Johnson & Garrison, LLC

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Jeffrey C. Johnson, CPA Office: 678-546-2071 E-Mail: jjohnson@johnson-garrison.com Jeff Johnson has 12 years of diverse Tax experience. Jeff began his career in the tax department of Deloitte & Touche in Atlanta. His responsibilities included individual, corporate, partnership and trust federal and state tax compliance and consulting, supervision and development of staff, analysis of financial statements, trial balances and other financial data for purposes of tax compliance and consultation, assisting auditors with GAAP tax provision preparation and other tax matters, and extensive state and local and international tax research for corporate and individual clients. Jeff also has gained a great deal of experience working in the Mergers and Acquisitions Groups, first with Ernst & Young and most recently with KPMG. With these groups, Jeff was responsible for: (1) Tax Structuring: Provision of tax technical knowledge and resources to identify the optimal structure for a proposed merger or acquisition (advising buyers and sellers). (2) Tax Due Diligence: Performance of detailed due diligence procedures, focusing on federal and state income taxes, sales and use taxes, federal and state employment taxes, and international tax considerations. (3) Net Operation Loss Planning: Provision of technical knowledge and consultation to corporations with significant tax attributes in the application of Section 382 and other tax rules that address the limitation on the ability to use such tax attributes. (4) Bankruptcy and Debt Workout Consulting: Provision of tax advice to debtors and creditors throughout various phases of workout and bankruptcy. (5) Stock basis and Earning & Profits: Performance of technical consultant and reviewer of stock basis and E&P calculations using proprietary software products. Prior to joining the M&A Group at E&Y, Jeff was a member of the federal tax consulting group responsible for the delivery of tax consulting services related to such areas as Research and Development tax credits studies, inventory planning (including LIFO and UCR); and accounting methods. Jeff holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Georgia and a Masters Degree in Taxation from Georgia State University. He is a CPA, a member of the AICPA and the Georgia Society of CPAs. David W. Garrison, Jr., CPA Office: 770-614-3036 E-Mail: dgarrison@johnson-garrison.com Dave Garrison has twelve years of tax experience in both public accounting and industry. He specializes in tax department outsourcing and has significant experience in the areas of federal and state income taxation, sales and use tax, property tax, and tax accounting (FAS 109). He has also participated in the management of federal and state audits. Dave has served a diverse array of clients in the manufacturing, real estate, retail, and high-tech industries. Dave enjoys teaching, and he has developed a number of courses that he uses for both internal and client training. He is currently working on his latest article for publication, an examination of recent judicial rulings in the area of sales and use tax nexus. The blending of public accounting and industry experience has given Dave a unique perspective and skill set to assist clients in developing a world-class, streamlined tax function. Dave holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Clemson University (1990, Summa Cum Laude) and a MPACC in Tax (1991, Summa Cum Laude) also from Clemson. He is a member of the AICPA and the Georgia Society of CPAs.

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