Leadership Team

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.)
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