Veronica Caputo

Veronica Caputo is a managing director in Grant Thornton’s Atlanta State and Local Tax (SALT) Practice. She has more than 20 years of tax experience in both public accounting and private industry. She has served both large multistate and multinational corporations in the manufacturing, consumer products, wholesale, retail, financial services, and pharmaceutical industries. Her practice concentrations include multistate corporate income and franchise tax planning, accounting for income taxes and uncertain tax positions, compliance and refund reviews, audit defense, nexus studies, voluntary disclosure agreement negotiations to minimize state tax exposure, and credits and incentives. Prior to joining Grant Thornton, Caputo spent seven years with a Big Four public accounting firm and also spent seven years in industry. Her roles in industry broadened her skill set, as she was responsible for federal income tax, sales and use tax, local gross receipts tax, and personal property taxes. Caputo is an adjunct professor at the Robinson College of Business. She earned an M.S. in taxation from Villanova University and a B.S. in accounting from Bloomsburg University.

Education

• MT Villanova University (2003 — 2005)
• BSBA Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (1996 — 1999)
• Lewisburg High

Companies

• Partner - State and Local Tax Services at Grant Thornton LLP Grant Thornton LLP (US) (2021)
• Adjunct Professor - State and Local Tax Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business (2020)
• Managing Director - State and Local Tax Services Grant Thornton LLP (US) (2018 — 2021)
• Senior Tax Manager - State and Local Tax Services Grant Thornton LLP (US) (2014 — 2018)
• Sr. Tax Manager United Refrigeration Inc. (2012 — 2014)
• Vice President - Tax Manager Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC / Capmar (2008 — 2012)
• Director, State & Local Tax Jones Apparel Group (2007 — 2008)
• Manager, State & Local Taxes KPMG (2002 — 2007)
• Senior Associate, State & Local Tax Arthur Andersen (2000 — 2002)

Representative

• Presentations and publications
• Veronica frequently presents at various industry and professional conferences. Recent presentations include: Southeast Regional State Tax Seminar (2017 & 2018) COST, Atlanta, GA and Jacksonville, FL; SALT Implications of Federal Tax Reform & Wayfair Update (2018) External Grant Thornton Webcast.

Industries

• Manufacturing
• Retail and consumer products

Service experience

• Tax
• State and local tax