Jenna Summer

Jenna Summer has been with KPMG for more than 13 years and focuses on accounting for income taxes under both U.S. GAAP and IFRS.

Jenna provides services to public and nonpublic domestic and multinational clients in a variety of industries, including, but not limited to, the following activities:

• Income tax provision preparation, review, and audit under both U.S. GAAP and IFRS, including tax accounting considerations of the realizability of deferred tax assets, accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, accounting for investments in subsidiaries, accounting for the tax effects of business combinations, and tax accounting considerations of share-based compensation
• Accounting for income taxes on carve-out financial statements
• Accounting for income taxes on IFRS and U.S. GAAP conversions.

Jenna also supports accounting for income tax matters for local office engagement teams and knowledge sharing of emerging issues, and she assists with the development and delivery of firm training and external presentations.

Jenna is a frequent speaker at internal KPMG training sessions, external training sessions, and external conferences. Her speaking engagements include the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and national, regional, and local Tax Executives Institute events.

Jenna is a member of the AICPA and the Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants. She is a certified public accountant in Michigan and Washington, D.C.

She holds a BS/BA degree in accounting from the Central Michigan University and an MS degree in taxation from the Grand Valley State University.