Pam is a State and Local Tax (SALT) Manager in the Tax Services group of Brown Smith Wallace. With more than 20 years of industry experience, she focuses on managing client engagements and providing a full range of SALT services.
In her role, Pam also continually monitors the legislative, judicial and regulatory tax landscape to stay current with changing regulations. Brown Smith Wallace’s SALT services include compliance assistance and advice on income and franchise taxes, U.S. indirect taxes, global location and expansion, and payroll and unemployment taxes.
Pam comes from The May Department Stores Company, where she served as State and Local Tax Manager for the Fortune 100 Corporation and was in charge of state income tax compliance, audits and planning. Pam has managed, prepared and reviewed state and local tax filings, including consolidated, separate income, and franchise tax returns in 47 states. Additionally, she has managed state tax audits and assisted with audit negotiations, defense positions and protests.
Pam’s prior experience includes serving as State and Local Tax Manager at Ernst & Young, where she reviewed state tax compliance and performed research to assist with filing positions and opinion letters. Her experiences also include extensive consultation regarding state tax aspects of financial service companies, captive insurance companies, flow-through entities, non-resident individuals and tax credit opportunities.
Pam earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville.
