Blackman Kallick Hires Practice Leader for State and Local Tax Service
Blackman Kallick, Chicago’s ninth largest accounting firm, has hired Prashant C. Sheth, CPA, as tax partner and practice leader of the firm’s State and Local Tax practice. Sheth, 46, has 25 years of accounting experience, including more than 18 years devoted to state and local tax wherein he assists companies with value added solutions, tax minimization strategies, structuring state and local tax departments, recovering overpaid taxes and designing infrastructure to support compliance. “Prashant brings a wealth of expertise to the firm’s growing State and Local Tax practice, particularly in the areas of sales and use tax as well as unclaimed property,” says Steven Schneider, Blackman Kallick’s managing partner. “We’re pleased to welcome him and are confident he will be of great value to our clients.”
Sheth has counseled public and privately held companies in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, retail, finance, service and telecommunications. Prior to joining Blackman Kallick, he held leadership positions at several national accounting firms, including Ernst & Young, Chicago; PricewaterhouseCoopers, Detroit; and Arthur Andersen, Chicago. He also has served in senior and executive roles at First Advantage, Indianapolis; Joseph C. Sansone Company, Chesterfield, Mo.; and DuCharme, McMillen & Associates, Westchester, Ill.
Sheth received a Bachelor of Science in accounting and auditing and a Bachelor of Law from MS University of Baroda in Baroda, India, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Illinois CPA Society and the Institute for Professionals in Taxation.
About Blackman Kallick
Blackman Kallick is the ninth largest accounting firm in Chicago (Crain’s Chicago Business, Dec. 10, 2007). The firm’s more than 250 professionals provide audit, tax and consulting services for private and public companies as well as not-for-profit organizations. Blackman Kallick is a member of HLB International, a worldwide organization of accounting firms and business advisors with more than 13,000 professionals in more than 100 countries.