Targeted tax strategies
No matter if it’s local, state, federal or international — the tax environment is complicated. But you can work with experienced tax advisors to develop strategies that minimize tax exposure and meet your needs.
Why Wipfli?
At Wipfli, we take a proactive and comprehensive approach to delivering everything from SALT nexus reviews to R&D tax credits to international tax planning. We implement solutions that create a robust tax strategy, helping you minimize your tax burden and turn would-be challenges into opportunities. The tax environment can be complex, but with our combination of tax law knowledge and years of experience, we help you navigate it with ease so you can achieve your goals.
CPA tax services
From tax planning and strategy to tax accounting, Wipfli delivers comprehensive solutions to individuals, businesses and nonprofits.
Tax credits and incentives
With deep knowledge of R&D tax credits, cost segregation, opportunity zones, energy tax credits and other incentives, Wipfli helps businesses increase cash flow.
State and local tax
Stay ahead of the curve, mitigate tax exposure, avoid overpayment, and create a competitive advantage and minimize state and local tax.
International tax services
Looking to expand internationally? Have existing global operations and need to help ensure tax compliance? Let Wipfli meet your international tax accountant needs.
Our team
Valerie K. Fedie
Valerie Fedie works with a variety of clients to provide research and development (R&D) tax consulting services to maximize R&D tax credits. With a strong focus on R&D tax services since her career began in 1997, she has extensive experience including planning, supervising, and executing R&D tax incentive projects as well as providing federal and state audit support services. Valerie enjoys helping clients overcome challenges and maximize opportunities with new product or process improvements.
Scott R. Schumacher, CPA, MST
Scott Schumacher is the partner in charge of Wipfli’s Tax Service Line. The Tax Service Line provides tax compliance and various consulting services to Wipfli’s clients. He has almost 30 years of experience providing clients and their ownership group with tax compliance and planning services.
Andrew Seifert
Since joining Wipfli in 2015, Andrew Seifert's focus has been assisting clients with complex tax issues. He specializes in federal and multi-state corporate and partnership tax compliance, accounting methods, tax research, and mergers and acquisitions. Andrew also assists with forensic investigations, loss calculations, contractual disputes, business policy development, regulatory compliance matters and litigation readiness. He is dedicated to assisting the firm's clients with their unique and challenging issues.
Magnolia Mabel Movido, J.D., L.L.M., E.A.
Magnolia Mabel Movido, J.D., L.L.M, E.A. heads Wipfli’s International Tax Practice. Magnolia advises our individual and corporate clients on U.S. internal tax implications of their U.S. inbound or outbound transactions. She also handles complex structuring and tax planning projects. Magnolia’s prior experience includes managing the global tax compliance and reporting for middle market to Fortune 10 companies, which involved launching businesses into new territories, identifying and mitigating risks for foreign entities, and ensuring compliance with local laws. She has experience in transfer pricing and working with global teams in more than 150 countries.
Craig A. Cookle, CPA
With over 33 years of experience, Craig serves as the leader of Wipfli's State and Local Tax service. Prior to joining Wipfli in 2005, Craig was the director of the Wisconsin sales and use tax practice of a national accounting firm. Prior to that, he was a field auditor with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. This knowledge and experience enable him to consistently provide value to his clients in terms of state and local tax savings and efficient resolution of state audits.
Client success story
Discover how our state and local tax advisors helped a client achieve $275,000 in tax savings.
