Experienced Sales Tax Consultants

State Tax Advisors is comprised of a team of experienced tax professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit. With our combined experience and achievements, we leverage our knowledge base to provide our clients with the specialization required to comply with complex state and local tax laws.

We take pride in committing ourselves to our client’s best interests. Offering a wide scope of in-house capabilities,we help your business manage the ever-changing state and local tax environment.

State Tax Advisors provides comprehensive and innovative state and local tax planning as part of our consulting services. This includes recommending, developing and implementing creative strategies to reduce overall tax liabilities.

		*Riley Epps* President Riley has 20 years of experience in state and local tax consulting. He was instrumental in building the state and local tax practice for Deloitte& Touche, L.L.P. Having also founded R.G. Epps & Co., Riley formed State Tax Advisors in 2002. Riley holds dual degrees from the University of Houston - a bachelor's degree in business administration and accounting and a bachelor's degree in marketing. A sports fanatic, Riley was a one-time member of the Texas Rangers major-league baseball team, and enjoys participating in local charity golf tournaments.
		*Kathy Mayeux* Director of Operations In addition to her state and local tax experience, Kathy has over 15 years of experience in business management and systems consulting. Kathy earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration with a concentration in finance from Louisiana State University. She joined Arthur Andersen, Management Information Consulting Division (later Andersen Consulting) where her focus was on implementing client solutions in the energy, real estate and food service industries. Following Andersen, she joined CSC Consulting where, having filled a number of Operations roles, she became Operations Director of the Houston General Consulting Practice. In this position, she had responsibility for realizing $12.6 million in annual staff revenue and managed a practice that ranged from 45 to 90 consultants.
		Todd Filo Senior Client Manager Todd's experience includes audit management and support, taxability research, vendor management, nexus determination, voluntary disclosure, multi-state sales and uses tax reporting and return preparation outsourcing. Todd has worked extensively in, and led projects focused on, a wide variety of industries. In addition he has specialized knowledge in aviation and excise fuel taxes and predominant use studies. Prior to joining State Tax Advisors, Todd worked in engineering and financial management. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin.
		Carrie Nebgen Senior Client Manager Carrie's wide ranging experience in state and local tax includes audit management, nexus studies, amnesty and voluntary disclosure programs, taxability research, acquisition due diligence and return preparation outsourcing. In addition, Carrie has extensive experience in state Income/Franchise Tax. Her clients experience covers a broad range of industry from entertainment to refinery and manufacturing companies. Carrie has a B.S in Accounting from The University of Houston, Clear Lake and her prior experience is in retail banking.
		Jerry Pennington Senior Knowledge Specialist The most tenured employee with the company, Jerry has played a unique and varied role in helping the company grow and thrive. His state and local tax experiences include, among others, audit support, taxability studies, and nexus determinations. Upon completion of his studies at Texas A & M, Jerry joined Texaco as a technical systems specialist. This experience was instrumental in developing our return preparation and compliance outsourcing practice. Jerry played a key role in selecting and implementing the tax return software for State Tax Advisors. Prior to that, he had responsibility for ensuring all client returns were correctly prepared manually. More recently, Jerry expanded his role by assuming responsibility for managing our taxability research projects.
		*Scott Wagner* Account Manager/Business Development A former small business owner with more than 20 years experience in sales and marketing in the oil and gas and financial services industries, Scott focuses on the delivery and growth of State Tax Advisors in new markets. He earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Texas, and is based in Tucson, Arizona.