SENIOR TAX POSITIONKeith D. Horn, Jr.
keith.horn@zitomedia.com
247 Baker Creek Road (W) 814-260-9589
Coudersport, PA 16915 (H) 814-274-9272
SENIOR TAX POSITION
Senior financial executive with experience in multinational entertainment, communications, manufacturing, utility, construction and real estate industries. Skilled in all areas of tax, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, restructuring, international, benefits, payroll and compensation. Competent in general and transition management; skillful problem solver and communicator.
Recruited as Tax Director to manage tax department including payroll; oversee property, sales, gross receipts, and federal, state, and international income tax compliance; create strategies to reduce tax; and be a third member of the mergers and acquisition team. Within two years, the Company more than doubled in size through in excess of 20 acquisitions. Promoted to Vice President of Tax and placed in charge of the benefits and compensation departments. Have CPA and JD. Currently doing tax consulting work because the new CEO brought in a new management team and relocated corporate headquarters to Denver.
2003 – Present
Independent Financial Consultant – Coudersport, PA
Engaged as a tax/financial consultant by
Zito Media, LP – 8/05 - Present
Johnson & Higgin, LLP – 11/03-Present
Telcove – 6/03-10/03
Responsible for negotiating with state tax authority’s tax claims filed in bankruptcy. Saved over $17,000,000 in state tax claims. Managed and assisted in providing litigation support.
Managed tax departments including sales tax audits, federal and state tax filings, tax planning strategies, bankruptcy disclosures, and bankruptcy exit strategies. Worked with senior management in implementing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance procedures and reducing tax department costs.
1999 - 2003
Adelphia Cable Communications Corporation - Coudersport, PA
The country’s sixth-largest cable television company with interest in cable television and cable television programming, long distance, internet service provider, local paging service, competitive local exchange carrier, and security. Over $3 billion in revenues.
Vice President of Taxation – Chief Tax Officer – Corporate Tax Counsel
Recruited and operated a 15 person tax department which filed tax returns in 43 states and internationally for more than 250 entities. Included income, property, sales and use, and gross receipts taxes. Responsible for FASB 109 calculation and disclosure.
Created tax strategies that save over $10 million annually in state and local taxes.
Structured and negotiated the tax agreements associated with over forty acquisitions, dispositions and like-kind exchanges ranging in size from $1 million to $5 billion.
Negotiated a partner withdrawal agreement saving over $6 million.
Created a pricing and intercompany transaction structure with a related foreign affiliate saving over $7 million in foreign taxes.
Structured and negotiated the tax agreements associated with multi-billion dollar joint ventures with other cable companies. Managed tax issues associated with such ventures.
Created foreign tax planning strategies including utilization of foreign tax credits and eliminating withholding tax that saved over $6 million.
International tax planning including the use of hybrid entities that saved over $2million annually.
Negotiated the tax agreement regarding the Buffalo Sabres acquisition.
Structured and negotiated a partner buyout agreement that saved in excess of $10 million annually in foreign taxes.
Created the legal entity structure to obtain more than $5 billion in bank financings.
Transitioned tax activities, payroll, compensation, and employee benefits associated with acquisitions, dispositions, and like-kind exchanges.
Operated the employee benefits and compensation departments. Included negotiation of medical plan premiums, transition of the 401(k) plan to a new provider realizing better service with a significant price reduction, and implementing the executive incentive programs.
Operated a 26-person payroll department that paid 17,000 employees bi-weekly in 43 different states.
1995 - 1999
Alpern Rosenthal & Company – Pittsburgh, PA
Largest regional CPA firm with more than 125 employees
Shareholder (Partner)
Tax shareholder responsible for manufacturing and construction industry strategic initiatives.
Structured the sale of a client’s business that saved over 4 million in taxes.
Retained by a law firm to provide expert opinion in litigation with the IRS resulting in a reduction in tax of over $ 1 million.
Retained by a law firm to assist with a tax fraud criminal investigation by the IRS resulting in a refund with the criminal charges being dismissed.
