Brian Kuler

Brian Kuler is a Managing Director in Andersen’s State and Local Tax (SALT) practice in the Firm’s Chicago office. He has 27 years of experience in state and local tax and regularly advises clients on a variety of state tax matters including income/franchise tax compliance and consulting, return reviews, restructuring planning, mergers & acquisition due diligence, credits and incentives, state tax provision, and audit controversy.  Brian has also assisted clients on indirect tax issues including sales and use taxes, gross receipts taxes, property taxes, transfer taxes, and state payroll tax/withholding.

Before joining Andersen, he was a Managing Director at KPMG and spent 19 years in KPMG's SALT practice where he advised multinational companies on state and local tax issues in the areas of income/franchise/net worth, sales/use, gross receipts and transaction taxes, as well as credits and incentives while also serving as the Illinois and Wisconsin desk in the Firm’s State Tax Resource Network.  Following his time at KPMG, Brian also spent 6 years at Fortune Brands, where he oversaw the Company’s state tax function and was responsible for all aspects of the Company’s state tax strategy, state tax compliance, planning, state tax provision, credits and incentives, and management of state audits.