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William Samuels
William Samuels
Principal
713.629.0090

PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current

  • Principal, Ryan, Houston office
    –  Specializes in providing multi-jurisdictional production
        incentives, deductions, and exemptions to a variety of clients
        in the oil and gas industry.  
    • Practice Leader, Ryan, Severance Tax

    Previous

    • Senior Manager, State and Local Tax Services, national
      accounting firm
      –  Specialized in providing state and local tax services for energy
          clients, including sales and use tax, severance tax, and credits
          and incentives.
      • Manager, Excise Tax, national oil and gas company
        –  Responsible for domestic excise tax, sales and use tax,
            severance tax, motor fuels tax, and escheat reporting.
        • Senior Tax Accountant, oil and gas well servicing company
          –  Handled multistate excise tax issues, including sales and use
              tax compliance, audit, and tax planning opportunities.

          PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
          Previous

          • Auditor, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

          PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

          Mr. Samuels lectures on various tax topics for Ryan clients and has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:
          • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
          • National Royalty Conference
          • Petroleum Accounting Society, Houston
          • Tax Executives Institute

          PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

          • Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association

          EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION

          • Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, The University of Texas at Austin
          • Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Licensed in Texas
            (Ryan is not a CPA firm.)
          Ohio Amnesty Ends June 15, 2012.
          June 15, 2012 is the last day taxpayers can take advantage of Ohio’s Tax Amnesty Program (“Program”). The Program allows taxpayers to obtain penalty and... >More

          Texas Amnesty Begins June 12, 2012.
          Texas’s Tax Amnesty Program (“Program”) begins June 12, 2012 and ends August 17, 2012. The Program offers a waiver of penalty and interest on taxes... >More


          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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