Leadership Team

Eric L. Stein
Eric L. Stein
Principal
512.476.0022

PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current

  • Principal in Charge, Ryan, Austin office
    – Supervises state income and franchise tax reviews, unclaimed
       property reviews, transactional analysis, tax planning, nexus
       studies, and represents clients at the administrative hearings
       level.

Previous

  • Senior Manager, two national accounting firms
  • Associate, law firm

PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Previous

  • Member, Industry/Practitioner Liaison Group, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
  • Administrative Law Judge and Supervising Hearings Attorney, Franchise Tax Section, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
  • Legal Counselor, Public Utility Commission, State of Texas
  • Commissioner, Austin Energy, City of Austin Electric Utility

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

Mr. Stein is a frequent speaker at conferences providing presentations on administrative proceedings and litigation, current Texas franchise tax issues, and unclaimed property.

PUBLICATIONS
  • BNA Tax Management, Texas Franchise Tax Portfolio
  • Coordinating Editor, CCH Incorporated, 2004 through 2008 Guidebook to Texas Taxes

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • American Bar Association
  • American Society of Certified Public Accountants
    – Liaison to National Association of Unclaimed Property
       Administrators (1998–1999)
    – Committee Member: State and Local Taxation Committee
       (1996–1999)
    – Nexus Tax Force (1999–2001)
  • Dallas/Fort Worth State Tax Association
  • Institute for Professionals in Taxation
  • Texas Bar Association
  • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
    – Committee Chair: State Taxation (1995–1998)
    – Committee Member: Regulation and Legislation Council
       Steering (1995–1998)
    – Committee Vice-Chair: State Taxation (1994–1995)
    – State Taxation Conference (1994–1999)
    – Committee Member: State Taxation (1992–Present)
  • Texas Taxpayer and Research Association
  • Travis County Bar Association

EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION

  • Master of Law Degree, Taxation, Boston University, School of Law
  • Juris Doctor Degree, Texas Tech University, School of Law, Licensed in Texas and Massachusetts
    (Ryan is not a law firm.)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Licensed in Texas
    (Ryan is not a CPA firm.)
British Columbia Introduces Legislation to Return to PST
On May 14, 2012, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon introduced Bill 54, The Provincial Sales Tax Act, to return British Columbia to Provincial Sales Tax (PST),... >More

Manitoba Information Bulletin No. 061, “Insurance”
As announced in the provincial budget, certain contracts of insurance will be subject to the 7% Manitoba Retail Sales Tax (“RST”), effective July 1, 2012. ... >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
©1999-2012 Ryan, LLC. All rights reserved.
Facebook   Twitter   YouTube   LinkedIn   RSS