Jessica Hawn, a managing director in the Andersen US National Tax practice, serves as a firm-wide resource on complex accounting methods and period matters. She advises corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and individuals on a wide range of tax issues, including IRS examinations and the filing and implementation of accounting method changes with the IRS National Office.
Her expertise spans public and private companies across industries such as manufacturing, distribution, technology, real estate, life sciences, retail, and oil and gas. She provides strategic guidance on income and expense recognition, complex inventory issues including valuation and capitalization, cost recovery for tangible and intangible assets, and broader accounting method considerations. A recognized thought leader, Jessica frequently speaks on tax accounting methods.
Before joining Andersen, she specialized in tax accounting methods at Deloitte’s National Federal Tax Solutions practice, where she focused extensively on inventory accounting method issues.
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- University of Illinois, BA (Accounting)
- University of Illinois, MS (Taxation)
Affiliations
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants