Featured Speaker

Paul Lukasik

Paul has more than 20 years of experience in state and local taxation.  Although he specializes in all areas of state and local taxes Paul has spent a majority of his career addressing complex state income and sales and use tax issues and has a strong background in the manufacturing and automotive sectors.  Paul’s experience includes planning and restructuring of multi-state businesses, audit controversy and appeals, litigation support, nexus studies, voluntary disclosure agreements, negotiated incentives, tax credits, FAS 109/FIN 48 reviews, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, transfer pricing, and refund recoveries. 

Paul has 7 years of Big Four firm public accounting experience at PwC and E&Y and 10 years of industry experience.  Before joining BDO, Paul was the State Tax Manager at Lear Corporation and a Tax Attorney at DTE Energy.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

State Bar of Michigan

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants

Michigan Chamber of Commerce Tax Policy Committee

Detroit Chamber of Commerce Tax Policy Committee

EDUCATION

J.D., Wayne State University Law School

Paul has more than 20 years of experience in state and local taxation.  Although he specializes in all areas of state and local taxes Paul has spent a majority of his career addressing complex state income and sales and use tax issues and has a strong background in the manufacturing and automotive sectors.  Paul’s experience includes planning and restructuring of multi-state businesses, audit controversy and appeals, litigation support, nexus studies, voluntary disclosure agreements, negotiated incentives, tax credits, FAS 109/FIN 48 reviews, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, transfer pricing, and refund recoveries. 

Paul has 7 years of Big Four firm public accounting experience at PwC and E&Y and 10 years of industry experience.  Before joining BDO, Paul was the State Tax Manager at Lear Corporation and a Tax Attorney at DTE Energy.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

State Bar of Michigan

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants

Michigan Chamber of Commerce Tax Policy Committee

Detroit Chamber of Commerce Tax Policy Committee

EDUCATION

J.D., Wayne State University Law School