MyTaxDepartment.com

We had a goal of creating a community of specialized tax professionals who make up the agile workforce so businesses who don't currently have such relationships can find quality tax specialists (i.e. international, state & local, etc.)  to provide assistance on a specific project or as needed basis.. Essentially creating a virtual tax department staffed by totally independent tax professionals.  

Was it a good idea?  It seems to depend on who you asked.  Our business contacts liked the idea of having flexibility and scalability.  Even small accounting firms liked the idea of being more easily able to find tax specialists that could work with them on a project basis rather than having to make permanent investments. 

Doesn't every business deserve their own tax department?  I guess it depends on who you ask.

Founder

BDO USA, LLP

Partner in charge of the Los Angeles Tax Department, doubling its size until turning the reins over to my successor.  Clients ranged in size from middle-market entrepreneurial companies to publicly traded entities including a multi-national construction company.  Retired effective June 30, 2016 after 14 years.

Tax Partner-Retired

Motorcycle.com

Developed and executed a strategy to monetize one of the earliest internet content sites in the automotive industry.`

Grant Thornton

West Cluster Tax Managing Partner with the responsibility of growing the tax line of business.  Originally recruited to lead the Los Angeles Tax Department.  After achieving results well beyond the goals set for Los Angeles was promoted to lead the growth of the entire region.

Partner

Coopers & Lybrand

Direct entry tax partner into the Los Angeles Office.  Promoted to lead the Arizona tax practice more than tripling the size of the practice in terms of revenue, profitability and headcount.  Outsourced the tax department functions of a divisional spin off out of AT&T and the trust tax department of a major financial institution.

Kenneth Leventhal & Company

Price Waterhouse

Senior tax manager

Laventhol & Horwath

Tax Senior

Forty year career providing tax consulting, tax compliance and business consulting services to mid-size and large entrepreneurial companies both public and private.  Responsible for turning around under-performing service organizations and developing strategic growth plans for long term growth.

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