Multistate Income Tax Practice

Ryan's multistate income tax team gives our clients best-in-class service, whether it is providing a timely and accurate response to a question, helping a company create a tax efficient corporate structure, or gathering information to file a tax return. We provide our services while remaining focused on finding cost-effective ways to save tax dollars.

Services Provided:

We offer our clients a full range of multistate income tax services, including:

Managing Audits - We help our clients manage the state income and franchise tax audit process. We provide solutions for issues raised by the auditors, assistance in responding to requests for information and gathering needed data, as well as advice concerning our clients' rights as taxpayers under the applicable state law.

Minimizing Future Tax Liabilities - We help our clients minimize their state income and franchise tax liabilities with tax-planning strategies that are specific to their unique business and fact situations.

Reviewing Returns - We review previously filed state tax returns and identify refund opportunities. We also help prepare tax returns while providing cost-effective advice and suggestions (e.g., alternative apportionment factor methodologies, optional filing methods, tax base adjustments, etc.).

Industry Expertise:

We have significant, proven experience in multistate income tax:

• Determined local tax implications of restructuring business activities for a Fortune 500 retailer
• Identified states where a manufacturer performs nexus-creating activities
• Identified the state tax impact of hiring salesmen in certain states for a large licensor
• Prepared tax returns for a trucking company
• Quantified the state franchise/income tax impact of implementing a purchasing company for a Fortune 500 retailer