PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current

• Principal, Ryan, Houston office
  
  • Specializes in providing multistate production incentives, deductions, and exemptions to a variety of clients in the oil and gas industry.
• Practice Leader, Ryan, Severance Tax

Previous

• Senior Manager, State and Local Tax Services, national accounting firm
  
  • Specialized in providing state and local tax services for energy clients, including sales and use tax, severance tax, and credits and incentives.
• Manager, Excise Tax, national oil and gas company
  
  • Responsible for domestic excise tax, sales and use tax, severance tax, motor fuels tax, and escheat reporting.
• Senior Tax Consultant, private oil and gas manufacturer
  
  • Handled multistate excise tax issues, including sales and use tax compliance, audit, and tax planning opportunities.

PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Previous

• Auditor, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Samuels lectures on various state and local tax topics for Ryan clients and has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:

• National Royalty Conference
• Petroleum Accounting Society, Houston
• Tax Executives Institute

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Institute for Professionals in Taxation
• Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
• Texas Oil and Gas Association
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION

• Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, The University of Texas at Austin
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Licensed in Texas
  (Ryan is not a CPA firm.)