Jeanne P. Goulet, CPA
Senior Consultant

Jeanne P. Goulet, CPA, is a Senior Consultant at Marks Paneth & Shron LLP. A tax specialist, Ms. Goulet has more than 25 years of experience in both industry and public accounting. Ms. Goulet spent the majority of her professional career with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), ultimately serving as the Head of Tax of IBM Credit Corporation and a Tax Director of IBM. In those roles, she managed the tax function, developed and implemented tax strategy globally and participated with industry groups both in the US and abroad to develop tax policy for the information technology industry. In addition, she provided tax support to a number of IBM’s business units including Software Group, Global Services and e-Business Solutions.

Ms. Goulet possesses a deep understanding of the tax issues related to e-commerce and the internet including software development, global services and the cross-border sale of goods; foreign tax credits and their impact on dividend strategies and on SFAS 109, Accounting for Income Taxes; equipment leasing, process reengineering and tax attribute monetization. Ms. Goulet is also very knowledgeable about international tax matters including worldwide tax planning and transfer pricing. Her expertise also includes tax policy; she was an advisor to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as part of the Technical Advisory Group for Business Profits Tax.

Ms. Goulet also served as the Vice-President of Finance and Planning for a solar module manufacturing start-up. She was responsible for business development, fund raising for both equity and debt, preparing grant applications and meeting with government representatives on both the federal and state level.

Ms. Goulet is a frequent speaker on corporate tax and business advisory topics. She has spoken at a variety of venues including George Washington University’s International Tax Program, the International Fiscal Association (2001 Annual Global Congress), Harvard Law School ‘s International Tax Program and Society for Law and Tax Policy, the Institute for International Research and The Conference Board.

In addition to her professional activities, Ms. Goulet joined the Red Cross and worked in Tylertown, Mississippi as part of the Katrina Disaster Relief effort. She currently serves on the Red Cross Disaster Response Team.

Ms. Goulet holds a Master of Science in Accounting from the Stern School of Business at New York University. She is based in Marks Paneth & Shron’s midtown Manhattan headquarters and resides in Armonk, New York.

New York University
Stern School of Business
Master of Science, Accounting

Middlebury College
Master of Arts, French

Bates College
Bachelor of Arts, French

• Founder and Former Chair, Westchester/Fairfield IFA Branch

Member, Red Cross Disaster Response Team
Past Member, Finance Committee, Girls Inc (formerly the Girl’s Club of America)
Past Member, Executive Committee and Board of Directors, Whitby School (Greenwich, Connecticut)