10/05/2005 - PHILIP SPEAR JOINS WEAVER AND TIDWELL AS STATE AND LOCAL TAX SENIOR MANAGER
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Weaver and Tidwell announces the addition of Philip B. Spear, CPA, as State and Local Tax (SALT) Senior Manager. With offices in Dallas and Fort Worth, Weaver and Tidwell is ranked by Practical Accountant magazine as the Southwest’s largest regional independent accounting firm.
In his new position, Spear will lead the firm’s SALT services group in state income and franchise taxes, sales and use taxes, property tax, nexus, audit management and credits and incentives. He will work from both Weaver and Tidwell’s Dallas and Fort Worth offices, splitting his time between the two locations each week to accommodate the firm’s clients in both cities.
“The offering of state and local tax services is a continuation of our ongoing effort to provide clients broad services and personal attention,” said W.M. “Mack” Lawhon, Weaver and Tidwell’s managing partner. “Philip brings over two decades of experience in state and local tax issues to our firm. We are pleased to have him on board and look forward to expanding this practice area within our firm.”
Spear has 21 years of experience in federal, state, and local tax matters. He has worked in the U.S. and abroad performing multi-state income and franchise tax minimization planning projects, multi-state sales/use tax planning projects, and due diligence for mergers and acquisitions. He has significant experience in supervising state income tax audits, sales/use tax audits, and reverse audits, as well as representing clients during contested state income tax audits and filing federal and state income tax returns for consolidated groups and partnerships.
Prior to joining Weaver and Tidwell, Spear served as a consultant for six years to both public and private companies, assisting clients with a variety of state and local tax services and contested state tax audits. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Missouri – Kansas City and a M.S. in Accountancy from Boise State University.
Founded in 1950, Weaver and Tidwell represents a broad range of clients including large national and international corporations, publicly and privately held businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government entities.
In addition to the firm’s assurance, accounting and tax services, its accountants and consultants practice in the areas of international services; risk assessment and Sarbanes-Oxley solutions; state and local tax; business valuation; estate planning/wealth transfer; information technology; litigation support; profit enhancement; and property tax. It also performs peer reviews for other accounting firms.
To meet the growing needs of its clients in the areas of employee benefits and financial planning, the firm has established two affiliate firms: WT Benefits, LLC, and Weaver and Tidwell Financial Advisors, Ltd.