State Tax Interest Group Meeting and Technical Session - (E1807238)

Neil Becourtney, CPA, is a partner at CohnReznick. With expertise in representing clients facing tax examinations by the Internal Revenue Service, as well as state taxing authorities, he heads up the firm’s Tax Controversies Group. A regularly writer on tax subjects, Mr. Becourtney regularly monitors federal and state tax developments and frequently presents tax seminars. An active member of the New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJSCPA) for many years, Mr. Becourtney is a past chairperson of the NJSCPA New Jersey Taxation committee and is currently a member of its Editorial Advisory Board. Mr. Becourtney graduated from SUNY Albany in 1982 with a bachelor’s of science in accounting and earned a master’s of science degree in taxation from Pace University in 1986.

Marc Pfeiffer, retired, has worked in New Jersey State and local government policy and administration for 37 years. He also served as the acting executive director of the state’s Government Records Council at the time of its formation in 2002 and served as a municipal administrator for 10 years in several New Jersey municipalities. He has served as an adjunct professor in public administration in the master of public administration program at Kean University from 1988 through 2002. He holds an M.P.A. with a major in labor relations from New York University and a bachelor's in urban affairs from American University.