Thomas Butler Joins Grassi & Co. as Tax Leader

JERICHO, N.Y. - Aug. 8, 2013 - PRLog -- New York, NY –August 8^th, 2013 – Grassi & Co. is proud to announce that Thomas Butler CPA, J.D., has joined Grassi & Co. as the Partner-in-Charge of Tax Services.  Tom advises corporations and partnerships on the tax aspects of transactions, among them mergers and acquisitions; joint ventures; consolidations; reorganizations; and dispositions of real estate. Tom works with businesses across an array of industries including but not limited to: manufacturing and distribution, real estate, financial services, and technology. Earlier in his career, Tom practiced at a national CPA firm and was vice president-tax at a publicly-held, global corporation.

Thomas’s areas of expertise include: transactional tax planning, tax strategies to overcome or eliminate roadblocks to a successful transaction, isolating and assisting in realizing tax savings opportunities, S corp and C corp elections, navigating the complexities of ASC 740, representing clients in conflicts with federal and state taxing authorities and collaborating with client legal counsel in reviewing tax due diligence.

“Tom will lead Grassi & Co.’s existing tax practice and take it to the next level. The addition of Tom will allow Grassi & Co. to continue to meet and exceed our clients’ needs in order to help them achieve their business objectives,” says Louis C. Grassi, President and CEO, Grassi & Co.

Tom is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Accounting & Taxation at the Frank G. Zarb Graduate School of Business at Hofstra University.

Tom is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA).

 

Tom completed his undergraduate degree at St. John Fisher College and Juris Doctor degree at Albany Law School of Union University. He earned an APC in Accounting from New York University Stern Graduate School of Business. Tom is licensed as a CPA and attorney in New York State.