Clark Whisenant

About Clark Whisenant

Experienced global tax team coordinator with a broad range of experience and expertise in US and International tax.Business/Transactional Activities: Manage and participate in review of ongoing business activities and proposed transactions in order to properly advise management of tax consequences and opportunities. Planning: Partner with businesses to proactively identify and research tax planning opportunities, to implement structural and non-structural tax planning strategies. Experience as primary tax researcher advising all corporate departments including, but not limited to, Treasury, Human Resources, Corporate Legal and Operating business units. Financial Reporting: Develop materials and deferred tax computations for all aspects of financial statement treatment and disclosures for taxes including acting as tax department contact for outside SEC reporting external auditor. Audits and Controversies: Support and led IRS audit response and appeals processes to successfully defend filing positions and negotiate resolutions and audit settlements. Compliance and Operations: Assist in identifying, researching, and evaluating alternative tax positions in order to determine supportable cost-effective filing positions. Review workpapers and reporting positions in tax returns for transactions and obtained necessary information and documentation for use with tax returns, tax planning, and cash tax forecasts.

Experience

1. Senior Tax Counsel

   Chevron

   Aug 2013 — Present

Education

• University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

  JD, Law

  2006 — 2009

• Brigham Young University

  MACC, Accounting

  1995 — 2001

Skills

• Energy
• Strategic Planning
• Us Gaap
• Tax Law
• Cross-Border Transactions
• Financial Planners
• International Tax
• Due Diligence
• Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Corporate Tax
• Petroleum
• Tax
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Income Tax
• Tax Advisory
• Sec Filings
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Transfer Pricing