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Jonathon Geisen

Tax Principal; Sustainability & ESG Tax Co-Leader

CPA, MBA

Executive Summary

Jon serves as Sustainability & ESG Tax Co-Leader and the Central Geography Income Tax Accounting, Tax Risk Services, and Total Tax Managed Services Leader. He works with clients to build and deploy total tax strategies that enable tax to be a driver of sustainable business value and risk mitigation.

Jon has extensive experience working with clients to solve complex tax problems, including accounting for income taxes, federal and international tax planning, obtaining business credits and incentives, and mergers & acquisitions. His leadership roles allow him to make connections between clients’ tax and business strategies and recommend initiatives that advance goals in both areas. A major focus of his is helping clients break down data silos to improve tax transparency. Fewer data silos and increased master data management enable tax and business professionals to glean more insights to inform decision-making and drive sustainable value.

As the Central Geography Income Tax Accounting, Tax Risk Services, and Total Tax Managed Services leader, Jon advises clients on total tax reporting, planning and strategy, including ensuring there is appropriate processes in place to identify and manage tax risk and collaborate across service lines to ensure total tax processes are optimized.

As Sustainability & ESG Tax Co-Leader, Jon advises clients on tax transparency strategy, including how to develop policies around ESG in the tax context and posture tax as a key element of sustainable business decisions, as all business decisions generally have a tax impact.

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants

  • M.B.A., Davenport University
  • B.B.A., Davenport University