Panelist

Mr. Dallas Packer

Dallas currently serves as the Director of State and Local Tax for Whitley Penn and has over 25 years of tax experience in Federal, State, and International Tax matters in Public and Corporate Accounting.  Dallas has extensive experience with corporate reorganizations, resolution of tax controversies at both the federal, state, and local levels, transactional planning, due diligence, mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions of business.  Dallas has substantial experience in Income and Franchise Taxes, Sales and Use Taxes, Personal Property Taxes, and Business Incentives at the Federal, State and Local Level.
            Extensive experience in manufacturing, retail, technology, transportation, energy, construction, financial institutions, and Insurance industries.
            Has developed deep relationships with nationally known tax litigators across the United States and has successfully taken and defended aggressive tax positions one of which that ultimately resulted in a landmark taxpayer victory at the U.S. Supreme Court (MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Department of Revenue).
            BS in Accounting from The University of Dayton.
            Member of Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA).
            Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
            Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation.