Kyle Christenson

Rivet is a corporate & personal tax prep firm, designed to make tax season less taxing.

Develop and sustain client relationships providing advisory services minimizing tax liabilities, reducing risk profile, and optimizing future strategic planning. Build upon corporate taxation expertise working with startup companies and their founders by specializing in complex tax planning and establishing plans to maximize tax credits. • Create and manage end-to-end tax strategies for corporations of up to 800 employees including the preparation, documentation, correspondence, and remittance of tax returns and payments. • Worked alongside a Big 4 accounting firm that conducted an external audit of the startup client for a 9-figure merger and acquisition offer; led financial due diligence process for client. • Correct balance sheet accounting to avoid major adjustments in the event of an IRS examination and prepare the annual tax provision in accordance with ASC 740 for clients anticipating an equity event.

• Fully trained by Internal Revenue Service instructors in individual, corporate, and flow-through entity tax law and audit examination techniques and procedures. • Knowledgeable of the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, accounting principles, tax documents, court rulings, case laws, and agency policies • Examine and analyze books, records and accounting systems, conduct interviews, and utilize other fact-finding techniques to obtain the information necessary to determine the correct tax liability. • Conduct field examinations and discuss findings with the taxpayer or their representative, determine need for multiple year examinations based on findings, and help taxpayers understand compliance throughout the examination process. • Interact with taxpayers, tax attorneys, enrolled agents, certified public accountants and other practitioners in conducting day-to-day operations. • Practice using common language to discuss examination issues to taxpayers with little or no tax background.

Audit Experience: • Financial statement audit: Perform tests on significant accounts and transactions for multi-million dollar companies. • Merging-entity audit: Assist with the consolidation of merging non-profit organizations. • Audit procedures: Perform duties including verifying accounts and preparing the notes to the financial statements. Tax Experience: • Tax planning and projection: Conducted client interviews for existing accounts and new clientele. • Tax returns: Prepare, assemble, file, and amend individual, corporate, partnership, and fiduciary tax returns. • Financial analysis: Payroll, personal property, and sales taxes for small businesses. • Response and filings: Compose letters to the Internal Revenue Service and respective state tax boards for client tax notices. • Training: Educate new employees on office protocol and software.