Decosimo/Vaden CPA and Entertainment Management Firm Names Jennifer Lane as Principal

NASHVILLE, TN (January 6, 2012)–Jennifer Lane, CPA, has been named principal with Decosimo/Vaden, the Nashville office of the regional public accounting and advisory firm Decosimo Certified Public Accountants (Decosimo).

Ms. Lane has more than 20 years experience in public accounting, providing tax services to a variety of clients, primarily consisting of closely-held businesses, their owners and pass-through entities. A key member of the firm's entertainment accounting and business management practice in Nashville, Ms. Lane specializes in multi-state taxation, Canadian entertainment taxation, tax planning and royalty accounting for artists, songwriters, athletes and other professionals in the music and sports industries.

“Serving many of country music’s biggest names, Jennifer is an essential part of our entertainment practice led by Mike Vaden,” said Nick Decosimo, Managing Principal of Decosimo. “We’re grateful to her for her hard work in continuing to maintain long-lasting relationships with our clients and grow that part of our firm’s practice in Nashville. We are honored to have her represent our firm as our newest principal."

Including Ms. Lane, Decosimo has 41 active principals across the firm’s nine locations in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Ohio and the Cayman Islands.

A graduate of Portland State University, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting and is a certified public accountant licensed in Tennessee and Oregon. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants, as well as the Academy of Country Music, the National Songwriters Association International and Source, Inc.  Ms. Lane is the treasurer of the Board of Governors for the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

About Decosimo
Decosimo is a nationally recognized firm, perennially ranked as a Top 100 accounting and business advisory services firm. The regional firm has nine office locations in the United States and the Cayman Islands, with more than 300 professionals and staff. Each of Decosimo's offices provides a full range of accounting and advisory services to a wide array of industries. Additionally, Decosimo is an independent firm associated with Moore Stephens International Limited. With over 351 firms with a total of 630 offices across 98 countries, Moore Stephens and Decosimo provide clients with access to a significant depth of resources and expertise.