Meredith Meredith Anderson Menden

About Meredith Meredith Anderson Menden

24 years of experience in partnership and corporate taxation, including restructuring, mergers and acquisitions. Skilled at taking complex tax ideas and simplifying them for a broader audience. Earned the reputation as being a tax expert with a personality.

Experience

1. Vice President Tax

   POET

   Jan 2017 — Present

   Pursue tax credits and tax opportunities• Strategically manage relationships with tax advisors by leveraging capabilities of in-house staff• Optimize mergers and acquisitions and company structure for tax minimization• Collaborate with lobbyist on incentive options for biofuels industry. Reviewed pending legislation for opportunities and risks.• Direct the preparation, analysis and review of the ASC 740 (FAS 109) calculations, including financial statement disclosures and presentations; Communicate results and issues with finance and external auditors• Oversaw the preparation of Federal, state and local income tax returns, review return positions and disclosures. Included filing of twenty-six multi-level partnerships with over Drive bottom line growth through sustained reductions in the effective tax rate through income tax credits and optimal multi-state structures• Analyze issues encountered by corporations and partnership including formation, liquidation, distribution, taxable stock and asset sales, and tax-free reorganizations.

Education

• UMN Carlson School of Management

  MBT, Business Taxation

  2002 — 2004

• Minnesota State University, Mankato

  BS, Accounting

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Tax Accounting
• Manufacturing
• Corporate Tax
• Accounting
• Tax Returns
• Tax
• Income Tax
• Tax Compliance