Corporate Communication, Northern Illinois University
Memberships
- Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Member of the Illinois CPA Society
