Kerra Diener is a tax partner with over 15 years of experience advising businesses and individuals on complex tax matters. She works closely with clients to optimize their tax positions while ensuring compliance with evolving federal and state tax laws.
Kerra has experience across entity types, including C corporations and consolidated groups, as well as S corporations and partnerships. She serves clients across a range of industries, with a particular emphasis on industrial and consumer products, franchising, and the food and beverage sector. She works closely with manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and wholesalers, providing tailored tax planning, compliance and advisory services designed to support growth and operational efficiency. In addition, she advises high-net-worth individuals and trusts on tax planning and compliance.
Her technical expertise includes multi-state tax planning and structuring, consolidated return matters, including intercompany transactions, federal and state tax credits and ASC 740 income tax provisions. Kerra has experience with accounting methods and revenue recognition issues, Section 263A capitalization and inventory-related considerations and, along with her team, advises clients on transaction-related planning such as mergers, acquisitions and restructuring.
Kerra has significant experience in insolvency tax and planning related to debt restructuring, reorganizations, and liquidations, including cancellation-of-debt income and attribute reduction. In addition, she represents clients in state tax examinations with an emphasis on California residency audits and assists with controversy matters involving federal and state taxing authorities.
