Jessica Cooper

Jessica has worked in public and private accounting since 2003 and has been with Dauby O’Connor & Zaleski, LLC since 2008. Prior to joining DOZ, she was a Tax Manager with Oakwood Worldwide, an international company that specialized in rental housing, and prior to that, she worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for three years.

Jessica’s duties include review of pass-through, not-for-profit, and corporate tax returns, tax research, and consulting. She is responsible for ensuring that accurate returns are prepared, in-line with investor projections and that all compliance deadlines are met. She oversees staff in the assurance that financial statement data is accurately reported in the tax returns. Jessica manages over 600 tax return engagements each year, including filings in over 20 states. These engagements include IRC Section 42 credits, real estate ventures and development, corporate, not-for-profit, and personal property tax returns. Additionally, Jessica has managed Internal Revenue Service audits and assists in Form 8823 resolution.

Jessica serves on DOZ’s quality control and retention committees, responsible for ensuring high quality and consistent reporting to clients and consistent staffing year after year. Jessica also teaches tax department training each year.