Jennifer A. Zimmerman
Professional Bio
JENNIFER A. ZIMMERMAN concentrates her practice in state and local tax planning and the resolution of state and local tax controversies for multi-state and multi-national corporations.
She advises Fortune 500 companies as well as mid-size and closely-held businesses on issues related to all types of state and local tax, including income tax, sales/use tax, franchise tax, public utility and fuel taxes, and unclaimed property.
Jennifer has represented clients in dozens of states on diverse income tax engagements such as nexus, business/nonbusiness income, apportionment, unitary business principle, combined reporting, federal change reporting and credits and deductions and various sales and use tax engagements such as nexus, exemptions, and inclusions and exclusions from the tax base.
Her clients rely on her for ability to work effectively with representatives of Department of Revenues and appreciate her for her understanding of their business operations and unique needs and her timely and thorough responses regarding their current and potential state and local tax issues.
Jennifer is a co-author of the CCH Guidebook of Illinois Taxes, and has been published in the Journal of Multistate Taxation and Incentives. Jennifer has spoken on state and local tax matters on behalf of the Council on State Taxation (COST), the Chicago Tax Club, Interstate Tax Corporation, National Business Institute, and Center for Professional Education (CPE). Jennifer has created and presented accredited state and local tax seminars throughout the country. In addition, Jennifer has developed and is a co-presenter of a thrice-yearly SALT Webinar update series.
She also advises not-for-profit organizations, trust administrators and high net worth individuals regarding the impact of state and local taxes.
Memberships
- Order of the Coif, Member
- Chicago Bar Association, Member
- Women's Bar Association of Illinois, Member
Practice Areas
Industries Served
- Automotive Manufacturing & Dealerships
- Banking
- Broadcast Media
- Construction
- Energy & Utilities
- Entrepreneur/Start-Up Companies
- Financial Services
- Food/Beverage Services & Hospitality
- Healthcare
- Information Technology
- Leasing Companies
- Manufacturing & Distribution
- Mortgage Companies
- Not-For-Profit Organizations
- Pharmaceuticals
- Retail
- Service Companies
- Shipping & Logistics
- Specialty Finance
- Telecommunications
- Trading Companies
Presentations
News & Events
- The Chicago Tax Club's 58th Annual Fall Seminar, October 2011
- Interstate Tax Conference, November 2011
- 2011 SALT Webinar, November 2011
- Sales & Use Tax Planning Conference, December 2011
- National Business Institute Presentation, January 2012
- "Unclaimed Property Audit Strategies: Responding to Latest Developments," January 2012
- Webinar: State Tax Planning — What You Should Know About Sales Tax on Services, February 2012
Cases
- Bar Admissions
- Illinois (1998)
- Education
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D. with honors, 1998
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, B.A. in English, cum laude, 1995
- Assistant
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