Steven Easthope

Work with high-value clients on Federal, state, and international income tax consulting/compliance and financial reporting for income taxes. Deep experience preparing and reviewing U.S. Federal and State income tax filings from beginning to end—tax planning, data collection, work-paper analysis, tax estimates and extensions, return preparation, return filing, tax payments, and audit defense.

• Direct multiple teams of tax professionals, fostering a collaborative environment to achieve departmental goals.
• Reduce tax liabilities with proactive planning, forecasting, and analysis.
• Evaluate the impact of legislation on clients' overall tax position, developing appropriate action plans as necessary.

Lead Tax Partner/MD on client accounts and teams. Coordinated efforts to provide clients the full breath of the firm. Identified and brought opportunities from international, accounting methods and credits, transfer pricing, tax controversy, business valuation, state and local tax, and M&A specialists to provide significant tax savings to clients (promoted to Tax Managing Director in Oct 2018).

• Serviced a multimillion dollar book with clients in retail, technology, banking, automotive, farming, and other industries.
• Led full vertical teams to meet the needs of clients and the firm. Managed office workflow and administrative processes including reviews of headcount, hours, and budgets.
• Unrestricted ASC 740 lead tax professional audit sign off for public and private company income tax provisions under GAAP. Worked directly with audit partners to identify issues and provide resolutions and sign offs. Led teams preparing income tax provisions.
• Successful in go-to-market activities and initiatives. Negotiated and signed engagement contracts and service agreements with new and existing clients.
• Two-time participant of KPMG's Lead Tax Partner Academy, a select group of leaders that met in person quarterly with KPMG's Vice Chair - Tax.
• Led Salt Lake City office community involvement efforts. Organized teams food drives, days of service, community grants, and other volunteer efforts for all SLC professionals.
• Recruited, interviewed, hired, and trained new team members. Provided career counseling, feedback, and training for senior managers, managers, senior associates, and associates. Evaluated performance of management and staff during annual and semiannual reviews with firm leadership.
• Annual guest lecturer in BYU Acc 568 International Tax class. Prepared and presented CPE tax updates for external groups, including Tax Executive Institute and Rocky Mountain Petroleum Accounting Society.
• Quality control internal reviewer of KPMG audit and tax engagements under the Quality Performance and Compliance Program (QPCP).
• Designated business unit KPMG Salesforce CRM coach for partners and MDs.

• Provided Federal and state income tax compliance and consulting services to C-Corp, S-Corp, Partnership, and individual clients, while managing client service teams.
• Reviewed tax returns of target companies and identified tax consulting opportunities (cost segregation, deferral of revenue under Rev Proc 2004-34, others).
• Co-wrote covered opinion memo on tax impacts of $23B mining opportunity, focusing specifically on percentage depletion, Section 199 deduction, and AMT issues.

• Provided Federal, international, and state income tax consulting and tax compliance services for domestic and multinational corporations, tax exempt organizations, partnerships, S Corporations, individuals, and trusts in accordance with applicable tax laws.
• Audited year end and quarterly tax provisions for public (SEC) and private clients.
• Prepared related tax disclosures for statutory or GAAP financial statements and miscellaneous state and local tax filings.
• Reviewed preparation of quarterly income tax provision, federal and state corporate income tax returns, and quarterly estimated tax payments for corporations.
• Point of first contact in client relationships - managing workflow, teams, and budgets for various engagements.
• Instructor in multiple weeklong firm sponsored CPE trainings, PwC Phoenix practice development coordinator, PwC Phoenix deployment representative, PwC Tax Ethics and Compliance Office file reviewer.