Summary
Bill Shannon is a payroll and tax operations leader with 35 years of deep subject-matter expertise in US federal, state, and local tax computation, filing, and compliance, and 11 years of documented hands-on experience in modern payroll systems. He blends forensic-level investigative rigor with practical SaaS and HCM product experience—helping employers from startups to enterprise resolve notices, negotiate abatements, and close acquired-entity tax accounts. Bill has led large-scale payroll conversions, built taxonomy and naming systems to streamline historical records, and personally negotiated over $225K in penalty and interest waivers. Comfortable translating between technical and non-technical stakeholders, he produces clear requirements, UI/UX mockups, and audit-ready documentation that prevent recurrence of systemic errors. Based in Leland, NC, he continues to support scalable global tax practices pro bono while enjoying pixel-perfect attention to detail and the challenge of complex tax puzzles.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Associates Degree Business Administration, Associates Degree Business Administration at Marquette University
Computer Science, Computer Science at MBTI Business Training Institute