Experienced team. Proven results.
Wipfli's State and Local Tax Team consists of dedicated tax consultants specializing in state and local tax matters. This team brings unmatched experience and unique insider perspective with members who have previously served as auditors/supervisors for state departments of revenue. Dedicated experts offer in-depth knowledge, revenue department insights, and the ability to deliver value-added services to help shore-up state and local tax strategies.
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With over 28 years of experience, Craig serves as the leader of Wipfli's State and Local Tax practice. Prior to joining Wipfli in 2005, he was the director of the Wisconsin sales and use tax practice of a national accounting firm. He was also a field auditor with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. This knowledge and experience enables him to provide value add service to his clients in terms of state and local tax savings and efficient resolution of state audits. |
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Austin DeMoss, MBA Austin is a member of Wipfli LLP’s state and local tax group and a firmwide resource in assisting with and resolving clients’ multistate tax issues. As a former auditor for the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, his knowledge and experience help him provide the best possible outcome for clients of all sizes. Austin is committed to providing outstanding customer service and helping his clients to understand the complex world of sales and use tax. |
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With over 19 years of public accounting experience, Linda focuses on the areas of tax planning, compliance, and research with a focus on state and local taxes. She assists clients in managing their sales and use tax audits, reviewing their sales and use tax compliance and procedures, and researching and structuring complex sales and use tax transactions. |
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Tara has over 12 years of public accounting experience assisting clients in a variety of industries with federal, state, and local tax compliance. She specializes in providing varying levels of assistance with sales tax audit defense to minimize tax exposure issues raised by auditors and reviewing transactions in reverse audits for the purpose of identifying sales tax overpayment opportunities. |
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Jessica Macklin, CPA Jessica is a senior manager in Wipfli LLP’s tax department, providing tax planning and preparation services for corporations, partnerships, farmers, and individuals. She specializes in state and local taxation and helps clients navigate the tax laws of the state and local jurisdictions in which they operate. Jessica’s clients appreciate her vast state and local tax knowledge as well as her timeliness and responsiveness to their questions and issues. |
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Dan Kidney is a director in Wipfli’s SALT practice and has nearly 20 years of experience dedicated to SALT matters. He has served both Fortune 100 multinational and small businesses and has deep knowledge across a broad range of SALT topics. He especially enjoys explaining those concepts to businesses and their owners to help them solve problems and bring them value. |
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Mike Santo is a senior manager at Wipfli who focuses on helping businesses and individuals with their tax and accounting needs. He works with clients on a year-round basis to meet their tax compliance requirements and business goals. As a trusted advisor, Mike’s goal is to keep clients up to date on the newest developments that impact their industry and personal wealth, working with them to achieve favorable results. He works with clients in multiple states and industries including manufacturing, restaurant, construction, real estate, and individual taxation. |
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Katie Murray is a manager in the firm’s state and local tax group with over 7 years of tax experience in public accounting and private industry. She specializes in the sales and use tax function. Katie enjoys working with clients to determine their state and local tax needs and proposing solutions to meet those needs. |
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Anita Patel is a tax manager in Wipfli LLP’s state and local tax group with over 10 years of tax experience in public and private industry, assisting clients in a variety of industries with state and local sales tax and payroll tax consulting, compliance and process improvement. She oversees sales tax compliance in a majority of the United States for over 500 clients in multiple industries including retail, manufacturing, restaurant, constructions, technology, hospitality and other. |
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Keela Ross is a director within the state and local tax group and has over 17 years of experience in providing tax consulting and compliance services. She began her career in personal property tax compliance and valuation and quickly expanded her expertise into the areas of unclaimed property and sales and use tax consulting and compliance. |
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Roy Tegenkamp has over 30 years of experience in the state and local tax area. He has worked with an array of clients, ranging from small start-ups to public companies in the Fortune 50. Prior to Wipfli, Roy worked for various firms, building up his expertise in multiple aspects of SALT, specializing in income tax compliance and consulting, sales and use tax consulting, M&A, due diligence, and much more. He has serviced a wide range of industries, focused on manufacturing, retail, distribution, technology, and finance. |
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