Partner
Vivian Dempsey is a Partner at Wilson Lewis, based in the firm’s Duluth office. She has more than 25 years of public accounting experience and focuses on federal and state tax compliance and tax consulting. Her clients include closely held businesses, publicly traded corporations, and high-net-worth individuals.
Vivian joined Wilson Lewis in 2014 as a Tax Manager and was named Partner in 2017. Before that, she spent more than 15 years as a Tax Manager at Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP, serving a broad range of business and individual clients.
Her practice covers both compliance and planning. She advises on corporate tax, flow-through entities, and individual tax. She also helps business owners with entity selection so their structure supports both current operations and future goals. Her tax planning work helps clients anticipate changes and make informed decisions throughout the year, not just at filing time. When disputes arise, she assists clients with tax dispute resolution and works toward clear, practical outcomes.
Vivian serves clients in a variety of industries, including retail, professional service firms, and manufacturing. She also works with tax-exempt entities, guiding nonprofit organizations through their particular compliance requirements. This range of experience shows her how tax issues differ from one industry and type of organization to the next.
Vivian regularly shares Wilson Lewis insights on tax developments and planning opportunities, such as R&D tax planning and new IRS guidance, to keep clients and contacts informed on issues that affect them.
She is a graduate of Georgia State University and a Certified Public Accountant.
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