Tomas Gaytan

Overview

Tomas Gaytan serves as a Principal in Ryan’s Severance Tax practice, where he provides strategic, multijurisdictional severance tax consulting services to clients in the oil and gas industry. He advises on production incentives, deductions, and exemptions, helping organizations strengthen compliance, manage audit exposure, and achieve consistent, defensible outcomes. Tomas focuses on disciplined analysis, practical execution, and process enhancement to deliver clarity and confidence in complex tax environments.

With more than nine years of state and local tax experience, Tomas provides ongoing severance tax consulting and audit defense services across multiple jurisdictions. He works closely with clients to evaluate internal tax compliance processes and recommend best practices that improve accuracy and efficiency. Tomas also supports professional development through client-focused training and technical presentations on severance tax topics. In addition to his client work, Tomas contributes to professional development as a speaker and trainer for Ryan Client Education Programs, delivering instruction on severance tax topics to support informed decision-making and sustained compliance.

Education and Qualifications

Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, University of Houston

Experience and Achievements

Principal, Severance Tax, Ryan, Houston office

• Advises oil and gas clients on multijurisdictional severance tax matters

• Provides audit defense and process improvement recommendations

Director, Severance Tax, Ryan, Houston office

Manager, Ryan, Houston office

Team Leader, Ryan, Houston office

Senior Consultant, Ryan, Houston office

Consultant, Ryan, Houston office