Rhonda Sparlin serves as the Partner-In-Charge of the State and Local Tax Services Group at RubinBrown. Rhonda advises businesses on issues related to multistate income, franchise, and indirect tax issues. This involves addressing legislative, regulatory, and controversy matters in multiple states.
Rhonda's range of experience encompasses everything from state and home-rule city audit support, audit appeals, negotiation and litigation support, multistate planning, transactional analysis, refund reviews, taxability studies, voluntary disclosures, tax incentive analysis and tax credit studies. She gained most of her 30+ years of experience with a Big Four public accounting firm. Her experience spans the manufacturing, retail, technology, healthcare, services, software, mining and utility industries.
Education
B.S., Accounting, Northwest Missouri State University
Experience
State and local tax planning, consulting and compliance
Multistate income, franchise and indirect tax issues
State and home-rule city audit support
Negotiation and litigation support
Federal, state, and local incentive programs
Professional Organizations
Multiple Leadership Positions, Colorado Chamber of Commerce
Member, Council on State Taxation
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member, Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants
Presentations & Publications
CPE4U Colorado - Annual Update Conference (2017 - 2020), Sales and Use Tax in Colorado (2016 - 2020), 66th Annual Tax Institute (2016)
IPT Sales Tax Symposium (2017)
Council on State Taxation Annual Meeting (2019)
Community Involvement
Board Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado
Volunteer, Mile High United Way Tocqueville Society
Campaign Treasurer, Friends of Rick Enstrom District 23 State House of Representatives Campaign