Linda Bonelli

Partner, Deloitte LLP

Linda is a Partner in Deloitte Tax’s National Multistate practice. She has more than 25 years of experience specializing in prospective state tax benefits, with a focus on restructuring and credits & incentives.

Linda is the leader of Deloitte’s Incentives Practice and works with teams across the country and globally to deliver the right team for each project. Her services and strategies have successfully guided numerous corporations with the deployment of people, facility assets, and equipment around the world. Linda’s experience includes advising and negotiating for corporate headquarter, shared services locations, distribution centers and manufacturing facilities. Experience also includes supply chain strategy, footprint rationalization, negotiations and tax advice and support. As a technical and implementation specialist, Linda has identified, secured and managed the utilization of benefits for various types of corporate taxpayers. Linda works with State agencies and local jurisdictions in connection with structural changes and negotiating incentive packages, typically including cash grants, job credits, training support, sales and use tax benefits, property tax abatements, financing assistance and other in-kind benefits.

Linda holds a B.A. from DePaul University and is also a Certified Public Accountant. She has authored numerous articles relating to economic development and various programs including the federal Opportunity Zones. Linda was named one of the 2019 and 2020 Top 25 OZ Influential people by Opportunity Zone Magazine.