Leadership Team

	Mark W. Bennett Principal 713.629.0090
	mark.bennett@ryan.com

PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current

Principal in Charge, Ryan, Houston office
– Responsible for quality service delivery of tax services.
– Specializes in providing tax services on a multi-jurisdictional
basis to a variety of industries, including manufacturing, utility,
refining, and exploration and production operations.
Practice Leader, Ryan, Fuels and Excise Tax

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Board of Directors, SALT Development Program, Ryan
– Responsible for the administration and development of Ryan’s
internal continuing professional education courses.

PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
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Auditor, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Bennett lectures on various tax topics for Ryan clients and the Ryan Professional Development Program. Additionally, he has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Dallas/Fort Worth State Tax Association
Institute for Professionals in Taxation
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Institute of Certified Public Accountant
Dallas/Fort Worth State Tax Association
Institute for Professionals in Taxation
– Committee Member: Sales and Us Tax
Symposium (2006–2007)
Texas A&M Accounting Advisory Council
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION

Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Accounting, Texas A&M University
Completed specialized training from the State of Texas in conducting sales and use tax audits.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Licensed in Texas
(Ryan is not a CPA firm.)

TAX DEVELOPMENTS

Michigan Considers Eliminating Personal Property Tax.
While campaigning to become the Governor of Michigan, candidate Rick Snyder proposed to eliminate the business personal property tax because he felt that it was... >More

Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Use Tax on Promotional Items Mailed to Residents.
In Indiana Department of State Revenue v. AOL, LLC, the Indiana Supreme Court (“Court”) recently reversed a Tax Court decision and held an out-of-state online... >More

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IN THE NEWS

Ryan Announces Approval of United States Patent for Innovative Method and System for Extracting Information from Electronic Data Sources.
Ryan, a leading global tax services firm with the largest indirect tax practice in North America, today announced that the Firm’s application for a U.S.... >More

Travis County District Judge John Dietz Reverses His Prior Ruling That “Below-Ground” Equipment Used in Processing of Oil and Gas Qualifies for Texas Manufacturing Exemption.
Ryan, a leading global tax services firm with the largest indirect tax practice in North America, today announced that a dispute between Southwest Royalties, Inc.... >More

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