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Optimize Indirect Tax Compliance and Mitigate Regulatory Risk

Our indirect tax services enable businesses to manage and optimize sales and use tax (SUT), value-added tax (VAT), goods and services tax (GST), excise, duties, customs, gross receipts tax, communications tax, hotel occupancy tax, insurance tax, and other transaction-based taxes with confidence. By combining technical expertise with technology-enabled processes, we ensure compliance across jurisdictions, safeguard cash flow, and free internal resources to focus on growth and strategic priorities.

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  • SALES AND USE TAX

    Comprehensive Multijurisdictional Sales and Use Tax Management

    Optimize Recovery Amidst Complex Nexus Rules

    Our sales and use tax specialists identify exposure, streamline real-time tax determination for optimized tax recovery after exposure, and ensure compliance across evolving jurisdictions through strategic, tech-enabled solutions.

    Automate Filings and Remittances

    Our technology replaces manual, error-prone tasks with intelligent automation, designed to accelerate processing and increase accuracy.

    Maintain Audit-Ready Compliance

    We establish a defensible framework through fierce advocacy that reduces controversy, resolves tax issues quickly, and ensures fair tax treatment.

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  • BUSINESS LICENSE TAX

    Strategic Business License Tax Compliance and Advisory

    Track Requirements Across Jurisdictions

    Our proprietary technology centralizes monitoring of license obligations to ensure compliance across diverse and shifting jurisdictions.

    Avoid Penalties and Business Interruptions

    Business license tax experts help mitigate risks of missed deadlines or misfilings that could trigger costly disruptions or penalties.

    Centralize Compliance Management

    Our advanced tools deliver transparency and control with centralized management of all business license compliance activities.

    Unlock Refunds and Optimize

    We reclaim overpaid business license taxes and reduce future liabilities with legal strategies that lower what you owe.

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  • COMMERCIAL RENT TAX

    Expert-Led Commercial Rent Tax Consulting

    Mitigate Layered Regulatory Burdens

    Our experts evaluate complex tax positions across jurisdictions to uncover hidden overpayments and establish a rigorous, audit-ready compliance foundation.

    Strengthen Audit-Readiness and Control

    We utilize technology-enabled processes to validate documentation and maintain a defensible compliance position armed by meticulous documentation and expert oversight. 

    Optimize Lease and Tax Structures 

    Our commercial rent tax experts identify strategic opportunities to reduce liability through tailored deductions and credits backed by proven allocation methods and arrangement strategies.

    Secure Refunds and Protect Cash Flow

    We recover overpaid taxes and channel critical capital back into your business operations with a detailed, expert-led historical filings review.

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  • CUSTOMS AND TRADE

    Integrated Customs Solutions for Global Trade Efficiency

    Navigate Global Import and Export Rules

    Our customs and trade experts ensure full compliance with international trade and customs regulations to reduce risk at borders.

    Accelerate Duty Recovery and Optimization

    We manage global trade documentation and filings with precision, ensuring accuracy, defensibility, and consistency.

    Enhance Customs Documentation and Filings

    Our customs and trade experts examine all documentation required for international trade, including recordkeeping and filings, accelerating your path to compliance.

    Strengthen Multijurisdictional Oversight

    Our advanced tools centralize global trade obligations across your entire operational footprint to ensure consistency across jurisdictions.

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  • EXCISE TAX

    End-to-End Excise Tax Compliance and Strategy

    Master Multilevel Regulatory Complexity

    Excise tax specialists manage federal, state, and local obligations through a single point of contact to ensure consistency and precision.

    Recover Overpaid Capital

    Our experts leverage forensic data reviews to identify exemptions and alcohol drawback claims that others frequently overlook.

    Minimize High-Stakes Audit Exposure

    Our proprietary technology automates calculations and addresses vulnerabilities before tax authority intervention.

    Streamline Global Filing Requirements

    We centralize specialized industry levy management, from fuel and cargo to air transportation and environmental taxes.

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  • FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX

    Integrated Food and Beverage Tax Management

    Protect Profit Margins

    Our experts mitigate the impact of highly localized occupancy and food and beverage taxes through precise analysis and tailored compliance strategies.

    Unify Compliance Across Jurisdictions

    Our food and beverage tax teams expertly reconcile complex sales tax variations between prepared and nonprepared food items with industry-focused expertise.

    Accelerate Alcohol Excise Recovery

    Consultants maximize eligible alcohol drawback refunds for nonbeverage production through rigorous documentation and specialized filing.

    Resolve Confusing Tax Notices

    Our team provides a direct line to state and federal agencies on your behalf, leveraging industry-specific expertise to accelerate resolutions and protect your bottom line.

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  • GROSS RECEIPTS

    Strategic Gross Receipts Tax Advisory and Filing

    Minimize Tax Pyramiding Risk

    Our experts strategically classify transactions to prevent cascading tax liabilities across every stage of your production chain.

    Optimize Multistate Compliance Efforts

    We ensure accuracy across varying local rules, maintaining your good standing even in jurisdictions without a physical presence.

    Transform Data Into Strategic Savings

    Our sophisticated technology resolves historical issues and restructures revenue streams for favorable tax treatment.

    Accelerate Dispute Resolution Timelines

    Our experts eliminate the administrative burden of coordinating with tax authorities through effective correspondence, which protects your interests and streamlines resolutions.

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  • HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX

    Industry-Focused Hotel Occupancy Tax Oversight

    Unify Complex Multijurisdictional Rules

    We centralize nexus determinations and registrations at the state, county, and municipal levels using purpose-built tax technology.

    Strengthen Operational Standing

    Our experts ensure long-term business resilience through accurate reporting of food, beverage, and entertainment obligations.

