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Jim Kranjc
Jim Kranjc
Principal
630.515.0477

PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current

  • Principal in Charge, Ryan, Chicago office
    – Responsible for quality service delivery of tax services,
       specializing in companies throughout the Midwest.
  • Practice Leader, Telecommunications Industry Group, Ryan
    – Specializes in providing telecommunications transaction tax
       consulting.

Previous

  • Director, Transaction Taxes, national telecommunications company
    – Directed the state and local transaction tax function for a large,
       multistate telecommunications company.
  • Senior Tax Specialist, Fortune 500 company
  • Senior Tax Analyst, Fortune 500 company

PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE

Previous

  • Board Member and Executive Committee Member, Chicago Civic Federation
  • Member, Chamber of Commerce for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio
  • Large Case Auditor, Illinois Department of Revenue
  • Sales Tax Agent, Ohio Department of Taxation

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

Mr. Kranjc lectures on telecommunications tax and transaction tax, and has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:
  • Illinois Tax Institute
  • Institute for Professionals in Taxation
  • Telestrategies Telecom Tax Institute
  • United States Telecommunications Association

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Tax Committee
    – Chairman (2002–2004)
    – Co-Chair (1999–2001)
    – Committee Member (1994–Present)
  • Illinois Tax Institute
  • Indiana Chamber of Commerce
  • Institute for Professionals in Taxation
    – Committee Member: Legislative (1997–1998)
    – Committee Member: Benchmarking (1996–1999)
  • Tax Club of Cleveland

EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION

  • Master of Taxation Degree, University of Akron
  • Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Accounting, Cleveland State University
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Licensed in Ohio
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