Brian is a Director with and founder of TaxOps, LLC. Brian’s professional emphasis is primarily on income tax consulting and compliance. He has extensive experience in Corporate and Partnership taxation and has consulted on a wide range of issues including formation and liquidation, choice of entity, merger and acquisition, debt restructuring, accounting methods and evaluation of exposures. He has represented several clients in IRS and state and local tax controversies. He has worked on clients ranging from privately held start-ups to multi-national Fortune 500 companies. In addition, he has significant experience in tax outsourcing, project management, process re-engineering and technology related to tax services and has consulted with numerous companies on corporate tax solutions that optimize internal and external resources.

Brian began his professional career in New York with Ernst and Whinney, the predecessor to Ernst and Young, where he focused on clients in the “Entrepreneurial Services” industry group (privately held clients with less than $200 million in revenue). Brian moved to Colorado in 1995 where he assumed the position of “Director of Tax Compliance” for Ernst & Young’s Denver Office. In Denver, he continued to serve clients, primarily in the “Technology, Communications and Entertainment” industry group. In 2000, Brian became the Area Tax Outsourcing Operations Director for the Pacific South West.

Brian graduated Cum Laude from Pace University in 1987 with a B.B.A. in Accounting and Finance and has attended the Masters in Tax program at the University of Denver. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Colorado Society of CPA’s, the International Franchise Association, and the Professional Pricing Society.