    Reduce the Burden of Notice Resolution

    We expertly handle post-filing correspondence and penalty disputes by understanding the nuances of hospitality taxation.

    Optimize Cash Flow and Efficiency 

    Experts establish a reliable foundation for your long-term growth through continuous monthly compliance and strategic guidance.

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  • INSURANCE TAX

    Tailored Insurance Tax Strategy and Compliance

    Navigate Evolving Regulatory Frameworks

    We help businesses master the complexities of varying premium tax rates and retaliatory obligations across every operating jurisdiction.

    Enhance Compliance Workflows

    Experts deliver accurate reporting and compliance monitoring for captive insurers, surplus lines, and direct procurement arrangements.

    Ensure Fair Tax Treatment

    Our determined representatives manage insurance tax disputes and audits, with a targeted strategy to minimize adjustments.

    Resolve Historical Liabilities

    Our Indirect Tax practice resolves historical liabilities and minimizes penalties by expertly navigating state-specific rules to secure multijurisdictional compliance.

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Drive Value with Advanced Indirect Tax Solutions

  • Our team approaches indirect tax as a sophisticated driver of value, not a checklist. We transform the tax function from a manual burden into a strategic advantage by streamlining transaction-based taxes, including sales and use taxes and specialized industry levies. By replacing fragmented systems with efficient strategies, our approach protects profit margins and unlocks capital that directly fuels business growth.
  • Our experts act as your fierce advocates and trusted advisors throughout the indirect tax lifecycle. We manage confusing agency correspondence on your behalf, reducing audit exposure, securing fair tax treatment, and minimizing internal administrative burden. Our comprehensive approach ensures your indirect tax workflows align with long-term business objectives, freeing your team to focus on your organizationߴs most critical initiatives.
  • Through our proprietary tax technology and purpose-built tools, our experts help clients make smarter operational decisions, backed by data and built for uncompromising accuracy. Our AI-enabled technology automates processes to eliminate manual data entry errors and provide real-time visibility into your global indirect tax obligations, giving you the predictive power needed to maintain consistent, defensible reporting that aligns with domestic and international requirements.
  • Our team delivers complete lifecycle support, from centralizing multijurisdictional reporting to resolving historical liabilities. Our model ensures absolute continuity by proactively identifying exposure points, such as tax pyramiding or evolving nexus rules. By assuming total ownership of audit-ready processes, we accelerate filing timelines and ensure your business remains protected from costly penalties and operational disruptions.
  • With a global network of tax experts and decades of specialized experience, we consistently unlock more value than traditional firms. Our blend of formidable controls and innovative technology ensures clients donߴt just withstand intense regulatory scrutiny—they secure fair tax treatment, minimize operational expenses, and empower decision-makers with actionable insights and meaningful results.

Advanced Solutions for Your
Business’s Toughest Challenges

  • Technology
    Enter the future of tax with confidence. Our proprietary platform blends AI-driven automation with decades of tax expertise to simplify global compliance, reduce liabilities, and uncover hidden savings—giving your business a decisive edge.1,3000+Companies trust our tax platform
  • Managed Services
    Total tax management, zero guesswork. With our end-to-end managed services, the world’s leading tax professionals handle every detail—reducing risk, removing administrative burden, and ensuring you only pay what you owe.7.10.0K+Multidisciplinary experts

A Multidisciplinary
Team of Tax Experts

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  • Josh Cohen

    Josh Cohen

    Principal, Practice Leader, Transaction Tax

    Indirect Tax

  • Alan Decker

    Alan Decker

    Principal, Vice Practice Leader, Transaction Tax

    Indirect Tax

  • Owen R. Evans

    Owen R. Evans

    Principal, Vice Practice Leader, Tax Compliance Services

    Indirect Tax

  • Clara Kippes

    Clara Kippes

    Principal, Vice Practice Leader, Transaction Tax

    Indirect Tax

  • Kristi Bryant

    Kristi Bryant

    Principal, Vice Practice Leader, Transaction Tax

    Indirect Tax

  • Matthew Scherer

    Matthew Scherer

    Principal, Vice Practice Leader, Transaction Tax

    Indirect Tax

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Indirect tax consultants advise on the full spectrum of transaction-based taxes, including sales and use, VAT, GST, excise, gross receipts tax, communications tax, hotel and occupancy tax, and business license tax.Our team delivers end-to-end services encompassing compliance management, real-time tax optimization, refund reviews, audit defense, controversy resolution, and strategic advisory. Ryan’s aim is to ensure accuracy, mitigate regulatory risk, and optimize tax outcomes across jurisdictions.
  • We combine deep regulatory relationships, jurisdictional and procedural knowledge, and industry expertise with proprietary technology to deliver precise compliance, minimize penalties, and unlock recoveries. Our approach to indirect tax advisory services eliminates manual processes, reduces administrative burden, and ensures your tax function operates strategically rather than reactively.
  • Our proprietary technology centralizes multijurisdictional compliance, eliminates costly filing errors, and provides real-time visibility into indirect tax obligations, freeing your teams and unlocking efficiencies to fuel your business’s growth.
  • Our international network spans the globe, supporting the worldߴs leading businesses, including the majority of Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) companies. We deliver coordinated solutions for VAT, GST, customs duties, and international tax structuring. Ryan’s integrated approach minimizes duplication, mitigates cross-border risk, and enables consistency across diverse global operations. 
  • We serve sectors with sophisticated transactional tax profiles, such as energy, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, technology, telecommunications, financial services, retail, real estate, and transportation, while also addressing emerging industries like blockchain, digital assets, and cross-border e-commerce. Our methodologies are tailored to each sector’s regulatory landscape, ensuring compliance and competitive advantage.