Zachary Reif

Overview

Zachary Reif is a Principal in Ryan’s Sales and Use Tax practice, based in the Firm’s Scottsdale office. He advises clients on complex, multijurisdictional transaction tax matters, helping organizations manage audit risk, recover overpaid taxes, and implement defensible compliance strategies across diverse operating environments.

Zachary brings extensive experience delivering sales and use tax and multidisciplinary tax services to clients across a wide range of industries. His background includes senior leadership roles at national consulting firms, where he supported audit defense, refund recovery, and state and local tax planning initiatives. Known for his practical, solutions-oriented approach, Zachary partners closely with clients to navigate evolving tax requirements while driving consistent, measurable outcomes. He also contributes to professional education through regular speaking engagements for Ryan clients, the Ryan Professional Development Program, and external organizations including the Council On State Taxation and the Institute for Professionals in Taxation.

Education and Qualifications

Bachelor of Science, Accounting and Finance, Indiana University Bloomington

Experience and Achievements

Principal, Sales and Use Tax, Ryan, Scottsdale office

• Advises clients on multistate sales and use tax audit defense, refund recovery, and compliance

• Supports multidisciplinary tax engagements across a wide range of industries

Vice President, State and Local Tax Services, national consulting firm

Senior Director, State and Local Tax Services, national consulting firm