Changes to Form 1120 and Form 1065: Best Practices and Strategies for Corporate Tax Executives and Advisors
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Rick Olson, C.P.A.
Tax Principal, Manufacturing and Distribution
LarsonAllen LLP
Rick is a principal in LarsonAllen's tax practice responsible for directing the firm's tax outsourcing practice. He has prior corporate tax experience as tax director at Land O'Lakes, Inc. and Secure Computing Corporation and also has extensive industry experience in both federal and state taxation of technology oriented businesses. Rick provides tax consulting and tax compliance services to his clients and specializes in income tax provision consulting. He is the author of Corporate Income Tax Provision Checklists, published by WG&L Financial Reporting and Management Publications, a division of Thomson Reuters.
As a member of Tax Executives Institute ("TEI") and past president of their Minnesota Chapter, he chaired TEI's Advanced Technology Committee at both the National and the local chapter level. In this capacity, he provided leadership in identifying technology solutions for implementing tax best practices.
Rick received his BSB-Accounting degree with High Distinction from the University of Minnesota. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants, the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives, and the Association for Computers and Taxation. Rick has been a frequent speaker at both local and national professional group conferences on a variety of tax, business and technology topics.
Glenn E. Dance
National Tax - Joint Venture & Partnership Tax Services
Ernst & Young LLP
Glenn E. Dance is a member of Ernst & Young LLP’s Joint Venture and Partnership Tax Services group. Glenn is based in Washington, D.C. He focuses on the taxation of partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies and publicly traded partnerships.
Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Glenn was Director of Arthur Andersen’s Pass-Thru Entities Tax Specialty Team in their National Tax office in Washington, D.C.
Glenn is a former Chair of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Partnership Tax Committee and Partnership Tax Resource Panel. He has also served on multiple occasions as Chairman of the Regulatory Committee of the Coalition of Publicly-Traded Partnerships. A frequent speaker and author of numerous articles on partnership tax issues, Glenn has taught at Golden Gate University and the University of Southern California.
Glenn received a B.B.A., magna cum laude, from Temple University School of Business Administration, and a J.D., cum laude, from The Temple University School of Law. He is a certified public accountant licensed in the state of Texas and in the District of Columbia.
Colleen McHugh
Manager, Passthroughs, National Tax Office
Deloitte Tax LLP
Colleen McHugh is a manager in the Passthroughs Group of Washington National Tax at Deloitte Tax LLP and specializes in partnership taxation. During her career, she has provided tax compliance and consulting services to a variety of clients, including private equities, investment partnerships, and high net worth individuals. Colleen is a member of the AICPA and NYSSPCA and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York. She holds a Masters of Science in Taxation as well as a Bachelors of Business Administration, both from Pace University.
Andrew W. Ratts
Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP
Since joining Winston & Strawn LLP in 1987, Andy Ratts has practiced in the area of federal income taxation, advising various clients on tax issues relating to business formations, acquisitions, divestitures, debt reorganizations, executive compensation, investments, financings, operating joint ventures, leasing, public and private debt/equity offerings, and derivatives. Mr. Ratts is frequently involved with tax-advantaged direct investments, private equity and hedge funds, investment funds, real estate and energy credit syndications, project finance, leveraged leasing, mergers, lending, and sales and exchanges. He has particular experience with the federal income taxation of pass-through entities, such as partnerships, limited liability companies, S corporations and grantor trusts, and of financial instruments and derivatives.



