Sales and Use Tax (E1805099)

Brad O'Donnell, CPA is Managing Director at BDO USA, LLP in Woodbridge. Brad has more than 20 years experience working public and private sectors. He has worked with clients in a wide range of industries including telecommunications.

Brad earned an M.S. in Economics from Penn State University and an M.S. in Taxation from Seton Hall University.

Dennis Sweeney is a Managing Director in BDO’s Northeast State and Local Tax practice located in New York, New York specializing in sales and use tax consulting.

Sweeney has over 30 years of experience in Indirect Taxes. He has worked with clients in a wide range of industries, including pharmaceutical, communications, technology, retail, transportation, and financial services companies.

Examples of expertise in the state and local tax area include:

• Identifying and obtaining refunds of overpaid sales and use tax for various types of clients with multistate activities.
• Assisting clients with identifying multistate nexus issues and quantifying any tax liabilities.
• Performing multistate sales and use tax research to determine application to clients’ products and services.
• Assisting clients with resolving tax liabilities through voluntary registration with state tax officials.

He earned a B.S. in Accounting from St. Thomas Aquinas College and is a member of the Institue of Professionals in Taxation.