Lori Degagne
BA of Accounting, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario. Currently Senior Field Auditor - Tax Auditor 4 of the Ministry of Finance, Retail Sales Tax Branch, North Bay, Ontario.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Industries: | Computing, Food and Drink, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Retail, Sports, Travel |
| Skills: | Business, Design, Engineering, English, Languages, Law, Writing |
| Location: | Northern Ontario |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Career advice, Consulting opportunities, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company |
| Schools: | Brock University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Ministry of Finance, Retail Sales Tax Branch, North Bay, Ontario |
| Position: | Senior Field Auditor - Tax Auditor 4 |
| Time period: | December 1999 - Present |
| Description: | Main duties and responsibilities:
Audit • Apply Branch Audit Policy and Procedures to ensure voluntary compliance with the Retail Sales Tax Act by vendors • Evaluation of large vendors’ computerized systems and verify that all Retail Sales Taxes collectable and payable have been remitted to the Ministry (including Jumbo Audits) • Analyze vendors’ computerized systems and evaluate internal controls • Audit all areas of a vendor’s operations, and determine their compliance of the Retail Sales Tax Act; work with the vendors to assist them in resolving any noncompliance of the Act within a reasonable amount of time • Ensure consistency in the application of the legislation, policy and audit techniques • Express an opinion on vendors’ compliance with the Retail Sales Tax Act and raise assessments where necessary • Educate vendors in order to take corrective action for the future • Extract data from ONTAX, BASYS, ITAS and MOF FileNet, manipulate the information and create and write customized reports • Document and present audit findings in a professional manner while being conscientious of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Refunds • Process and verify refund claims in accordance with the Retail Sales Tax Act • Consistently apply legislation, procedures, guidelines and policies to all refund claims • Provide verbal and written legislative information to claimants, as required, to encourage future compliance • Identify law policy and marketplace issues for resolution and provide this feedback to Audit, legislative and services as applicable |
| Employer: | Ministry of Finance, Retail Sales Tax Branch, North Bay, Ontario |
| Position: | Field Auditor - Tax Auditor 2 |
| Time period: | November 1998 - December 1999 |
| Description: | Main duties and responsibilities:
Audit • Same duties and responsibilities as a Senior Auditor except for smaller vendors Refunds • Same duties and responsibilities as a Senior Auditor except for smaller vendors |
| Employer: | Poupore, Kendall, Sinclair & Partners |
| Position: | Senior Accountant/Senior Auditor |
| Time period: | September 1994 - November 1998 |
| Description: | Main duties and responsibilities:
• Examine and analyze journal and ledger entries, bank statements, inventories, expenditures, tax returns, and other accounting and financial records, documents and systems of an establishment to ensure financial recording accuracy and compliance with established accounting standards • Prepare detailed reports on audit findings and make recommendations to improve individual or company’s accounting and management practices • Conduct internal and external field audits of businesses to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Income Tax Act, Canadian Business Corporations Act, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (CICA Handbook), and other statutory requirements • Examine accounting records and prepare financial statements, working papers, and reports • Examine financial accounts and records and prepare corporate income tax returns from accounting records • Prepare return cards for various statues on behalf of clients (i.e., Retail Sales Tax returns, EHT returns, WCB returns, Receiver General Payroll Deduction returns, etc.) • Analyze financial statements and reports and provide financial, business and tax advice • Supervise students and review their work |
| Employer: | Poupore, Kendall, Sinclair & Partners |
| Position: | Junior Accountant/Junior Auditor (Co-op Work Terms) |
| Time period: | January 1990 - April 1994 |
| Description: | Main duties and responsibilities:
• Prepare detailed reports on audit findings and make recommendations to improve individual or company’s accounting and management practices • Conduct internal and external field audits of businesses to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Income Tax Act, Canadian Business Corporations Act, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (CICA Handbook), and other statutory requirements • Examine accounting records and prepare financial statements, working papers, and reports • Examine financial accounts and records and prepare income tax returns from accounting records • Analyze financial statements and reports and provide financial, business and tax advice |
EDUCATION
| University: | Brock University |
| Time period: | 1989 - 1994 |
| Degree: | Bachelor of Accounting, BA |
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