Business consulting, tax consulting and compliance for a wide variety of individual, corporate and partnership clients in both the private and public sectors. Extensive experience with consolidated returns, S corporations, LLCs, partnerships, joint ventures, accounting methods, mutual funds, IRS and state audits, multi-state taxation, and international tax planning including the use of hybrid entities.
1983 – 1995
Deloitte & Touche – Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Tax Manager – Offered Partner Status
Pittsburgh tax member of firm’s real estate and utility tax network.
Responsible for first outsourcing engagement of Deloitte & Touche (ARMCO steel).
Conducted tax department assessment reviews for Fortune 500 companies including non-Deloitte clients.
Responsible for tax engagement on two of the five largest Pittsburgh tax clients including international structuring and planning issues.
Responsible for structuring, tax analysis and planning, review of legal agreements, coordination with client, attorneys, and brokers in connection with the issuance of over ten financial forecasts, each with capital requirements of approximately $10 million. These forecasts were included in private placement memorandums offering interests in hotels and assisted living facilities.
Responsible for structuring, tax analysis and planning, and negotiations connected with partnership formations and syndications ranging from $1 million to $40 million involving Fortune 100 companies, life insurance companies and tax exempts.
Participated in performing quality control reviews of other offices.
PUBLICATIONS
Taxation for Lawyers – May/June 1989 “Special Election Avoids Gain on Transferred Partnership Property Being Taxed Twice”
Taxation for Accountants – March 1989 “Special Election Avoids Gain on the Transferred Partnership Property from Being Taxed Twice”
Tax Adviser – March 1988, Tax Clinic “Disaffiliation of 80% Voting Preferred Subsidiaries”
Tax Adviser – March 1987, Tax Clinic “Stock Acquisition by S Corporation Jeopardized”
EDUCATION
JD, Dickinson School of Law, 1983
Prentice Hall Taxation Award
Admitted to Pennsylvania Supreme Court, November 1983
BSBA Accounting, Bucknell University, 1980
Graduated Cum Laude
Certified Public Accountant, 1984
PERSONAL
Born August 29, 1958.
Married, 2 children.
Senior financial executive with experience in multinational entertainment, communications, manufacturing, utility, construction and real estate industries. Skilled in all areas of tax, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, restructuring, international, benefits, payroll and compensation. Competent in general and transition management; skillful problem solver and communicator.
Recruited as Tax Director to manage tax department including payroll; oversee property, sales, gross receipts, and federal, state, and international income tax compliance; create strategies to reduce tax; and be a third member of the mergers and acquisition team. Within two years, the Company more than doubled in size through in excess of 20 acquisitions. Promoted to Vice President of Tax and placed in charge of the benefits and compensation departments. Have CPA and JD. Currently doing tax consulting work because the new CEO brought in a new management team and relocated corporate headquarters to Denver.
2003 – Present
Independent Financial Consultant – Coudersport, PA
Engaged as a tax/financial consultant by
Johnson & Irey LLP – 11/03-Present
Telcove – 6/03-10/03
Managed and assisted in providing litigation support services including reviewing federal and state tax returns for numerous entities and attaching proper disclosures.
Responsible for negotiating with state tax authorities tax claims filed in bankruptcy. Saved over $17,000,000 in state tax claims.
Managed tax departments including sales tax audits, federal and state tax filings, tax planning strategies, bankruptcy disclosures, and bankruptcy exit strategies. Worked with senior management in implementing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance procedures.
1999 - 2003
Adelphia Cable Communications Corporation - Coudersport, PA
The country’s sixth-largest cable television company with interest in cable television and cable television programming, long distance, internet service provider, local paging service, competitive local exchange carrier, and security. Over $3 billion in revenues.
Vice President of Taxation – Chief Tax Officer – Corporate Tax Counsel
Recruited and operated a 23 person tax department which filed tax returns in 43 states and internationally for more than 250 entities. Included income, property, sales and use, and gross receipts taxes. Responsible for calculating and disclosing FASB 109.
