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Controversy and General Tax

Covering your needs in all state tax matters

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Controversy

In today's business environment, state tax audits are not just a possibility but a likely event, especially with ever-evolving tax regulations. We specialize in guiding businesses through the complexities of state tax controversies.

 

Why Choose Gray?

  • Deep experience: After spending 7 years as Ernst and Young's Indiana tax 'Desk,' and representing EY's client base on all Indiana controversy matters, in addition to multistate tax matters with other clients, there's not much we haven't seen. We're prepared to help you navigate through all state controversy matters.

  • Proactive Planning: We don't just react to audits; we help you anticipate and prepare for them. Our strategic planning minimizes your exposure to audit risks.

  • Comprehensive Support: From the initial stages of audit preparation to the final resolution, Gray offers a full spectrum of services to manage every aspect of the tax controversy process.

 

Our Services Include:

  • Risk Assessment: Identifying potential audit risks before they become controversies.

  • Audit Management: Crafting and executing detailed responses to state tax inquiries, ensuring compliance and efficiency.

  • Appeal Advocacy: Skilled representation and testimony during appeals, leveraging our deep understanding of state tax laws.

  • Proactive Controversy: Private letter rulings, alternative apportionment, and proactive FIN 48 settlements

 

With a robust background of representing Fortune 500 clients during all phases of audits, protests, and settlements with states, we stand ready to help you navigate and resolve tax controversies.

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Let us be your controversy guide! 

Nexus

When did you last examine the nexus activities of your businesses? It's difficult for most companies to stay proactive with regard to nexus, especially with the ever-changing landscape of nexus laws. 

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At Gray, we offer the following services surrounding nexus: ​

  • Nexus study - basic (analysis of obvious nexus)

  • Nexus study - detailed review

  • Annual business unit nexus evaluation

  • Nexus heat map

  • Settlement and voluntary disclosure in mitigating identified areas of nexus

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No matter where you are on the nexus scale, we can guide you through evaluating and mitigating nexus, and have extensive experience in doing so for clients from small entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 businesses. 

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Let us evaluate your state nexus! 

General Tax Matters

At Gray, we offer many other services, particularly in the state tax area, to meet the needs of our clients. Whatever your state tax need, we are here for you.

 

Other areas of services include: 

  • Taxability matrices 

  • Tax research

  • Alternative apportionment 

  • Tax process improvements

  • Automation

  • Compliance 

  • All other state tax matters

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We look forward to working with you! 

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