Brandon Discenza

Tax Finance Associate @Apollo Global Management, Inc.

New York, NY, US

Manages the tax compliance for the firm’s Real Estate funds which includes over 400 tax returns and 1,500 Schedule K-1s• Built tracker to organize the compliance process from estimates, to Schedule K-1 delivery, to filing of the tax returns• Helped develop tax leakage model based on projected cash flows to aid in the calculation of the IRR for potential investors• Teams with controllers and tax council to analyze and strategize our tax structuring for different types of potential investors, including Domestic, Foreign, Tax Exempt and 892 Investors• Monitors and manages the work preformed by our three service providers; Deloitte, KPMG and PwC• Researches and analyzes tax technical concepts to ensure accuracy of reporting and various tax treatments • Supports real estate controllers and CFO as first point of contact for any tax related inquiries• Reviews and analyzes sale, structuring, and acquisition memorandum• Facilitated the implementation of REIT compliance with our joint venture partners• Reviews and files U.S. federal and state tax returns for domestic and foreign real estate funds• Manages tax notices through tracking, resourcing with tax jurisdictions, and preparing notice responses/penalty abatement letters• Reviews state withholding analysis prepared by service providers regularly based on investment realizations• Assisted with complete fund liquidation process• Aids in FACTA reporting requirements, including the preparation and review of Forms W-8 and W-9• Working knowledge of ECI and FDAP withholding, including the review of forms 1042, 1042-S, 1042-T and 8805

Ithaca College

Bachelor of Science (BS), Accounting

Cicero-North Syracuse Highschool

Regents Degree with Advanced Designation

Ithaca College

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Professional Accountancy