Created tax strategies that save over $10 million annually in state and local taxes.
Structured and negotiated the tax agreements associated with over forty acquisitions, dispositions and like-kind exchanges ranging in size from $1 million to $5 billion.
Negotiated a partner withdrawal agreement saving over $6 million.
Created a pricing and intercompany transaction structure with a related foreign affiliate saving over $7 million in foreign taxes.
Structured and negotiated the tax agreements associated with multi-billion dollar joint ventures with other cable companies. Managed tax issues associated with such ventures.
Created foreign tax planning strategies including utilization of foreign tax credits and eliminating withholding tax that saved over $6 million.
International tax planning including the use of hybrid entities that saved over $2million annually.
Negotiated the tax agreement regarding the Buffalo Sabres acquisition.
Structured and negotiated a partner buyout agreement that saved in excess of $10 million annually in foreign taxes.
Created the legal entity structure to obtain more than $5 billion in bank financings.
Transitioned tax activities, payroll, compensation, and employee benefits associated with acquisitions, dispositions, and like-kind exchanges.
Operated the employee benefits and compensation departments. Included negotiation of medical plan premiums, transition of the 401(k) plan to a new provider realizing better service with a significant price reduction, and implementing the executive incentive programs.
Operated a 26-person payroll department that paid 17,000 employees bi-weekly in 43 different states.
1995 - 1999
Alpern Rosenthal & Company – Pittsburgh, PA
Largest regional CPA firm with more than 150 employees
Shareholder (Partner)
Tax shareholder responsible for manufacturing and construction industry strategic initiatives.
Structured the sale of a client’s business that saved over 4 million in taxes.
Retained by a law firm to provide expert opinion in litigation with the IRS resulting in a reduction in tax of over $ 1 million.
Retained by a law firm to assist with a tax fraud criminal investigation by the IRS resulting in a refund with the criminal charges being dismissed.
Business consulting, tax consulting and compliance for a wide variety of individual, corporate and partnership clients in both the private and public sectors. Extensive experience with consolidated returns, S corporations, LLCs, partnerships, joint ventures, accounting methods, IRS and state audits, multi-state taxation, and international tax planning including the use of hybrid entities.
1983 – 1995
Deloitte & Touche – Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Tax Manager – Offered Partner Status
Pittsburgh tax member of firm’s real estate and utility tax network.
Responsible for first outsourcing engagement of Deloitte & Touche (ARMCO steel).
Conducted tax department assessment reviews for Fortune 500 companies including non-Deloitte clients.
Responsible for tax engagement on two of the five largest Pittsburgh tax clients including international structuring and planning issues.
Responsible for structuring, tax analysis and planning, review of legal agreements, coordination with client, attorneys, and brokers in connection with the issuance of over ten financial forecasts, each with capital requirements of approximately $10 million. These forecasts were included in private placement memorandums offering interests in hotels and assisted living facilities.
Responsible for structuring, tax analysis and planning, and negotiations connected with partnership formations and syndications ranging from $1 million to $40 million involving Fortune 100 companies, life insurance companies and tax exempts.
Participated in performing quality control reviews of other offices.
PUBLICATIONS
Taxation for Lawyers – May/June 1989 “Special Election Avoids Gain on Transferred Partnership Property Being Taxed Twice”
Taxation for Accountants – March 1989 “Special Election Avoids Gain on the Transferred Partnership Property from Being Taxed Twice”
Tax Adviser – March 1988, Tax Clinic “Disaffiliation of 80% Voting Preferred Subsidiaries”
Tax Adviser – March 1987, Tax Clinic “Stock Acquisition by S Corporation Jeopardized”
EDUCATION
JD, Dickinson School of Law, 1983
Prentice Hall Taxation Award
Admitted to Pennsylvania Supreme Court, November 1983
BSBA Accounting, Bucknell University, 1980
Graduated Cum Laude
Certified Public Accountant, 1984
PERSONAL
Born August 29, 1958.
Married, 2 children. |
