Chao-Chun Huang
Champaign
Summary
CPA (inactive) and MSA student at UIUC with a 4.0 GPA, specializing in tax. Achieved passing scores on all four CPA exam sections and currently preparing for an ABA-accredited online JD. Aims to integrate tax and legal expertise to address complex tax challenges effectively.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
VITA Program – Team Leader
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
02.2026 - Current
- Facilitated weekly team meetings to assign tasks, track progress, and conduct quality reviews on over 30 tax returns, ensuring timely follow-ups with taxpayers for missing information.
- Conducted one-on-one intake interviews with taxpayers to ensure accurate tax return preparation through thorough documentation review and information confirmation.
- Explained completed tax returns and filing outcomes to taxpayers, addressing inquiries regarding refunds, balances due, and applicable credits to enhance understanding.
Event Director
NTU Transfer Student Association
Taipei
09.2020 - 03.2022
- Led venue selection and logistical coordination for large-scale events, consistently meeting tight timelines and budget constraints.
- Planned and executed 15+ campus events, including networking mixers, welcome parties, and skill workshops, enhancing student engagement.
- Lectured on economics during Transfer Admissions Info Session, providing academic guidance to 100+ prospective students, influencing their enrollment decisions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accountancy in Tax Concentration
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL06-2026
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan01.2024
Skills
- Tax preparation
- Federal Tax
- Corporate Tax
- Problem solving
- Team leadership
- Data Analysis
- Microsoft
- English fluency
Certification
CPA (Inactive), Guam Board of Accountancy – Issued Feb 2025
Projects
- Tax Law Memorandum (Individual, ACCY 556)
Analyzed applicable IRC provisions for a case-based scenario; drafted a full tax memorandum evaluating statutory impact and client outcomes. - GAAP Feasibility Proposal (Team Lead, ACCY 510)
Led team in applying ASC guidance to a corporate case; directed meetings, delegated tasks, and authored memo on accounting and feasibility analysis; served as primary contact with professor. - CVS–Aetna Merger Analysis (Team Lead, ACCY 593)
Assessed structural, stock price, and accounting impacts of CVS–Aetna merger; built shared editing system, led meetings, assigned tasks, and delivered final team presentation. - Titanic Survival Prediction (Individual)
Built logistic regression model using Python (Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn); cleaned data, removed multicollinearity, and performed predictions via Logit function.
Timeline
VITA Program – Team Leader
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
02.2026 - Current
Event Director
NTU Transfer Student Association
09.2020 - 03.2022
Bachelor of Science - Accountancy in Tax Concentration
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
National Taiwan University